Recruitment consultant/being a graduate

[Becca83]

Hi

Is there anyone else reading this who is a recruitment consultant and does not get any job satisfaction from it? I started on a graduate training scheme and realised after a few months I'm not a sales person. However I'm still here a year later! It doesn't matter as I'm planning to go and do Tefl in Spain. I just wondered if anyone else thinks sales jobs are boring, very pressurised and full of arrogant people!

Thanks

[Andy008]

Recruitment consultancy is often portrayed as a very trendy, perhaps slightly glamorous job. People, particularly graduates often go into it thinking it's an HR job without realising its a high-pressure sales role.

The upside of this is that for the right person it can prove a very lucrative career option. I personally know two people who have been consultants for 9 and 12 years respectively and pride themselves on their professionalism.

The downside is that the many dubious tactics these people employ give other salespeople like myself a tarnished veneer. Things like...

- Lying over the phone to candidates and clients

- Advertising non-existent jobs

- "Fishing" for contacts

- Placing people in jobs they aren't really suited for in order to hit a target.

In America, salespeople are viewed in the same light as doctors and lawyers. In the UK such a statement would get you laughed out of the room. Recruitment firms aren't helping to change this.

[OBonio]

'Recruitment Consultants' are the same as Estate Agents.

Good for you for getting out of it.