Look for transferable skills · 2.Create a spectacular LinkedIn profile · 3.LinkedIn conducted a search among 100,000 recruiters and found that the best qualifications most recruiters have in five fields: psychology, business, marketing, human resources and sociology. The moral of the story: Don't be afraid to sell yourself and sell your transferable skills. Basically, I wanted to create a launch pad for professionals interested in changing careers. The world of hiring is constantly changing and requires on-the-job training.
You can become a recruiter and succeed without having previous experience or background. Still, just like having no previous industry knowledge, you can become a recruiter and work on your skills as you go. So even that doesn't have to be an obstacle to pursuing this career. What counts most is having the right attitude and mindset to succeed.
Establish contacts with recruiters from agencies and companies, as well as with suppliers, who will be able to share a wealth of knowledge, not to mention that it will be on their radar the next time they look for a recruiter or supplier. Even if you've only been in the workforce for a short period of time, chances are you've already crossed paths with one or two recruiters. At that point I took a day off from work, printed out a list of the recruitment agencies in my area (I'm also getting older) in alphabetical order and cold-called each one of them to sell me and ask for a brief meeting with a branch manager. To my corporate recruiter friends who believe that only agency recruiters should know how to sell, I'll respectfully tell them that they're wrong and don't agree.
Understanding the distinctions between the two (types) of recruiters makes things clear for me as a reader and as an aspiring recruiter. One of the best recruiters I've ever worked with was a software developer who decided to pursue hiring and found that he was doing it incredibly well. It usually just happens and if you ask most recruiters their story, this will include starting a completely different career and then moving on to become a recruiter.
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