The office is usually lively and almost always abuzz with activity and talk — recruiters love a chat and a celebration! There are some definite perks to working in recruitment too — work trips, rewards, incentives, quarterly celebrations and of course commissions.
But recruiterlife can be a rollercoaster - the good times are great, but you need to build resilience to manage the tough times. Circumstances often change quickly and are outside of your control. You are dealing with a multitude of competing priorities, with candidates in the midst of making major life decisions and clients seeking the best fit to achieve their business goals. The ability to pivot, stay positive and bounce back when things go awry is key to the success of a recruiter. Not all recruitment agencies are created equal… Research is key to having a happy career in recruitment.
The best recruiters are always on the phone, in meetings or conducting interviews. You need to be comfortable guiding candidates at such a crucial time in their lives, continuously listening and providing advice and support along the way. In recruitment, you tend to learn something new every day. The number one con is accepting rejection as part of the job.
Rejection can take many forms but the four main ones are:. Even if your candidate gets the job with your client, the candidate may still reject it. Good negotiation skills can help in these situations but it depends on the reason the candidate rejected the job in the first place. Likewise, you might put a candidate forward for a position that you think is perfect for the role, but the client might reject them. Quite often in recruitment, you effectively work for free. For some, this can be a tough pill to swallow.
A good recruiter can take rejection on the chin, brush it off and pick themselves up again quickly. It requires you to be self-motived, hungry, passionate and driven to succeed no matter what.
You need to have the confidence and reassurance in yourself that you can bounce back from this and succeed again in the future is crucial, but not always easy. The whole company will always be there and get behind you.
Abi Hopkins is Talent Acquisition Manager at Gattaca helping us find top talent to work in our business. Having spent six years in industry, Abi has gained experience across both UK and international recruitment within multiple sectors. Apply for recruitment jobs.
Related jobs. Delivery Consultant working with a key MOD client! Driving through a challenging year with a charity close to our hearts. Gattaca announces partnership with charity Foothold. While you may have to work in challenging or competitive environments, the recruitment industry can be hugely rewarding. Helping a candidate secure their dream job or finding the perfect employee for an appreciative business can bring a great sense of job satisfaction.
Recruitment consultancies are vibrant environments, with employees supporting each other to achieve targets. In particular strong performers with determined characteristics will see great opportunities to progress. There is also the choice for recruiters to specialise in a particular sector or location, hiring for roles in HR, marketing, sales or not-for-profit, for example. Recruiters consistently hitting their personal goals will often have the chance to progress to become a senior consultant or manager and lead their own team or division.
Senior consultants who desire to take an alternative career path can also go on to earn great bonuses. The industry is particularly important for graduates, who are seeking a creative and thriving environment. Testament to this a number of our own graduates have gone on to remain within the company for almost a decade, becoming integral members of the overall business.
The war for talent is one of the major challenges facing the industry and increasingly there seems to be a shortage of great candidates to meet the needs of recruiters and their clients. I fear that many graduates who have only been in the industry for one or two years might decide to leave and opt for something more stable. We adapted and evolved, looking ahead to what we predict our customers will want from their recruitment company.
We re-branded to become the UKs first 'recruitment and retention company' and now offer more than just recruitment services. Only time will tell if this is a success. The pandemic has created a set of new challenges for businesses that we are now able to help with, such as how do we:. So the main challenge is evolve or be insignificant. The world has changed. We must change with it. I fully expect that the second half of will see businesses getting back to pre-Covid levels of recruitment and that those businesses who have looked after candidates and offered advice and expertise to their clients to thrive.
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