The Industry
The recruitment industry is one of the largest and fastest paced industries in the UK. It is worth an estimated £29bn to the UK economy and you will find a diverse range of recruitment organisations out there supplying to a multitude of different sectors and industries. Seriously every industry you could imagine will have a recruitment consultancy that specialises in that niche.
So what is it like to be a recruiter?
As with a lot of industries, there are many different types of recruitment consultancies out there and it can be difficult to understand what makes them different. Cars all carry out the same function, but the way in which they perform, the way they are built and the way they make you feel differs greatly from manufacturer to manufacturer; and recruitment consultancies are no different.
Recruitment can sometimes get a bad press, and that is down to the way in which individual recruiters operate – too salesy, too pushy, only interested in their commissions. That is not what we are about at Genesis Associates.
If you think about it, the job we do and the service we provide is extremely rewarding and vital for any successful and growing organisation. What we do actually matters, I mean it really matters. We find people jobs and in any economic time, that's a good thing. It's a job you can be proud of - we change people's lives; we solve companies staffing issues and we help people and business to further their career ambitions.
When delivered correctly the relationship between a client and its recruiter will be seen as essential partnership. Unlike most commercial transactions, recruiting is not a win/lose scenario, in recruitment everybody wins. Happy client, happy candidate results in a happy recruiter. This is not as trivial as it seems. There is something intensely rewarding about doing a job where everyone is grateful, everyone is excited with the outcome, not to mention the financial rewards.
It's also an industry where your success and contribution is measurable and directly in your control. This does not always suit everyone, but in recruitment your success and failure is in your hands and no ones else's. If you have the right temperament, you will thrive in this competitive environment, love the fact that you can measure yourself against your competitors and colleagues, and revel in the transparency of fee-tables and pay-by-results. Truly in our business, you reap what you sow.
If you have longevity, if you maintain integrity, if you deliver service that exceeds your customers expectations time and time again, then you will elevate yourself to a true trusted advisor, and then recruitment becomes a beautiful, beautiful thing. This is what we strive for at Genesis. Based on our accumulative expertise we have developed niche markets so that our work is exclusive, our candidates come via referrals and recommendations, clients treat you with respect and value and seek your advice. When you are truly an expert in your field, and ‘own' your patch and you are left with a sense of real worth and professional satisfaction.
What all of us want from a great job is two things - Fun & Money. And if you're a great recruiter you'll get lots of both. That said, recruitment is not for everyone, far from it, over 80% of the industry that try it, do not succeed.
So if you are: Competitive, Service focused, Inquisitive, Ambitious, Tenacious, Hardworking and able to influence people to your point of view and never give up, then you should consider a career in recruitment.
But to succeed its important you find a recruitment organisation that put the needs of its clients and candidates first, invests in training and development, offers a transparent career structure and provides a fun and motivated working environment.
If that's what you are looking for,
then contact us today on 01625 415 351