Thinking about a Career in recruitment - delivered to Loughborough University

Preview:

DESCRIPTION

In 2013 I was James Taylor was asked by the career and employability centre at Loughborough University to present 'A career in recruitment consultancy' to students. Macildowie have recently been placed 5th in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to work for, making them the best SME to work for in the Midlands.

Citation preview

Presented by James Taylor@macs_jamestwww.workformacildowie.com

A CAREER IN RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY

Who am I? Who are Macs?

The Recruitment IndustryUK recruitment sector worth £27billionOver 100,000 people employedHuge growth in past 10yearsMore professional imageNow viewed by many as a careerIndividual opportunity is massive

My definition of recruitment…

The job itself…Fast paced, demanding and diverse Customer centric - 2 different customer sets.Information broker…Career partner to candidatesBusiness partner to employersIt’s SALES!

The job…in more detail

Ultimately – to find candidates that your clients can’t find themselves

Customers #1 – Employers Win new business by selling your value propService existing businessMeet face to faceAdvise on their recruitment processAdvise on their employer brandSell their employer brand to candidates

Customers#2 - CandidatesAttract the best candidates IN versus ON the marketSell your clients jobs to your candidatesHeadhuntingDream Job campaigns

What level of education is required?

Behaviour versus AcademicsIntellect versus AcademicsMindmill

What experience is required?

What are the opportunities for progression?

It depends – on you!Macildowie story

“your awareness of people’s learning and development needs is first class” - IIP2 of 2 Exec Directors3 of 3 Associate Directors3 of 5 Managers20 of 34 ConsultantsStrategic goal = develop our own

The rewards on offer…It depends – on you…!You are in charge of what you earn – performanceSales culture = incentives

What makes a good recruitment consultant?

SEEING IT THROUGH – a work ethic that finds a way to get the job done. Come what mayDOING THE DEAL – the joy of selling and influencingKEEPING ON TRACK – vital importance of mental toughnessNOTHING BUT THE BEST – extremely high standardsEMPATHY – listening, and caring about the answerINSTINCT FOR BUSINESS – a feel for how different organisations work, natural commercialitySTAYING AHEAD – never accepting that it can’t be better, high desire for personal development

Think you have what it takes?Walk in the footsteps of… Loughborough Alumni

So – what now…?

If you’d like to explore things furtherwww.workformacildowie.com

CONNECT SOCIALLY…

Recommended