Recruiter Jobs

[PrettyBoyAJ]

Any of you guys know anything about the recruiting industry. Is it profitable for green people?

I got an offer for a Finance/Accounting recruiter. Base is just 45k plus commission. I told the guy last week I'd give him an answer this following week. I'm actually leaning towards saying no. Quitting my current job (not making real money) and working at Nissan (50 mins away from my current house) and stack up my money until I find a job that I actually would have a passion for. Recruiting job house is 8:30-5:30 M-F, Nissan hours is MTTHFS 8:30-7. My average gross at Nissan is 7.7k a month.

What advice do you guys have? I've been thinking about this decision for over two weeks and I still don't have a solid decision.

 

[LiveFreeX]

Take it and hire me.

 

[PrettyBoyAJ]

I'm definitely leaning towards just going back to Nissan. I know Nissan like the back of my hand and the money will come quicker then if I do the recruiting job. The hours are hell but the money will be six figs any year. I should be retired by 40 if I play my cards right at the dealership.

 

[The_flying_dutchman]

I would favor Nissan as well. Recruiter jobs are a two-faced, pride-swallowing profession where you have to make a bunch of empty promises to both the candidate and the client company. I've dealt with so many recruiters throughout my life and they're all the same-- when a client is interested in me as a candidate, the recruiters suddenly becomes my best friend. But when a client is not interested, the recruiters couldn't be bothered to talk to me.

These days, I've learned to play recruiters the same why they've played in the past. It's not a profession that I have much respect for but it's true that some recruiters can earn a substantial amount, but very few. The

I also think it's more of a woman's job because women are naturally more sociable and (perceived to be) less threatening than men.

At Nissan, you can make better connections and gain more technical skill.

 

[BeDJ]

If you are making 92K a year at age 23, why are you even asking for advice. PrettyBoyAJ, it definitely seems like you have figured everything out!

 

[PrettyBoyAJ]

Yea you guys are right. When I went to Nissan I was making good money after the first month. I thought it would be easy making money doing anything. I was wrong. So as soon as I get the greenlight I'm going back to the dealership ASAP. Hours suck badly but I'll be retired by the time I'm 40 and I do have an MBA and BBA in Accounting if I ever want to slow down. But for now I gotta get my money up.

 

[PrettyBoyAJ]

So I had to make that decision and I chose the recruitment agency. The Long term for that job is better and really can't beat the guaranteed base. With Nissan even though I was on track to make 90k+ the base was 7.25 an higher and that was a draw. So it was way more stressful. The hour drive really isn't that bad but working 8-7 and working 80+ hours last week of the month isn't the business.

If I can build my client base up in this recruitment role I'd be making serious dough and not having to work too hard at all. Now I do plan to work hard but I just thinks this makes more sense for the next couple of years where I can stack money up and have time for other things in my life that I want to do.

 

[Cerwin Vega]

You earn 7.7$K monthly? Wow, that's x3 the average income in my country. (and most of the things you buy here are double the price you pay in the US of A)

 

[Colossus]

I've dealt with numerous medical recruiters. My buddy is a technical (IT) recruiter in New England. He does alright.

Personally I think recruiters are useful, but I put them in the same category as salesman or Realtors. They can be useful, but I don't trust them. They are your best friend when they need to fill positions, but they usually arent very forthcoming and the jobs they have aren't that great in some aspect (location mostly)---hence the need for a recruiter.