Several interesting points resonated with me, the main one being, why do people even work in this business? It relates to some extent to a previous blog post I made here about Recruiters who don't want to be in Recruitment.
At the meeting the client said they want the kind of people who are moving towards something rather than moving away from it - wise words. Thinking about the many candidates I've interviewed in rec-to-rec there is a fundamental difference between the 'moving towards' mindset and the 'moving away from.' Guess which ones get the best jobs?
This moves me on to sector. I'm close to believing that 'sector' ain't about what it seems to be. If I said 'IT Recruitment' just as many people would visualise an aggressive sales floor, big ties, long hours and 'shouty' management than would visualise an IT contractor working in C++. How many assumptions that we make about sector are driven by our cultural perceptions of the majority of firms within it?
From that argument one could argue that all successful recruitment consultants should seek out a firm the the right culture in any sector. Therefore think! Anyone with a brain can learn a new sector in relatively quick time, provided the culture they are in encourages that learning to take place in a supportive environment.
OK so I know there are some very different mindsets and suitability for a public practice accountancy brief at £80k over a fork-lift driver at £7.50ph. But think about similar sectors, most specialist recruitment firms servicing middle or senior technical or management types can offer a pretty similar career, just a vastly different culture from firm to firm.
I will relish the next credible candidate that approaches me, regardless of sector, saying 'get me the best recruitment job in Bristol!'
Bring it on.
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