Frustrating at times, but financially rewarding
Pros
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to do this job and make incredible money. It's truly a "street smarts" kind of role, both for recruiters and account executives. Close knit teams, for the most part. Large organization with access to millions of candidates and a large team of recruiters, massive upside for sales reps that are promising to deliver to clients. Fairly well known in the tech world, previously Sapphire which helps for recognition as well. One of the largest firms in the world. International capabilities. Cross-selling amongst various resource needs, several branches within company with their own specialty, helps for enterprise customer growth. Solutions division of 30+ years, good story to tell for c-level and CIOs (project based work). Competitive commission plan. Metrics are fairly easy to hit, especially after first year. Incentives through trips and prizes happen regularly, pretty cool give-aways overall. Opportunities to move within the company, encourage management growth and travel, especially for recruiters.
Cons
Base salary is low, not competitive, truly an incentive based company (commissions should always outweigh base if you're doing OK). Minimal training, "see if it sticks" culture. Very report/process driven, this is both good and bad. However, for sales rep it's mostly bad. Compliance and paperwork can be overwhelming and time consuming, where clients should be focus. Minimal office admin support, though I would assume most companies have this problem. No inside sales support, no proper lead generation.
