Why you should learn to Self-Promote
I am about to share a big mistake I made with you. The same mistake that has stifled my ability to succeed in all areas of my life, especially my career.
What’s a KPI?
The world of recruitment is full of targets and numbers, as a recruiter you are literally measured on Every. Single. Thing you do at your desk.
Life as a Tech Recruiter – Day 1
Then she showed me their resource pool ‘database’. It. Was. A. Spreadsheet. Oh no I thought.
Headhunted
Between you and me, I was winging it a little, but that was ok, it really is a key skill that you must master as a recruiter.
Getting my dream job
A second interview! A second interview!!! I was so excited; I was in the last quarter of the race now, on track to secure my dream job. The days flew in and I was back in reception waiting to be seen by Steven, one of the company’s directors. Claire let…
Finally Pursuing My Dream
I’m ready to be a Recruitment Consultant After a couple of years building on my experience, I reached that moment where I finally felt like I was ready to pursue my dream of being a Recruitment Consultant. I was still eternally grateful to the one who had helped me get…
Recruitment Agency Registration
Registration Sitting in front of another computer in a room about 2 meters square in size I was about to do a typing speed and accuracy test. This was part of the registration process at the second agency I went to. I had no idea that the prospect of this…
Chasing a Better Life: Peas and Coffee Stains
Chasing a better life The very first experience I ever had of working with a recruiter was when was chasing a better life, free of peas and coffee stains. Fiercely independent I was (and still am) fiercely independent. I’d left school at the age of sixteen to work in a…