Definitely not for everyone - Staffing Consultant AppleOne Employee Review

It is driven too much by numbers, so much so that it sacrifices the quality of the work done. With the metrics that myself and others in the office were given, it was not humanly possible to do in a normal work week - it would take an 80+ hour work week to try to meet these numbers. I loved recruiting here, but there was so much pressure put on meeting a certain number of interviews, placements, etc that I ended up having to find any random candidates just to meet the numbers, even if I knew I wouldn't be able to help them find a job. That is NOT what recruiting should be about. It should be about helping people find a job that is a great fit for them and for the client. I also feel that I was sold on a position during the interview process, and the job did not end up being the way it was told. The managers spun it to sound like the sales part of the job was to make 10-20 phone calls a day to companies that the office already had a relationship with. They told me it wouldn't be cold-calling. Well, it definitely was cold-calling. I admittedly am not a "sales" person or someone who enjoys cold-calling, but with the way the managers explained it, I thought it wouldn't be so bad and I wanted the experience. The experience has helped me, but it would be much better if the managers didn't lie about it in the interview process. I feel like they did a bait and switch with me. One of the leaders in my area was also very passive aggressive and was not an encouraging leader, which added to the stress of the job. It takes a special person to work a full-desk - someone who is good at and likes both the recruiting and the sales. I've found that its not common to have a person with the traits that make a good salesperson as well as the traits that make a good recruiting, all in one. I was so stressed from the pressure of this job that it affected my outside life. I had a weight lifted off my shoulders the day I was able to resign.