Comments on: What is a Recruitment Consultant? http://www.recruitment-views.com/what-is-a-recruitment-consultant/16 My Views and thoughts on the Recruitment industry Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:46:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Michelle Rees http://www.recruitment-views.com/what-is-a-recruitment-consultant/16/comment-page-1#comment-3225 Michelle Rees Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:18:32 +0000 http://www.recruitment-views.com/?p=16#comment-3225 Hi Steven, Having spent 13 years in the London R2R market, I appreciate your views on the negativity surrounding the sector and your concerns about allowing them to join the jobsite. However, there are some good recruitment to recruitment consultancies out there and I think it is important to acknowledge this. I’m not writing this in an attempt to change anyone’s view on the recruitment to recruitment sector. I for one think it’s reputation is pretty dismal and this is often backed up when I hear of some of the horror stories via candidates. However, a good R2R agency is worth its weight in gold. They are often exposed to positions that may be confidential or are simply not advertised. Market knowledge is invaluable and most importantly we are able to give candidates intelligent advice when attending interviews as more than often we have been working with these clients for many years. If you are considering using a recruitment to recruitment agency I suggest you ensure that your CV isn’t sent to any recruitment firm without your written consent. Find out which clients they work with and question their current successes with these clients. Expect a face to face meeting as culture fit is as key to a successful placement as experience. Question any R2R company (unless it’s impossible due to location) that is only happy to telephone interview you. A really good agency will NOT push you into making a decision or using cheap sales tactics to put you off other companies – a good consultancy should be able to give you good advice on your career without you feeling that they are just pushing for a quick fee. Steven, it you would be great if you were to consider allowing R2R agencies to also post positions. At least then this would give people the choice. Michelle Rees Managing Director Rees Recruitment Hi Steven,

Having spent 13 years in the London R2R market, I appreciate your views on the negativity surrounding the sector and your concerns about allowing them to join the jobsite. However, there are some good recruitment to recruitment consultancies out there and I think it is important to acknowledge this. I’m not writing this in an attempt to change anyone’s view on the recruitment to recruitment sector. I for one think it’s reputation is pretty dismal and this is often backed up when I hear of some of the horror stories via candidates. However, a good R2R agency is worth its weight in gold. They are often exposed to positions that may be confidential or are simply not advertised. Market knowledge is invaluable and most importantly we are able to give candidates intelligent advice when attending interviews as more than often we have been working with these clients for many years.

If you are considering using a recruitment to recruitment agency I suggest you ensure that your CV isn’t sent to any recruitment firm without your written consent. Find out which clients they work with and question their current successes with these clients. Expect a face to face meeting as culture fit is as key to a successful placement as experience. Question any R2R company (unless it’s impossible due to location) that is only happy to telephone interview you. A really good agency will NOT push you into making a decision or using cheap sales tactics to put you off other companies – a good consultancy should be able to give you good advice on your career without you feeling that they are just pushing for a quick fee.

Steven, it you would be great if you were to consider allowing R2R agencies to also post positions. At least then this would give people the choice.

Michelle Rees
Managing Director
Rees Recruitment

]]> By: Ryan Vidor http://www.recruitment-views.com/what-is-a-recruitment-consultant/16/comment-page-1#comment-2996 Ryan Vidor Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:40:52 +0000 http://www.recruitment-views.com/?p=16#comment-2996 Some good points made - I feel that communication is the key to being a good recrutier, as is been likeable. Clients and candidates alike always have other options, but in order to achieve loyalty they need to buy into you. I also believe that knowing your sector is very important too - you don't have to be able to do the job you are recruiting for, but you should know it inside out! Recrutinig within different sector changes the job massively too in my opinion. I used to recruit for IT / Telecoms but now recrut for the Training / FE Sectors - is it different or what! Some good points made – I feel that communication is the key to being a good recrutier, as is been likeable. Clients and candidates alike always have other options, but in order to achieve loyalty they need to buy into you.
I also believe that knowing your sector is very important too – you don’t have to be able to do the job you are recruiting for, but you should know it inside out!
Recrutinig within different sector changes the job massively too in my opinion. I used to recruit for IT / Telecoms but now recrut for the Training / FE Sectors – is it different or what!

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