1. Being an Agency Recruiter

Within the human resources field, agency recruitment is often classified as a sales position. Building good relationships with clients and conducting transactions on an ongoing basis is important. Agency recruiters match job seekers with open positions at their client companies as well as provide candidate support like conducting mock interviews and following up as they transition into their new position.

2. Why Agency Recruiters Switch to RPO (The Appeal of an RPO Career)

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of people moving from agency to RPO. One of the most attractive aspects of RPO is the opportunity to develop professional skills as a true recruiting specialist through increased exposure to the inner workings of a client’s hiring process. RPO consultants work with hiring managers directly to ensure successful hires. Furthermore, RPO consultants gain new experience through work on various client projects.

Additionally, the number of companies utilizing RPO services to improve their talent acquisition abilities is increasing significantly as RPO firms provide support to companies that have not traditionally been available. RPO has permanently solidified its place in the talent acquisition market as a great service offering and career choice.

3. Real Experiences of People Who Switched from Agency Recruitment to RPO

・Former Position: Recruitment Advisor and Career Advisor Recruiting was a rewarding job as I gained knowledge and experience being a career advisor. However, because my underlying goal was to make revenue for my company, I sometimes struggled to achieve a balance between meeting monthly sales targets and supporting my candidates.

While wondering if this was the right career path, I came across RPO. At first, I thought RPO was very similar to agency recruitment and it did not appeal to me since I wanted to further my skills in talent acquisition. However, once I properly understood RPO, the career prospects in front of me became very clear. That is when I knew I wanted to become a true recruitment specialist through RPO.

Now I'm working at Envision as a recruitment consultant and am gaining more experience by having the opportunity to work on different client projects. Each day is a new opportunity to grow my true talent acquisition expertise.

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