I would like to briefly tell you of my experiences working in the recruitment industry.
My recruitment experience has predominantly been in the U.K, taking my first role with a small agency specialising in I.T. I was given the usual spiel about how they are very focused on work/life balance and with the current boom in the market, how easy a job it was, it's just a case of placing candidates into jobs – easy!
Firstly, I didn't do my research on the company to see where they were placed in the market, I hadn't planned any specific questions to ask them either and knew nothing of their reputation. Secondly, I didn't have a clear enough idea of their actual expectations and timeframes for these expectations or how I was to be measured in the role and what support I would receive. I was just excited about being given the opportunity to join what I perceived to be a fun, successful and professional organisation.
