| A lot of people have "heard" that you can make a lot | | | | This administration is in for quite an eye-opener when |
| of money by being a recruiter, however there are | | | | they truly realize the extent of this economy and the |
| some personal downsides to the industry which have | | | | extent that older professionals have been hurt by it. |
| a more personal perspective. If you decide to enter | | | | 3. Having to tell people that they did not get the job |
| the employment / recruitment field, here is what you | | | | after all the work that they did - to get a senior or |
| are bound to see - especially in this economy. Note: | | | | executive level job these days, not only is it |
| they are all sad. | | | | competitive, but there is a lot of work involved. It is |
| 1. People who will never get in this country but they | | | | very hard to inform somebody that they did not get |
| work harder than most Americans - regardless of | | | | a job after hours upon hours of interview |
| what your political views are (mine are quite | | | | preparation, interview presentations and multiple |
| conservative and feel that more foreign professionals | | | | meetings both phone and in-person. |
| at this unemployment rate cannot be tolerated), | | | | 4. Desperation calls and emails - we cannot take |
| when you see the work foreign professionals put in | | | | these calls and often recognize the name behind the |
| to gain entrance to this country is quite astonishing. | | | | emails, however it is not pleasant to see. Some |
| These hopeful Americans have learned to speak | | | | people will call and email recruiting firms every week |
| multiple languages, have skills which range from | | | | and, although there is nothing we can do, it is sad to |
| marketing to sales to all types of programming. | | | | see as the unemployment rate is not providing any |
| These are skills which 99% of Americans do not | | | | assistance to them. Also, these all too frequent and |
| have. However, and I agree with this to an extent, | | | | somewhat bothersome contact methods don't get |
| no company will take the risk of bringing in | | | | them far, but you can't help feeling sorry for these |
| somebody from Southeast Asia. | | | | individuals. |
| 2. Having people towards the end of their career | | | | 5. Companies taking advantage of the bad economy |
| who are trying to get back into the work market - | | | | and not wanting to pay proper compensation - |
| this can often be hard to watch as many | | | | recruiters get calls all the time from companies who |
| professionals towards the end of their career have a | | | | want free sales representatives. Personally, I am |
| very tough time getting a job. Additionally, these | | | | very turned off by this. Nobody should exploit the |
| individuals have lost a lot in the stock market and, | | | | labor of others. It also says something as to their |
| although I wish I could do something about it, there is | | | | character. |
| little to no market demand to hire these individuals. | | | | |