Comments on: Recruitment Consultant Jobs – Jobs in Recruitment

By: simplesimon

simplesimon — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:57:59 +0000

Recruitment is a growing industry and there are a wide variety of specialisms that individual agencies go into (i.e. executive search, IT, temporary placements, graduate – the list is long!).

Assuming its not just a pure admin role you are going into, you will probably need a degree – but you should be able to get a position somewhere with pretty much any degree. Prospects can explain it in more depth than me so I shan’t just copy them, but have a look here:

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Explore_types_of_jobs/Types_of_Job/p!eipaL?idno=405&state=showocc

On top of this, however, I would add that this is a sales focused environment, with a lot of targets to hit – which can decide a lot of your salary. It is relatively high pressure, and requires good communication skills. It has been reported that staff turnover levels can be as high as 60% – indicating it really isn’t for everyone!
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By: Anna W

Anna W — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:55:59 +0000

You have to be a very hard worker who is willing to make phone calls from home at night. You have to be able to take lots of nos. You have to be a great sales closer. If you are looking for easy this isn't it.
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By: villavillain

villavillain — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:53:59 +0000

http://www.careersinrecruitment.com/ Hope this helps.
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By: breeni2000

breeni2000 — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:51:47 +0000

I would lke to change my job what kind of recruitment consultant jobs are there out there and how easy is it ?
In terms of the type of job it is, do you have t be a certain type of person?