9 things I wished I knew before becoming a RECRUITER

[@RecruiterPreston]

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[@LivingLifeAsMaddie]

I have a final interview for a recruiting job tomorrow and this has been really helpful! Pumped and hoping to land it

[@RecruiterPreston]

Woohoo! Hope you crush it!

[@techtick4784]

Did you get it?

[@OCDTraci]

And now I'm in the same boat! Really appreciate Preston's advice; fingers crossed I land it!

[@ellenfranklin2479]

Did you get it ?!

[@lifesnova]

did you get it?

[@jennifergregory9684]

Very Helpful and informative, as you say, "One needs to think outside the box, and put yourself out there" try different things.

[@alohasophie]

Recently graduated college and just got my first job as an exec search associate. This video makes me feel excited to begin. Thank you!!

[@RecruiterPreston]

Awesome!

[@Non_Of_U_business]

Valuable information on recruiting! Thanks for a well organized overview! I have a big zoom second interview with the Talent Division Manager and the Director of Client relations for the staffing agency I'm applying at!

[@RecruiterPreston]

Good luck!!!

[@ivylim8612]

I’ve been a tech recruiter for almost 10 years and I work for tech Fortune 500 company. I concur with his statements. 😄😄 But for me, what I wish I knew about this line work is that the job nature makes it a little unstable at times. 1. Our work can be really unstable. Companies can go on a hiring spree for few quarters and hiring freeze/slows the next. 2. Hard to justify & quantify what is manageable amount of work Some employer expect you to handle 40-80 open positions while some expect you to handle at maximum 20. 3. You MUST enjoy talking to random people and else you will not like this function. Truthfully, this function is not for everyone. 4. Managing pipeline. This is the most important , else you will struggle. 5. It is ultimately a SALES job. You are selling the position you are hiring for.

[@RecruiterPreston]

Great insights and thank you so much!

[@LaMcHoPs337]

Do you also get paid a base salary or just strictly commission?

[@ivylim8612]

@@LaMcHoPs337 pure base salary no commission. It’s an in-house role.

[@derekbidelman2442]

If you can free lance and make it thru those first few months till you invoice you can really make a killing but a company does offer more stability $$ wise if you can’t go without for 4-6 months to get things going

[@skndr5958]

Great thoughts! Being a recruiter I can relate it! @Ivy Lim

[@Fabiblogz]

Me watching this video😂because I applied, Got the job. But I did not know what i got the job for lol

[@RecruiterPreston]

Haha that’s amazing!!

[@sabrina77769]

😂

[@zandrabella9286]

Lol🙏🏿❤😌

[@yasminsamuel758]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mikay-5640]

Same🤣

[@kittykattmcgee6375]

Love Dales book! Jr. Recruiting here been doing that for 2 and a half years. I did 4 years sourcing. Love it!

[@nimmiphillips7148]

Bravo just amazing everything you explained was spot on. Just in 10 minutes everything you put across in a nutshell.

[@RecruiterPreston]

Thank you so much!!

[@derekbidelman2442]

After a while you get comfortable and it’s either for you or not. I went from sourcing to recruiting to a full fledged head hunting warrior!!!

[@derekbidelman2442]

I’m taking scalps and commissions!!!

[@divathedivinegoddess8001]

how did you get into tech recruiting? I wanna get into myself

[@LaMcHoPs337]

I'm working for tsa currently (6 months in and I'm ready to jump off the boat). I had a random thought of doing recruiting today but i was not knowledgeable about it, until I stumbled upon your video

[@RecruiterPreston]

Thank you!

[@mayac2266]

Very informative. I applied at temp agencies as a recruiter but they all want Someone with experience which I do not have. I had four year bachelors degree on industrial and organizational psychology which involve into doing HR kind of job. I just never started a job in that field for many years and now I regretted it because nobody gave me a call for a position because I don’t have any work experience

[@kellyharned2333]

Same thing happened to me!

[@r2m40]

Optimism is not enough, its tough. I have a Bachelors degree in Public Relations,one of my favourite subjects was HR. Since I graduated I was looking for a job as a Recruiter, its not that easy to find a junior recruiter job without expirience. 2 years since I graduated, I have worked on different job positions and I still cant land a recruiting job because everyone is looking for an expirienced recruiter. This is the biggest problem with new graduates, generally speaking.

[@ThatVeryStrangeMan]

I hear you Rahman! And it's not just the field of recruiting! It's astounding what many companies expect from candidates for junior positions. Basically they all want senior-level skills & experience and pay a rookie's salary. Anyone else have the same experience?

[@j.a.emmanueltemplemann5627]

you are a genius my friend. I seriously enjoyed listening to your videos. thank you so much for creating and sharing.

[@RecruiterPreston]

Wow, thank you!

[@reeneshsuthar8640]

Great knowledge sharing for recruitment industry, Clients , Candidate Management...

[@RecruiterPreston]

Most welcome

[@scholarlyanalyst7700]

@@RecruiterPreston What sounds harder to your "ears"? 1. Masters Degree in Mathematics or 2. Masters Degree in Statistics?

[@wai-leeho6375]

Thanks mate, I am looking for a job in recruitment and this helped a lot.

[@derekbidelman2442]

Key is to get close to hiring managers in smaller companies. Forget the bigger companies. They come and go

[@RecruiterPreston]

Making close relationship is super key in recruiting. Love making all types of relationships with people at both small and larger companies

[@mir7684]

Ive been in banking more than 10years..wanna trying somthing new and land to interview session tmrow for recruitment consultant which is a bit alien but wanna give it a shot though. Sound interesting and less stress it seems.

[@RecruiterPreston]

Go for it!

[@alexrodgers7482]

Preston, love your content! Any recommendations on how to decide what space to start recruiting into?

[@derekbidelman2442]

To do check list… get up source for 12 hours next day pick thru the bones for 6 hours and then vet and submit for 6 hours. Then start over. In between connect with as many hiring managers as you can… or be a preferred recruiter in job bounty lol

[@RecruiterPreston]

Sounds about right! haha

[@FreddySpaghettiSoprano]

Recruiter here for 3 years. You gotta gather dust to turn into mud, mud into bricks, bricks into a home.

[@1topgod]

Awesome 👏🏾 you make it look so easy thank you 🙏🏽

[@RecruiterPreston]

Haha thanks! Working as hard as I can!

[@3272Moonzen]

Wow I learned so much. Thank you!!!!🎉

[@RecruiterPreston]

You are so welcome!

[@Me-ei8yd]

Needed this today. Been recruiting trades for just over a year. And have been asking myself lately why am I doing this? Well you reminded me why. Thank you! ♥️🇨🇦♥️

[@NJ-500]

How come you had second thoughts? I'm currently deciding if I want to start an electrical apprenticeship, but being a recruiter caught my eye. Thanks

[@johncmoore416]

I would add get used to the word NO. No will be something you hear often and that is ok. Just keep up with that person later down the road.

[@RecruiterPreston]

Exactly. Just keep going!

[@derekbidelman2442]

I’ve turned the no into a maybe many times with just a little teaser for down the road a little ways and people are always interested in knowing there options. That’s the heart of my pitch. I always have opportunities for people like yourself so if your ever interested in seeing what’s available just let me know and I got good feedback and Curiosity which is very good

[@tanyajohnson2315]

Thank you this video really helped .

[@RecruiterPreston]

Glad it helped

[@lindachen6513]

I've been asked by a friend if I want to get into recruiting. I am not sure but I am thinking about it.

[@RecruiterPreston]

Totally give it a try!

[@derekbidelman2442]

If there a start up take the chance, you will get what you put in. If you can make it thru those first few months with out $ once it does come it’s unbelievable $$

[@jadler10]

How realistic would it be to do this job from Europe, South America, or Asia?

[@SF-ce1qn]

I am hopefully switching careers into full desk recruiter at my current employer, I have the social skills and 12-year knowledge of many areas at my employer in academic health sciences center.

[@RecruiterPreston]

Thats excellent and excited for your new career!

[@gaseitsiwemothewe]

Your videos are very helpful

[@RecruiterPreston]

Thank you!!

[@mariecoheng]

Great video thank you Preston

[@nicoleencarter9163]

This was so helpful ❤️

[@RecruiterPreston]

Thank you!!

[@andreeaungureanu3634]

I wish to be know that to be a recruiter it is very important to know and speak fluently many languages, in special english and german. To be open to many people and not to exhausted by them. And the salaries are not very high.

[@theparsiheritageandfiretem1583]

I am a freelance recruiter. Can u guide me how to get more clients from different country

[@RecruiterPreston]

Yes! Feel free to book a call!

[@auroramothergoddess]

If I have an HR background not that many years btw but it was with a respectable corporation…and I want to transition to recruiting do I need to start at the bottom again as a coordinator or can I start as a recruiter ? Also is that seen as stupid move/demotion? HR and ER just isn’t for me and I was mentally suffering

[@RecruiterPreston]

If you are mentally suffering, changing your job isn't stupid at all! It's so important to look after yourself and pursue a path you are most interested in! Most agencies will hire entry level recruiters and right now thats the best way to get in!

[@anneneville6255]

I wouldn’t say that coordinator is the “bottom” since the tasks are quite different

[@auroramothergoddess]

@lolforever HR has a lot of pros and cons but if you want the cons. It’s lonely, nobody likes HR, you’re pretty much just a business assistant you help leaders manage their employees but yet you don’t get credit for it nor do you get compensated for it, it’s high stress because people always come to you with complaints, you get frustrated because you know the problems but you can’t do anything about it, overworked, HR is viewed as a cost center so HR is the first to get cut in layoffs/downsizing I can’t think of more things right now because I’m running errands but that’s a bit of the cons

[@fytubevw]

how much would you see value in a Sat / Sun ONLY, recruiting service? definitely the recruiters would only work 2 days aweek

[@robertphua7720]

Nice content, like the way you speak.

[@RecruiterPreston]

Thank you!

[@progamerz6408]

Any tips to go from sourcing to recruiter ??

[@niastarz1]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@RecruiterPreston]

Thank you!!!

[@TheBlueCollarDiaries]

do you offer a coaching service?

[@leeshipley6383]

I don't like the idea of someone else's merit/effort/quality of work affecting MY income. I'm being offered a full commission recruiter position. If candidates don't stick around or fail to learn the job, or the company decides they don't like the person... I don't get paid! How do you reconcile that?

[@RecruiterPreston]

If the volatility of only having a commission stresses you out, maybe you can consider an internal/corporate recruiting role that also offers a stable salary!

[@cristianeedin1213]

Hi!I endeed up stumbl8ng here because a brasilan recruiting comp any wants to hire me to recruit brazilians tha work in technology go work for compabys in the USA. And I have no idea how much to ask for.

[@RecruiterPreston]

I would resort to google and research as much as you can!

[@JessicaHicks]

I can definitely relate.

[@RecruiterPreston]

Awesome!!

[@nehemiahmaxwell9993]

Excellent!

[@RecruiterPreston]

Glad you liked it!

[@sportsandmorepodcast2610]

hello any information on “GPAC Recruiting?” i have a interview with them and i have been interested in recruiting in a while

[@RecruiterPreston]

No idea who they are. Sorry!

[@jasminesims2779]

I got a job with them and backed out, how are things going?

[@86msmason]

An acquaintance of mines works for them; he seems to like it. He’s working remote as well

[@samanthamcneish8833]

Did you deal with employee retention? If so, how did you go about it?

[@RecruiterPreston]

What do you mean? Advising companies on retention?

[@withme2424]

What would be the future for a recruiter?

[@RecruiterPreston]

Recruiters aren’t going anywhere

[@withme2424]

If I am a US IT Recruiter now, I heard there is a chance that we can grow ourself but what is the highest position as a recruiter?

[@kelsterMcNelster]

@@withme2424 you can become an account manager, that’s the sales part of the job, whereas you find the job to fill the position. They tend to make more than recruiters IMO.

[@marketingdigitales4317]

Really Amizing

[@RecruiterPreston]

Thank you!!

[@rinainlondon8]

Wow

[@alicemartin4604]

#10 -- you will get 1099'd save some money when you file your taxes. Although it may off-set with your business expenses.

[@RecruiterPreston]

Nice one!

[@derekbidelman2442]

Many ways many methods many commissions lol

[@Imsorrybeg]

Nerddddddd

[@brunosilva650]

Great videos Preston! Jesus Christ save! John 3:16!!!

[@jonwinder6622]

Yuck staffing agencies.. How to correctly get a job: Never get a job through an agency, ONLY THROUGH THE ACTUAL COMPANY. If they are hiring only through a staffing agency, its a very strong sign your salary will stay the same/be a lot lower than what other companies offer for the same position. It would be recommended NOT to work at that company anyways. Because they're using a staffing agency in the first place, this implies they want to cut down the costs to hire new employees. This is a common tactic that amazon/warehouse/shipping companies use to meet their employment budget to keep the executives happy from a profit standpoint. For everyone reading if you're a full stack engineer: Do not, I repeat, DO NOT ever get a job through a staffing agency. One, they're not employees of the actual company you will be working at, and they stiff you on your salary. The company itself will always offer you a higher salary than the staffing agency (usually by 10-25 k) and they're pretty much worthless. They barely take the time to read your actual resume and then contact you for a job that most of the time barely related with a position that matches your experience. I was getting contacted so often by multiple staffing agencies since most of the time they see the dollar signs once they read my resume even after I had a detailed note in my resume for staffing agencies to not contact me!! They only care about one thing: being the person that found the employee for the company. They are such a joke, and worthless. If you want to get your salary stiffed, by all means go with a staffing agency. Read reddit if you think im the only one that shares this strong opinion and outlook. The way they make money is so shady.. vice did a great documentary on staffing/temp agencies. If you are truly desperate and cannot find a job on your own, then that is the only okay time to use one (and its so hard for me to even say that about them). What i find absolutely funny is where my resume has section labeled with the word IMPORTANT** to tell them not to bother contacting me if they're a staffing agency and they still go ahead and do anyways. Its not just one of them, its literally almost every single one. That's how I know they barely read my resume, as well as they probably use third party software that crawls different job sites for potential candidates they can find through whatever filters they decide they need for specific job career fields.

[@auroramothergoddess]

I think it just depends

[@jonwinder6622]

@@auroramothergoddess Nope definitely does not. If you're in college as a intern , desperate for a job, or do not have enough experience in your resume to be a valid candidate, then maybe then. But even then its still a really bad choice. If you do have experience, staffing agencies are a complete rip off and joke.

[@rantsoflife]

@@jonwinder6622 lol so negative 🤣

[@rdmarketer660]

Nah, a Legit staffing Firm will endorse you to client persuasively and then you will work directly to the company if hired and the company won't have cut on your salary

[@estudiandoaprendo4365]

@Jon Winder You sound resentful and sour.

[@DinoPasic]

I would like to work as Recruiter, can you give me your LinkedIn contact? Tnx in advance