I got into IT recruiting purely by accident, or luck, however you want to look at it. At the time, my Brother -In-law, known as Skip, was part owner of an IT consulting company. I was looking for a flexible position, something that would allow me the time I needed for my Children and school activites (I have 5 children). Skip asked if I would be interested in a part time receptionist job at his company. I knew working for Skip would give me the flexibility that I needed and a way to get my foot back in the job market. It was good work, I was learning a lot, and since they were a small company, I had time to take care of personal phone calls etc. I was also the Chairperson for the Auction at my Daughters school during this time. So when things were slow, I made auction related phone calls. One day I called a local artist who was known for his drawings of buildings and architecture. I talked with him for quite a while convincing him to draw a school portrait, a drawing of the buildings, and donate the original to the auction, as well as sell small 5x7's to the student body as an additional fund raiser. It was a great phone call that brought a great deal of money into the school. Skip happen to be listening to my conversation in his office. After the call, he called me into the office to congratulate me on my success and to comment on how I handled the Artist. He was impressed with my ability to sell so he suggested I become a recruiter. The rest as they say is history! I don't know if I would have chosen IT recruiting particularly, there are so many ups and downs. But really, recruiting is selling. You sell the candidate on working with you, and you sell the client on the candidate. The only difference is that you are working with a commodity that is very unreliable, PEOPLE, on both ends. There are many days when I think it would be so much easier if I just sold a product. Something that wouldn't ask so many questions, or have to discuss something with the spouse, or need more money, or have to be closer to home, or , and this is the big one, actually gives you a real resume and can pass the background checks. Now the frustrating stuff doesn't happen very often, but when it does, you really start to question every candidate you work with. Would I select this career again? My answer depends on the day, time and circumstance. But it is a challenge, and always different when you are working with people