12 reasons why being a recruiter is fantastic
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12 reasons why being a recruiter is fantastic

It can happen at any time – and especially in the summer when you may be really unplugged – to rethink about your job, the motivations that drive you to do it, the goals you set and also all that it involves in terms of energy expenditure, stress and dedicated hours. This can also involve recruiters, who often, when they answer the question “What do you do?”, find themselves faced with interlocutors who are not as enthusiastic as they would be when faced with other professions, as well as realising that being a recruiter is not one of the jobs that everyone would like to do.

It should also be added that 80% of people who enter this sector fail within the first 2 years and, when this happens, they tend to leave it for good. This is because being a recruiter is not easy.

There is a lot of frustration, disappointment is always around the corner, there are goals to be achieved constantly and also a lot of pressure from the company management. It also feels like you are constantly on an emotional rollercoaster: one minute you find the ideal candidate, the next minute you find out that the one you hired the month before is not making it through the onboarding phase and you have to start the whole recruitment process.

It goes without saying that resilience – the ability to react to adversity – and self-motivation are qualities that no recruiter should be without. Beyond that, however, there are many reasons why this is one of the most beautiful jobs in the world. We have come up with 12 of them, which we describe below.

4 motivations for business impact… and many more

Change people’s lives

No, it’s not an exaggeration, in people’s lives it’s definitely about relationships, having a nice place to live and feeling good at work. And recruiters play a fundamental role in this: the extent to which a company and a worker can give each other a chance to get to know each other and build something together depends on the choices they make, thanks to their passion and professionalism.

It is true that the first objective of an HR manager is to find the ideal candidate to fill a vacancy, but at the same time it is the recruiter’s job to identify a candidate’s hidden skills, to go beyond what is written on a CV or LinkedIn profile, to make him/her feel comfortable with the right questions and to help him/her continue the selection process. Recruiters can also give a lot of help to those who are not suitable for the position by advising them on how best to value themselves, how to behave in an interview and also by showing ‘rejected’ candidates what other skills they have.

It is not required by the company, but it is a plus point and counts for a lot in people’s lives. After all, what could be more satisfying in this job than helping someone find the right job?

Number 1 in terms of business impact

Any company knows they have to hire the best talent to get the best results. If a recruiter hires someone who becomes a fantastic employee, who brings innovation and is always willing to go the extra mile for the company, it goes without saying that management will be extremely grateful.

The perfect candidate does not just improve the division or team they work in, but is someone who benefits the whole company, not least because they can bring in new skills, develop new products or simply help create a more relaxed and productive atmosphere. This is why the recruiter is fundamental to business, even if at first glance it does not seem so.

The recruiter is the face of the company

Another aspect that is far from trivial is that the recruiter is the true face of the company. In many cases, he or she will be the only contact that candidates have with the company and on which they will base their opinion. So being a recruiter who behaves well with candidates, who respects them, who perhaps answers their questions after the interview, who gives feedback on how it went, means helping to strengthen the brand image, being a true brand ambassador.

An important role in building a good corporate reputation and making it the ideal place to work.

People’s gratitude

The more you can fill vacancies, the more grateful employees will be for helping them to do their job. Managers, team leaders and all the employees who work with them will also be grateful. The recruitment scenario is in fact win/win: everyone wins, the recruiter who finds the perfect candidate, those who work with him/her as well as the candidate himself/herself.

This is not taken for granted and makes all the difference. Plus all this gratitude, it goes without saying, is one of the reasons why this job can be so wonderful. How many other jobs have such all-round gratitude?

12 motivi per essere un recruiter

4 ‘exciting’ reasons

Competition

The reasons why being a recruiter is a fantastic profession are not just down to business. The competition can also be particularly exciting. Against whom and what? Certainly other recruitment agencies or companies to make sure you get the best talent. Especially if you work in a small or medium-sized company and you know that you don’t have the resources or the ‘fame’ of big companies like Google or IBM.

But you are also competing with yourself: you have constant limits to overcome in order to improve the recruitment process and try to meet the company’s requirements in the best possible way.

In addition, there are many challenges facing recruiters every day due to globalisation.

In a world of work that is constantly changing, where Artificial Intelligence, social media and big data are increasingly coming into play, recruiters know that they have to keep up to date in order not to fall behind and that their work is never the same as the previous year.

Interacting with management

Similarly, recruiters have the continuous, daily opportunity to interact with managers and executives at all levels of the organisation. This allows them not only to get to know the company they work for in depth and have an awareness that few have, but also to show management directly the quality of their work. Which, let’s face it, not all employees have the opportunity to do.

Different tasks

Constantly changing tasks is another reason why being a recruiter is anything but a boring job. Most recruiters in a company handle a wide variety of job opportunities and this means that they have to deal with a variety of tasks and challenges as vacancies come up for them to fill. They need to have a thorough understanding of what the recruiter is dealing with, the team they will be interfacing with and this makes the profession constantly evolving.

Recruitment tools change all the time

We have partly mentioned it, but here it deserves a separate speech, the fact that learning is continuous due to the fact that the recruitment tools themselves change from day to day. A recruiter, therefore, has the opportunity to learn and re-learn how to use old and new technologies and new ways of communicating. A continuous challenge that also has to do with the fact that if the best talents use advanced communication approaches, you can’t be outdone.

Another thing that should not be overlooked is that you don’t have to go back to school to learn and experiment; this can happen either in the field or thanks to the Internet (webinars, seminars, long forms, blogs) and social media.

4 career-related reasons

Getting into this world is not that difficult

There are no particularly stringent degree or certification requirements to enter the recruitment world. Yes, it is true that a humanities degree and a master’s degree in HR are certainly pluses, but it is also true that many recruiters come from completely different sectors and are no less good at their profession. What counts are skills, the ability to keep up to date, the ability to listen to people, intuition, the ability to match what is required with what the market offers, and much more. As well as empathy and understanding.

Good pay and job opportunities

As it happens in any profession, the salary depends on the company, the sector and also on the place where you work, but in general the salary for a mid-level corporate recruiter is 35,000 euros gross per year, or 1830 euros net per month, 280 euros more than the average monthly salary in Italy. Starting from a minimum of 21,200 euros gross, the RAL can also exceed 55,000 euros gross.

Not only that, it is a profession that continues and will continue to be in demand. Although there are those who think that an ATS software such as In-recruiting can steal work from the recruiter, when in fact it only helps him, it must be said that this figure is in demand in all sectors and in almost all types of companies. And as we have said, it has a considerable impact on the company’s business.

Becoming a senior executive takes less time than other professions

Although the world of recruiting is exciting, it has to be said that many HR people may prefer to focus on training or organisational development (theories, processes and activities to improve the individual organisation). This means that becoming senior in this world, for those who stay there without leaving, takes less time than in other professions.

Good benefits and the best tools

If you work for a successful recruitment function, you will invariably have the latest equipment (e.g. smartphones, tablets, etc.) as well as an expense account for coffee and lunches. If you are also assigned recruitment at professional conferences or university campuses, the opportunities for travel and meeting people will also be considerable. These are all benefits that, let’s face it, make this job really exciting.

Finally, a little tip for those who are not yet recruiters and would like to learn more: just attend a career day or other day dedicated to recruitment and you will see that recruiters are generally among the most affable, engaging and innovative people you will ever meet. People who really love their work and enjoy sharing what they do.

One more reason to consider this profession as one of the most interesting jobs out there.

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