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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not asking this in a snarky way, but why would anyone want to be a recruiter? I feel like the majority of ‘I’ve been unemployed for months’ posts on my LinkedIn feed come from recruiters. And people generally aren’t very sympathetic due to being ghosted and poorly treated by said recruiters. [/quote]

I'm not the OP, and I'm a recruiter about 30% of the time in my HR role, but I really love it.

Helping an organization find talent that is a great fit in terms of skills, experience, and personality, is dynamic, complex, and just so much fun. Like the OP, I have an undergrad degree in Psychology, and that serves me well (then I got an MBA). I really like coaching our leaders on how to effectively run high-performing teams, and one of the ways is to bring in the right people when it's time to add someone.

I realize this work is not for everyone, and yes, it's really hard to have to disappoint candidates who don't progress in the process or get the offer, but we really try to treat people respectfully (NO ghosting, say it nicely, offer some feedback to help in the future) and to some extent, it is what it is.  My company is a great place, but we are NOT a perfect place, and not the right place for everyone. Someone not right for us will find a great place right for them. We can't hire all applicants so we have to make the best process we can for all involved.

There are a LOT of good recruiters out in the market right now; I see their posts, too. It's not an easy job and I think most people do not understand or appreciate the ways it can be hard. Sometimes great recruiters work with crummy hiring managers or leaders. Some candidates are entitled and clueless. It's really hard to make everyone happy and most of them are truly doing the best they can.

But all that said, I do really love it.[/quote]

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