Hey guys. Just putting a feeler out there and seeing if any of you have had previous experience or know of anyone who has - within the Recruitment Industry. I've been working at my job for just over 12 months now. For the most part - i love it. It's extremely good pay for a person who has never been to university a day in his life (i'm in Australia). However recently, a few things have happened at work which make the situation less desirable. Namely, i'm doing roughly 30-40% more work than every other person in the team - yet i'm still paid the same as them. I do not get paid OT even though i've put in several 13 hour days. So this is where my question comes to light. I've been looking at job sites and i have found an add for a Recruitment Consultant. No previous recruitment experience is necessary as the company will provide thorough training - which is great because a lot of the companies are asking for people with previous industry experience. The base salary is $50-70 thousand + Super + Commissions and OTE of $100-200 thousand. That salary alone is great for someone who has never been to uni - but considering the additional money you'll pull in from OTE - it's a pretty sweet deal. One question i have however is, as someone who doesn't like to talk on the phone a lot - will that be something that can be overcome with experience? Because being a Recruiter involves a lot of phone calls. Any information would be greatly appreciated guys.. Thanks.
I worked as a headhunter for a little over a year. Two different firms. If you: Don't like talking on the phone for 8+ hours a day Don't like cold-calling people at work for 8+ hours a day Don't like having to answer the question "how did you get this number??" for 8+ hours a day Don't like working on a deal for 3 months only to have it fall through at the very last second you probably shouldn't take this job. If you're good at it, you can make a lot of money but it is VERY difficult to get started on. Most companies will pay the firm 25% of the salary of the person you place and you will get half of that. If you place someone for $50K/year, the firm gets $12,500 and you get $6,250. But each placement takes a good 2 to 3 months to close from start to finish. The key is to not concentrate on just 1 placement and to always have a 'pipeline'. But once again, if you don't like talking on the phone ALL DAY EVERY DAY and/or cold-calling ALL DAY EVERY DAY, I wouldn't take this job. You better be a big go-getting people-person or you'll never make it.
I'm on the hiring side and I can attest to things just falling through for one reason or another. But like he said, you can make good money if your placement stays the required amount.
I'm a recruiter (Healthcare), and I HAAAAATE HAAAATE HATE my job. It sux dogdoodoo, but unfortunately I can't just up and leave as I couldn't get a fulltime job in my preferred field(finance) for most of the year and I had to settle for this so I could get the bills paid. I get paid a draw but I know the commision is a lot, kinda similar to being a loan officer. I hate being on the phone the whole day, I hate talking to folks on the phone or otherwise. Basically, I've come to realize that a college degree is absolutely worthless if you don't ace school and graduate w/honors and a great gpa, otherwise you better have connections or something if you want a semi-decent job. I got into the mortgage industry after college and it was a horrible mistake. Now I'm in recruiting and I'm hating it. I'm hoping to get into grad.school at the beginning of next year so I can end up doing a job I enjoy. Kudos to you all doing recruiting that enjoy it.
