#RecruitingLife #CareerChange #NewBeginnings
Hey there fellow headhunters! 👋 After 10 years in recruiting, I decided to change gears and try something new. I’ve dabbled in small agencies, big organizations, and most recently large agency recruiting, but the constant grind of working with VMS systems has finally taken its toll on me.
So, I made the leap and landed myself an operations role. 🚀 It’s a fresh start, with a little dip in salary, but I’m excited to see where this new path takes me. I’ve realized that there are plenty of transferable skills and experiences from recruiting that I can bring into the ops world.
If you’re thinking about making a change too, don’t be afraid to take the leap! 🌟 Here are some tips that helped me navigate this transition:
– Networking: Reach out to connections in your industry for potential opportunities
– Skill Assessment: Identify your strengths and how they can be applied in a different role
– Research: Learn about the new field you’re interested in and understand what it entails
– Embrace Challenges: Don’t shy away from the fear of the unknown, embrace it as an opportunity for growth
Feel free to ask me anything about my experience or share your own journey. Best of luck to everyone out there still grindin’ in the recruiting world! 💼✨ #AMA #CareerAdvice #NewChapter
Operations in what?
The dream. I think I would take less money to never fill roles again
Best of luck! Sounds like a good career move for you.
I’m 9 years in industry and always aware that a career change might be best. How big was the haircut? Did you go back to school? Do you like the work?
How did you get the job? I’m looking to transition out of recruiting after 8 years and can’t get an interview in any other direction. I’m 100% fine taking a pay cut.
You worked two years in vendor managed systems? Bro, you deserve a Medal of Honor for sticking it out that long. VMS is the most impersonal, crapshoot mode of recruiting there is. You more than often have zero relation or direct contact to the hiring manager, you don’t really know what’s going on during the interview process, and your whole existence is beholden to some random person managing the account. I remember that the rates that the companies offered were laughable, borderline embarrassing, too. Did the awful pay they were offering make them reconsider their ridiculous expectations in terms of candidate quality though? Hell no. Of course not.
No wonder you want out.