Emily
I left the financial services industry in January 2005 after becoming disillusioned by the continual compliance regimes being introduced, which meant more time was spent on administration and less time with clients.
I then joined another recruitment agency as a consultant recruiting in the bancassurance and mortgage market.
I stayed there for just under two years before joining Hays as National Account Manager. This has allowed me to develop my recruitment career further.
Increased earnings
Initially, I had to take a salary drop for about six months but once I built a pipeline of business, my earnings for the last two years have actually been significantly higher than when I was a financial services sales manager and financial advisor!
I have been really pleased that recruitment has allowed me to enjoy a great level of earnings as it rewards sales success.
It is a genuinely fun environment to work in as recruitment folk are driven sales people who put the work in to reap the rewards.
Building strong relationships
You tend to find you work with very like-minded people. When you leave the office, your work is over whereas in financial services, studying for exams can impact greatly on your work-life balance.
Recruitment is very much about building strong relationships with people. It is hard for people to get jobs these days as companies set high standards, so helping someone through this process is very rewarding.
