Resilience. Never ever EVER quit. - Account Executive ExecuSource Employee Review

5.0
Feb 4, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

If you put the work in, you'll reap the rewards. It's a sales job whether you're a Recruiter or an Account Manager. The goal is to know your audience and meet their needs. Every day is different. The entire team wants to see you succeed. We have a good mix of experience in the office and everyone is happy to help. They'll build you up when you're low and keep you humble when you're high. Keeps you balanced! There is a direct connection to how hard and how much time you're willing to put into the job and how much you get out. I love people and building relationships- if you love communicating and match making, you'll love recruiting. ExecuSource allows you to build relationships with Clients and Candidates. It's fundamental in our business.

Cons

Agency recruiting is TOUGH. It doesn't matter where you are, it's a tough job. You'll have AMAZING days and you'll have ROUGH days, it's always an emotional roller-coaster. Be prepared. Be resilient. It's not a 9-5 job, you're always working, early mornings, late evenings, weekends, especially when you're first starting in this industry. Once you get going you gain a better work/life balance but it's all work in the beginning if you want to be GREAT. You have to be personally accountable to do the work. You'll need to figure out how to run your desk on your own. Training- it was a rough go at first but as long as you let leadership know what you need, you'll get it. You can't give up. Giving up doesn't work here.

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ExecuSource Response
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Thank you for your thoughtful and thorough response. We are working to develop a more holistic training program that will not only provide new folks with the knowledge and tools to succeed but will also offer more emotional support. Regardless, I appreciate your review, tenacity and dedication! Thank you.

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