Hey people, I've been re-reading some of these posts and they are fascintating. Let's look at a few things here in SE Asia first
The market - high demand for high skilled people, low supply of them hence the oncome of recruitment companies.
Clients - inundated with candidates that are either not skilled enough or not cost effective
Candidates - having problems finding work due to CV's, Visa's and other things.
Can I just point out, we haven't heard things from people that haven't had a problem finding work! how did they do it? In my experience so far, if someone has the right skill set and comes across well in the interview, the issue of notice and Visa has't been that big an issue, especially with MNC's, maybe that is something to think about.....it is a skill short market out there, so how do you highlight these skills effectively?
Recruitment companies will go where there is a market for them, there is no doubt that there is one here with the big players locating in the area and each trying to get their brand across, there are also allot of smaller boutique companies as well, hence there are allot of mediocre consultants out there. All I will say is that in this market it is important to work with ethics and high standards, a bad reputation will just spread in such a small market. I hope that I am doing a better job than some of my counterparts, but there is always room to improve, hence I put this posting in the first place.
I cannot emphasise enough, that when meeting a consultant or agency, check out their credentials, reputation etc first, if you don't trust them, don't use them. simple as that, they should be able to give you valuable insight etc, and if they don't think they can help you, then they should just say so. That's my view anyway, I'll probably burn in recruitment hell for eternity now.......perseverence is key, but also so is a good CV!! (OMG that rhymes!!!!)
Originally Posted by Viper:
I've been working in recruitment for just two and a half weeks now...in the UK. Obviously I'm not looking to run before I can walk, but I do like to keep my eye on the future. I work in call centre recruitment for a medium sized company...so no overseas opportunities there, but I'm doing quite well - billed ?4600 so far, expecting a couple of more placements to come in this week. I have no degree. Would I have to work at a large multinational and get transferred or would I be able to find a recruitment job in HK (preferably for a company like Robert Half) with sponsorship quite easily if I built up a track record of high billings?
As for the subject of shoddy recruitment consultants, at the end of the day our goal is to make money. Good recruiters understand that maintaining a level of ethics and professionalism in their work will ultimately bring them more money, whilst bad recruiters focus on the quick buck. Wasting time with unqualified candidates is an awful habit to get into at any rate, and it's wasting THEIR time too. But if someone is of the right calibre, I'll get them interviews immediately. Sometimes for the very same day.
My experience has been that the vast majority of recruitment consultants are medicore, though. Especially for high street agencies. It might be something to do with the fact that lots of people fall into recruitment and for all the wrong reasons. Possibly the most misunderstood career on the planet, even by those who enter into it.
I'm pleased to see all these topics about recruitment spring up, last time I checked these boards there wasn't a thread about recruitment as a career to be found.