I've reached the end of my first 30 days in the recruiting industry. I have achieved several small successes that industry veterans may laugh at.(Or at least I hope they will)
1. I'm still employed.
2. Most of the marbles that were lodged in my throat when I made my first week of recruiting calls to candidates have begun to disappear only to reappear the first week I started making my marketing calls to potential clients.
3. I'm getting really good at recognizing when I have been hung up on rather than continuing my script.
4. I enjoy the thrill of the unknown each and every day.
5. I have digested 30% of the volumes of information that I have taken in to date.
6. The people I work with are all great people.
7. I have had 3 send outs.
8. I finally know what a send out is.
9. I now understand the phrase "not enough hours in the day"
10. I live by the phrase that I read on recruitingblogs.com "Done is better than Perfect"
Return for the second month roundup in another 30 days if, well.....I haven't been shown the door.
Jess
P.S. I wish I had found this industry a long time ago. I have not met anyone within the industry (yet) that I did not learn something from. This website is a great example of how the industry helps it's members be successful. It really does feel like 'family'. OK, 'nuff' of the touchy/feely. Time to call an HR Director.
Nice! Welcome to the business....there is a lot of great stories to be told, and we hope to hear yours. Best of luck, and hard work, Noel
Awesome - thanks Jess! How many times did you "quit" in your first 30 days? I still quit about once a week or so... :)
Excellent!
In your defense on #3, It's a lot harder to know when a line goes dead especially, with VOIP or cell. When I started, there was always a resounding click that cued me to stop blabbering.
Nice, I tend to rotate between being super confidant and feeling like a veteran recruiter to feeling like a rookie.
Do you really get hung up on? Maybe you are tooooo scripted? I think it's important to add personality to the call. I often try to find something to laugh about or mess-up because it immediately lightens the call. When telemarketers call and start scripting to me, I hang up (or end it very quickly). Even if I'm not interested, the ones I stick around for are the ones that sound different.
Also, congrat's on a successful 30 days! I got hooked early on and enjoy the flow of this business. It's ever-changing and any given day could throw a big hurdle at you. In the end, money, new friends and positive feedback from candidates and clients has kept me in the game. Enjoy the ride!
~ Eric Vecchiola
Number 4 is one of the main reason I'm still kicking in this industry. I still find that I am getting hung up on, and I am working as a rec-to-rec so I am talking to those who play the same game! or sometimes they are incredibly rude, so I tell them straight forward that I already and very busy working with a lot of candidates and roles so if your not interested, nor am I in working with you at the moment. And your right Jess, meeting all these new people and getting exposure in have conversations with a lot of Senior Candidates is amazing, and extremely beneficial for myself in improving!
Well written...my style. Well...your style since you wrote it. My style because my style of writing is like your style. Excuse me...time for coffee.
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