10 reasons to choose a career in recruitment

17/07/2024

Changing career paths at any stage of life can be daunting, but moving into an industry with so many positives mean the decision could be easier than you think.

The varied nature of a career in recruitment and the many benefits it offers, both professionally and personally, make it a great career option and many of the skills we develop in other professions can be transferred to a successful career in recruitment.

1. Make a difference to people’s lives

Recruitment is about people, which means your day-to-day job directly affects others and change the lives of individuals. As well as building successful teams that directly impact the future of the many businesses you will work with.

New and improved groundbreaking technology is a direct result of you and your client contacts working together. Honing your knowledge of a technology specialism and understanding what it is that will make your clients team a success will make a difference to the outcome of many projects.

2. Tangible rewards for your success

There are few careers where success is as closely correlated with the rewards you’ll receive as recruitment or sales. Financial recognition for your work and fantastic commission schemes mean you could be entering a very lucrative workplace, getting back what you put in.

In the UK, the you can earn a commission based on the total amount you bill for the year. Knowing that the compensation you take home is directly linked to your hard work is very satisfying. Ambitious, driven individuals will always do particularly well in recruitment.

3. Work autonomously

Recruitment business’s structure work and organise employee KPIS around individual targets and once these are set, you have the autonomy to organise your work as you wish. This makes a career in recruitment a good option for anyone who like to get on with tasks independently. Being able to manage your clients and work to your own plan will give you more control.

4. Positive work environment

Good recruiters tend to have a more positive outlook on life and radiate this mentality to others that they work with. Despite independently completing tasks to meet your targets, you’ll be part of a team that supports one another and helps to drive the business forward. These co-workers will help you celebrate your successes and can be relied upon for sharing their knowledge and contacts. Recruitment requires good networking skills, so you’ll get to know some great people within the industry.

5. Exciting and fast-paced industry

The recruitment industry contributes £43 billion to the UK economy, making it a fast-paced industry to be part of. It’s a sector that’s always developing, with new tools and innovations helping you to find more candidates, uncover new client contacts or simply do your job more quickly.

With approximately 904,000 job vacancies in the UK in the three months up to May 2024, good recruitment consultants are in high demand and there are many opportunities to work in the industry.

6. Become an industry expert in a technology niche

An ever-changing industry landscape means recruiters are constantly learning throughout their careers. Whether it’s formal training on a system, tool or platform or simply picking up skills from the rest of the team, personal professional development is a big part of the industry.

IC Resources is home to more than 70 recruitment specialists, putting you in good company. Many of them come from within the tech sector, meaning the knowledge they have and can share with you is much more valuable to our clients and candidates.

7. Opportunities and career progression

Rising up through the ranks is very common in recruitment. A proven track record of success will not go unnoticed and getting promoted fairly regularly is common in the industry. Study the structure of job titles in recruitment and it’s easy to see where you could be in three, five or ten years. For anyone looking to quickly rise up the ranks have a fantastic opportunity to succeed in the recruitment industry.

8. Develop long-standing relationships

Many clients see their recruitment consultants’ as an integral part of their team, supporting, offering advice and helping to build a workforce for the future. That means that relationships are developed over time to create successful outcomes Successful recruitment consultants should be working to deliver such a great service for their clients that they want to use them as their own recruitment consultant when looking for job and vice versa.

A long-standing relationship with a client means you have the added context required to fill roles within a team, and offer potential candidates you know will be great fit, even if your client isn’t actively hiring.

9. Start from a warm desk

Nobody wants to spend their days cold calling clients, which is why it’s best practice within the recruitment industry to ensure new starters are welcomed with a ‘warm desk’. This means you’ll be given pre-existing clients and vacant roles to work with from the beginning, setting you up to win, not fail.

From this position of strength, you’ll be able to grow your network, build your experience and gain insight into the best hiring practices. This is an effective way to learn the job and get results right from the beginning.

10. Room for creativity and innovation

Standout recruiters approach each vacancy and every candidate in an individual way. That often means thinking creatively to get the best possible outcome for your client.

Innovative thinking can inform a whole hiring process and find a solution that the client wouldn’t have come to on their own.

Recruitment requires a desire to find solutions to even the most nuanced of hiring challenges. Those who go into the industry can find it very rewarding on multiple levels, with many of the uninitiated not realising the full extent of what’s involved until they begin.

Our consultants come from a wide variety of backgrounds. From Sales to technical careers in the industry, if you are hard working, resilient, competitive and a good communicator, get in touch with us today for an off-the-record chat. Or take a look at our latest role.