The Most Upsetting Part of Being in the Employment Business
Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2010
by Ken Sundheim
Marketing Recruiting Firms New York City
A lot of people have heard that you can make a lot of money by being a recruiter, however there are some downsides to working in an industry that gets so personal, whether you want it to our not. If you decide to enter the employment / recruitment field, here is what you are bound to see especially in this economy.
1. People who work harder than most Americans but will never get into this country regardless of what your political views are (mine are quite conservative so I feel that more foreign professionals at this unemployment rate cannot be tolerated), you would be astonished at the lengths people go to to get a visa.
2. People towards the end of their career who are trying to get back into the work market this can often be hard to watch as many professionals towards the end of their career have a very tough time getting a job. Additionally, these individuals have lost a lot in the stock market and, although I wish I could do something about it, there is little to no market demand to hire these individuals.
3. Having to tell people that they did not get the job after all the work that they did to get a senior or executive level job these days, is not only competitive, but it takes an enormous amount of work. It is very hard to inform somebody that they did not get a job after hours upon hours of interview preparation, interview presentations and multiple meetings both on the phone and in-person.
4. Desperation calls and emails we cannot take these calls and often recognize the name behind the emails, however it is not pleasant to see. Some people will call and email recruiting firms every week and although there is nothing we can do, it is sad to see as the unemployment rate is not providing any assistance to them.
5. Companies taking advantage of the bad economy and not wanting to pay proper compensation recruiters get calls all the time from companies who want free sales representatives. I find this unacceptable. Nobody should exploit the labor of others. It reflects very negatively on the hiring company's ethics.
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