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There are many theories on how to further your career in recruitment. I would suggest to it is best to keep your feet on the ground and always evaluate your situation. A good way of doing this is to think about what a recruitment agency owner is looking for, when he is looking for new team members. He will undoubtedly be looking for experience of recruitment in either the temporary market or permanent market (which ever is specific to the agency he runs). He will want people who have experience in the sector he is recruiting for. This can be in the form of previous employment in the sector or previous experience of working as a consultant in the same sector. An excellent track record of results in whatever form of recruitment you have worked in previously. He will also be looking for someone who has a positive mental attitude, who is willing to take responsibility and is honest in their work. A good way to think about this would be to take your first three years or so in recruitment as a type of apprenticeship. Your primary aim here is to make yourself stand out from the crowd and make you ‘hot property’ in the eyes of any potential employer. You need to mould yourself around the above person specification. You need to experience both temporary and permanent recruitment and be able to demonstrate a great track record in both. This might mean moving companies and forgoing higher the higher pay packets you earn with longer service in one firm. If you are career minded, this will enable you to bolster your CV and increase your future earnings potential. In the right sectors, a good recruitment consultant is worth their weight in gold. Think about it for a minute, in financial recruitment for accountants and such like, average fees for major players are around £8000 per placement. The difference between an 'ok' recruitment consultant and and excellent one, could be 2-5 placements per month respectively. That would be a difference of £24K per month £288K over the year in fees! In this scenario, a recruitment director stands to make a huge profit even off a large basic salary and 50% bonus. This shows why in some sectors, top consultants can easily command earnings in excess of £100K. The further good news is, it normally only gets better as contacts and networks grow. What is the purpose of writing this article? Well, a consultant approached me last week, with a year and a half experience in temporary recruitment, and had seemingly achieved good results on 14K basic salary, earning double in bonuses. He wanted to work for a greater starting salary, around 20K and was not bothered if it was basic or permanent. This is the time to look into the future. A good recruitment consultant can be extremely profitable for recruitment directors like myself. There are vacancies where a good consultant can earn massive pay cheques. My advice to this man was to open his eyes; a good track record and valuable experience qualifies you to have a shot at the big money sectors. Think logically, you do the same job, but for more money! A career in recruitment can be carved out initially by moulding yourself around the person specification for a recruitment consultant. Think ahead and you can make a small fortune. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com John Bult runs an internet jobs board for people in the recruitment industry in the UK |
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