No rest for the wicked
As I said before, recruitment isn’t easy.
Coming into the office and switching your mind off isn’t an option – you have to really graft to build up a good reputation for yourself and a really good business network.
Like all careers, you have to start somewhere.
And, as a Consultant, you really do start from scratch.
I had plenty of support available to me from the team, but what makes being a Recruitment Consultant so different to any other job is you truly are in control of your own success.
In a way, it’s like running your own business; you need to generate revenue for yourself.
Keep a close eye on your supply pipeline and market yourself as well as possible – the better you master this, the more successful your business will be!
It’s a way of working that took me some getting used to, but as soon I got into the swing of it, I quickly started to reap the rewards!
Building lasting relationships
You get much more responsibility as a Recruitment Consultant than any other entry-level or graduate job I can think of.
You’re expected to network and build lasting relationships with business leaders from an early stage in your career.
This can admittedly be quite daunting initially.
What I was like to remember was that you’re only talking to another person.
They might be a CEO or a Managing Director. but you need to remember that they all started as a junior too.
Once I got over that, then relationship building came pretty easily to me.
The rewards
OK, so the potential rewards are normally the first thing I tell people about when I speak to them about a career in recruitment.
But the financial awards – which you would be hard pushed to beat – aren’t the only way you’re rewarded…
As a Recruitment-to-Recruitment Consultant, I have worked with a wide-range of specialist consultancies, including marketing, finance, IT, and sport.
Working for one of these specialist agencies is a great way to build up your knowledge of different industry sectors.
They keep you up-to-speed with the sector-specific jargon, and I get to join them on lots of their training, which can only bolster my professional standing.
You get so much responsibility as a Recruitment Consultant!
You need to be organised and give yourself structure, so you can plan your day and take control of the role in your own personal way.
Your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed in recruitment.
On top of earning commission, you’ll find you can progress quickly through the company, with even better commission structures to match.
It can be tough getting those first few clients.
But, once you do well with them, the role progresses quickly!
How I help
I now help a variety of companies, big and small, find the best graduate talent for their workforce.
Hear from some of our placed graduates!
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She prepared me for my phone interview and group assessment day and I was offered the position!
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I was given advice and support by Ben, putting me in a strong position to receive an offer for my new graduate job.
Give a Grad a Go is definitely one of the best graduate recruitment agencies I’ve come across, if not the best.”
“Give a Grad a Go is by far the best graduate recruitment agency I could have come across.
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