
been a long time
Tuesday, March 01, 2011 |11:56 PM
Its been a long time since i blog. Well, bascially its because I have been very very busy at work. Its been about 2 months since I moved into recruitment. Truth to be told, I am still trying to get used to it. Life is more busy. In the past, time passes quite slowly if there isn't much work to be done. But in the recruitment field, it seems like I am chasing after time. I start my day at 830am sharp and end around 7+ at night.
In these 2 months of work, I learnt alot of things. Things in life that I've never tried before. First of all it's cold calling. Truth to be told, who likes cold calling? But I was made to do that. Being an amateur with no portfolio given, not much training. There I was..cold calling different clients asking them to try out recruitment services. Fortunately, I must say God is my provider. I manage to secure a few accounts on my own through the cold calling and eventually things got on track. Clients gave me jobs and there I was trying to fill positions. After securing jobs, it was searching for candidates. I must admit. This isn't as easy as it seems. Good CVs are really hard to come by!!
Over these 2 months, everyday is so different. Meeting different people. Speaking to different people. Even for the same position. We can meet a few candidates and the interview process with them is also so different. I've met candidates that ask for the "sky". while others seems like they don't know what they are applying for..Other things I've learnt in these 2 months..Approaching people. Its something which I dread in the past..I really hated it..going up to people and just talk to them and i mean these people are strangers! But participating in the NTU career fair. Going up to those people and just speaking to them have really boosted my courage by leaps and bounds and somehow I felt that I have overcome my fear of "grabbing" people and just talk to them :)
