Bruce Davidson, of Davidson Recruitment, made some interesting comments some time back regarding working with a recruitment agency and provided some questions that YOU should be asking THEM.
Don’t forget – recruitment agencies are there to help you too, not just the employer – or they should be! – and if they are not look around for an agency that puts the candidates’ needs at or near the top of the pile. For those of you who did not see the article, consider qualifying these points when next you approach a recruitment professional:
-How will you measure the job opportunities presented to me?
–What tools will you use to evaluate my career options?
-Can you show me how you will compare my new opportunities with my current role?
-How will I benefit from this recruitment process?
– Where to from here?
Mr. Davidson’s belief is that it is all about creating the opportunity for a candidate to find happiness in their career.
“If you find someone who has invested in training and development tools and will help you analyse these choices, you will be better off in the long run,” Mr Davidson told reporter Candy Davis. “When you make a decision to start a new career, you want to know it’s the right one for you so you don’t leave an unsatisfying position just to move to the next.”
“If the evaluation is objective and honest, you will know your career move has been well planned and assessed,” he said.
Even before you look at having your resume compiled you should have it very clear in your own mind where you are heading and why. Your career documents will be much more powerful if you have a definite career path firmly set in your sights.
For example, you may decide that you would like to work in sales, but by knowing what kind of sales role you wish to pursue enables you to write an opening that is far stronger and more attention-grabbing than just simply stating that you want to work in a sales role that could just as easily be selling toothbrushes as cars.
Consider this. Which is more powerful?
Motivated, accomplished nursing professional seeking to utilise strong people, business and communication skills to work in a sales position.
**OR**
Motivated, career-driven achiever committed to transitioning to Pharmaceutical Sales Representative from a highly accomplished nursing career. Confidently seeks to leverage expertise in nursing, presentations and communication, and broad experience and knowledge of the medical community, to grow their own territory and advance Johnson and Johnson’s bottom line.
Whether you are working with a recruitment professional or a resume writer – or even if you are doing it on your own – narrowing your career strategy to a precise direction is going to bring about quality, focused results.