I know it's a vague question and ultimately all depends on how it's been treated but I'm wanting to purchase my first defender sometime in the near future and wanted an idea on what is considered a respectable mileage on old defenders? Is 100,000 normal unlike other vehicles?
Long story short, I run my own recruitment business and this week I've come into work with my head somewhere else entirely. I can't explain why but I just can't be bothered dealing with anyone right now. I don't want to pick up the phone. I just feel done with everyone and everything, which isn't like me at all. I'm usually the one with my foot down on the pedal, always ready to go again. This has literally came on out of nowhere last week. I tried getting away for a weekend to reset but nothing's really changed. Not sure what I was expecting, if I'm honest. Has anyone else been through this? How did you get out the other side? I've been running now for just under a year, never missed a day or had anytime off as I just haven't felt I've earned it just yet. Is this what being burnt out feels like?
Long story short, I run my own recruitment business and this week I've come into work with my head somewhere else entirely. I can't explain why but I just can't be bothered dealing with anyone right now. I don't want to pick up the phone. I just feel done with everyone and everything, which isn't like me at all. I'm usually the one with my foot down on the pedal, always ready to go again. This has literally came on out of nowhere last week. I tried getting away for a weekend to reset but nothing's really changed. Not sure what I was expecting, if I'm honest. Has anyone else been through this? How did you get out the other side? I've been running now for just under a year, never missed a day or had anytime off as I just haven't felt I've earned it just yet. Is this what being burnt out feels like?
Long story short, I run my own recruitment business and this week I've come into work with my head somewhere else entirely. I can't explain why but I just can't be bothered dealing with anyone right now. I don't want to pick up the phone. I just feel done with everyone and everything, which isn't like me at all. I'm usually the one with my foot down on the pedal, always ready to go again. This has literally came on out of nowhere last week. I tried getting away for a weekend to reset but nothing's really changed. Not sure what I was expecting, if I'm honest. Has anyone else been through this? How did you get out the other side? I've been running now for just under a year, never missed a day or had anytime off as I just haven't felt I've earned it just yet. Is this what being burnt out feels like?
Hi everyone,
I need some advice on something which I think I already know the answer to.
I recently took on a new client who has given me a couple of roles to fill and so far they've been good. However, I recently submitted a candidate who I discussed the role with, sold the company to and then submitted him forward. I then got a candidate permission form email saying he hasn't applied etc.
HR has now reached back out to me over the weekend to tell me they've already spoken and are in the process of setting up a call but the candidate is adamant he hasn't spoken to anyone about the role.
So, I kindly asked HR today just to send across his submission (so I have peace of mind) and we can move on but apparently their idea of a submission is a LinkedIn message request asking to set up a call to have a confidential conversation? He did accept the Inmail and sent them a time to call, but they never did?
I don't want to muddy the water this early on in the relationship but surely I have the right to the submission here? They haven't even got his CV from him, let alone had a call.
How would you go about this without upsetting them?
Hi everyone,
I need some advice on something which I think I already know the answer to.
I recently took on a new client who has given me a couple of roles to fill and so far they've been good. However, I recently submitted a candidate who I discussed the role with, sold the company to and then submitted him forward. I then got a candidate permission form email saying he hasn't applied etc.
HR has now reached back out to me over the weekend to tell me they've already spoken and are in the process of setting up a call but the candidate is adamant he hasn't spoken to anyone about the role.
So, I kindly asked HR today just to send across his submission (so I have peace of mind) and we can move on but apparently their idea of a submission is a LinkedIn message request asking to set up a call to have a confidential conversation? He did accept the Inmail and sent them a time to call but they never did?
I don't want to muddy the water this early on in the relationship but surely I have the right to the submission here? They haven't even got his CV from him, let alone had a call.
How would you go about this without upsetting them?
Hi everyone,
I need some advice on something which I think I already know the answer to.
I recently took on a new client who has given me a couple of roles to fill and so far they've been good. However, I recently submitted a candidate who I discussed the role with, sold the company to and then submitted him forward. I then got a candidate permission form email saying he hasn't applied etc.
HR has now reached back out to me over the weekend to tell me they've already spoken and are in the process of setting up a call but the candidate is adamant he hasn't spoken to anyone about the role.
So, I kindly asked HR today just to send across his submission (so I have peace of mind) and we can move on but apparently their idea of a submission is a LinkedIn message request asking to set up a call to have a confidential conversation? He did accept the Inmail and sent them a time to call, but they never did?
I don't want to muddy the water this early on in the relationship but surely I have the right to the submission here? They haven't even got his CV from him, let alone had a call.
How would you go about this without upsetting them?
Hi everyone, I've only just recently started doing a bit of cardio due to a couple of competitions we've had at our gym and surprisingly I'm winning a few.
My only concern is losing my muscle/physique. I have seen some hybrid athletes and they're units and was just wondering how do they maintain their physiques? Is it just short burst of cardio like 5k once a week etc?
For example, I currently weigh 99kg and have a deadlift 305kg, squat 245kg and bench of 170kg so I'm alright at lifting. I've recently attempted my first 5k and got 21 minutes which I was actually impressed with, I think I will be sub 20 if I run on a flat ground. I then went and did a half marathon for my second jog after work out the blue and did it in 2 hours 5 mins which I know isn't great but was just happy to carry myself that long without doing anything athletic in 5-6+ years.
I am fully natural, no TRT or peptides whatever it is everyone seems to be taking. I just want to hear how you guy balance everything because I do actually enjoy this jogging malarky at the minute.
M (31) as the title states, I don't think I'll ever overcome my insecurities and it'll continue to ruin my life. Shortly put it's not financial, it's not my body, although I do have some body dysmorphia but that's a natural by-product when it comes to lifting weights (I am in good shape) but all my insecurities comes down to my face and I just can't overcome it.
Everything else you can control, your body, your fitness, your health, your financial situation and I can accept that. If you want more, you have to work more and it's a simple process but when it comes to one thing we all assess people on, it's quite literally face value and I've been short-handed. I can't change it, which kills me deep inside. My hair is receding, my nose is big, I have a gap in my front teeth, my skin is clear but ice-picked from my younger acne days and I'm very pale. I've accepted I will need surgical procedures and it won't be cheap. It won't also fix my insecurities but it will help in some regard. I was speaking to a mate and he laughed about it and said you'll just look like everyone else but that's exactly it, everyone who has work looks better than I do now.
I know this is vain but it's worth adding that I don't reflect this onto those around me. I'm never judgmental on how people look because I know how others might be feeling, which could potentially be similar to me. I also don't put myself in positions to date, I think it's been two years now since I spoke to a girl. I just hate my face, I hate meeting their parents and friends etc because I'm not good looking. It's also made me become comfortable being alone because I have moments where I sometime switch off but that's never the case when I have had relationships in the past, it become overwhelming and to be totally honest, no one deserves to have a partners like this although I do keep a lot of this to myself as I'm a strong believer of never putting my own problems on other peoples plates.
Did anyone with similar feelings ever have a happy ending?
Just writing to get a better idea how everyone is running their desk (specifically UK recruiters)? I always feel like I'm just missing the mark, I get on the phone to candidates, I get on the phone to clients, I do all of this and still aren't billing good numbers and I'm not really sure what I can do to help change this? What are your daily KPI's? What's helped you become a better recruiter? Anything that clicked during your first year etc?
This objection will be the death of me. I don't know how to overcome it apart from agreeing. I've been getting this from the same people after multiple attempts (7th month now). I always do a quick recap from our last conversation and try and push on pain points but I can only do this so many times and I still get told they're not hiring and to call back next month.
I know usually it's true but I've had a couple where I've found they were hiring from candidates by which I reached back out to hear they've already hired or at final stages of interviewing. I know it's a consistency and patience game but just want to hear what's work for others?
Someone did tell me always follow up your call with an email or message and bring the following up down to 2 - 3 weeks.
I know it's different for everyone but roughly how long did it take you until you were billing over a 100k annually? I started in February and have only billed £24k, it was £30k until a drop out but from what I hear on podcast etc people are usually up and running from month 3 and in some places you can get sacked. Now that I've started my 7th month, how do you get it up and running so consistently? I do my cold calls with potential clients every month and get told to call back again next month but I still miss them. I just know I'm not a priority so how do I change that? Ultimately, I know the better service I offer, the more money will come later down the line but just now how do I do I get better at it?
I know it's different for everyone but roughly how long did it take you until you were billing over a 100k annually? I started in February and have only billed £24k, it was £30k until a drop out but from what I hear on podcast etc people are usually up and running from month 3 and in some places you can get sacked. Now that I've started my 7th month, how do you get it up and running so consistently? I do my cold calls with potential clients every month and get told to call back again next month but I still miss them. I just know I'm not a priority so how do I change that? Ultimately, I know the better service I offer, the more money will come later down the line but just now how do I do I get better at it?
I know it's different for everyone but roughly how long did it take you until you were billing over a 100k annually? I started in February and have only billed £24k, it was £30k until a drop out but from what I hear on podcast etc people are usually up and running from month 3 and in some places you can get sacked. Now that I've started my 7th month, how do you get it up and running so consistently? I do my cold calls with potential clients every month and get told to call back again next month but I still miss them. I just know I'm not a priority so how do I change that? Ultimately, I know the better service I offer, the more money will come later down the line but just now how do I do I get better at it?
I was speaking with a friend earlier today and they mentioned there's a pretty big shortage of control engineers across the US. Is it a nationwide shortage or does it just depend on the industry or region?
I do apologise in advance if this isn't relevant but I'm looking at moving to the US having worked in the UK for a good amount of time and was curious which places struggle the most with hiring engineers and which places are up and coming. I know I can search google for the most populated area for manufacturing but that doesn't necessarily mean they struggle to get engineers in. I'm multi skilled, electrical bias with experience in food and beverage industry and plastic moulding.
How did you go from £50k to £100k to £300k+ billing and what actually changed?
I'm curious to know whether your BD changed, or was it just more volume? Did anything just click? What did you stop doing once things picked up? Was there one thing that actually moved the needle more than anything else?
US recruiters, feel free to jump in too. I'd be interesting to see if it looks different over there.
Genuinely just trying to learn from people who've actually done it.
The ups and downs of running a recruitment agency in my first year have been a rollercoaster.
I started in October focusing on the UAE and KSA markets and what a disaster that turned out to be. Winning clients was the easy part but actually placing candidates was much harder than I expected. There was so much time-wasting that I decided to pull the plug in January and focus on the UK instead, where I have more control.
I landed my first UK client in February and made my first placement in April. Unfortunately, the candidate got sacked after two months, so I only received half the fee. Then I found out I'd been backdoored by another client and had to deal with that. Now I'm dealing with a candidate who's injured themselves after only a week in the role.
It's definitely been an eventful first year. Despite all the setbacks, I'm praying there's still plenty of time to turn things around and make it a success.
I'd be interested to hear from other agency owners or recruiters. What was your first year like? Did anyone else have this many bumps in the road?
Happy hunting.