Most people who become recruiters do not last. There are many reasons for that…
Greg Savage, an Australian blogger, puts it bluntly: Recruiters, toughen the f*** up! in his piece about the challenges of executive recruiting. In his words:
o Recruiting is uniquely tough because it’s the only job that I know where what you are selling can turn around and say ‘no’.
o Recruiting is a killer because for us, it is all or nothing.
o Recruiting grinds you down because you do so much work you don’t get paid for.
Click here to read why…
Finally, Savage says “never forget that if you choose to be a recruiter, you have made a Faustian bargain. You have chosen a career fraught with pitfalls and sometimes it feels like a living hell, But do it right, and the fun and money we need for a great job is within our grasp, because being a recruiter can really rock too!”
Agreed. And that’s what keeps me in the game, day after day, year after year!
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