A day in the life of a recruiter: What people think we do vs What we actually do
The job of a recruiter can seem like a mystery to someone who isn’t in the industry. However, do recruiters really spend their days sipping coffee and shredding resumes, or is there more to their mysterious recruiter life?
Here is a day in the life of a recruiter and some amusing perceptions of what people think recruiters do vs what recruiters really do.
What candidates think you do:
A day in the life of a recruiter consists of either a mistrust towards recruiters who are seen as salespeople, or a blind faith that they will magically be able to summon up a job and drop it in candidates’ laps. If they don’t get the role, they’ll likely believe that the recruiter did something wrong; while on the other hand if one landed the job then the recruiter would be their hero! If only it were that simple.
What your friends think you do:
Their friends think that a day in the life of a recruiter involves “meeting” with?clients and candidates?on a regular basis, which they believe is just an excuse to...
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