How to score your first role out of university
01 Oct, 2024
5 top tips on how to grow and progress your career in recruitment.
Whether you have joined as a junior consultant fresh out of university, or have a few years' experience behind you, figuring out how to progress in your career can be tricky if there is no clear path in front of you.
Here’s 5 top tips on how you can climb the ladder in recruitment...
1. Build a strong network
Relationships are key.
Without relationships, your network would not exist. Your clients, your colleges and the candidates you place are all vital to building a strong network. Creating and maintaining relationships is a sure-fire way to stand out in your field.
2. Use Initiative
Using your initiative and a problem-solving attitude is a great way to approach your career. Approaching your manager with suggestions on how to fix an issue, instead of coming forward with problems showcases an independent way of thinking. These skills demonstrate a great example of leadership and self sufficiency in your role.
3. Discipline and motivation
Showing discipline and motivation in your role demonstrates to your employer a number of things such as:
1. Leadership potential: Demonstrating leadership skills will make you stand out. This will open avenues to management positions. If you can motivate yourself, you can lead and motivate others, with the correct training and support.
2. Providing a high level of service: whether it is for a client or a candidate, taking pride in your work with specific attention to detail is key.
3. Consistent performance: consistency is key. Showing your employer that you can repeatedly deliver secures their faith in your performance and ability.
4. Improve your interview skills
Homing in on your interview skills can be a game-changer for your career progression. Improving your candidate assessment skills will lead to better hires for your clients, in turn increasing your success rate.
Being able to conduct an interview well will lead to candidates having a better experience setting you apart from other interviewers in your field.
5. Learning & Development
Invest in your own learning and development. Always learning and building on your skillsets is the best way to continuously improve in your field and progress your career.
The industries you work in will constantly be evolving and your knowledge of these should evolve along with it.
Listen to feedback from management. Constructive feedback is vital for you to continuously gain strength and confidence within your field.
These are some sure-fire ways to continue to climb the ladder in your career. At MBI, we believe that continued support, a clear career path and access to learning and development are vital to a successful and happy career.
We are currently hiring across multiple offices. You can check out our open roles through our job search on this website.
