Read before applying - Recruitment Consultant Navartis Employee Review

I have been with Navartis for coming on 6 months. I joined with 0 knowledge of 360 recruitment from a prior sales role. The only slight experience I had was internally looking for people for my own team and recruiters calling me. I came in as and still am a Trainee Recruitment Consultant. When I applied and interviewed, I liked the idea of this because I had the opportunity to come into a completely new role/environment and learn. I personally felt like most places would expect experience within that industry in order to be considered for a screening call, but I was judged on my prior successes and eagerness to develop. My time here so far has been a rollercoaster, I have had the highest highs and the lowest lows and grafted every day. I think this is something to be aware of – Recruitment is sales but sales times 10. You are not selling a product; you are pitching someone’s hard earned experience and dedicated time to their field to a client of which both parties could change their minds at any point. You are a mediator, a reliable person, an expert in the field (even when you start and know nothing) and sometimes a therapist all wrapped into one. Even though I have had a rollercoaster ride of emotions so far, I have enjoyed every single day of being within the company and especially within my team. The things I enjoy the most about working here is the support. You are and will continue to be surrounded by people who want you to succeed, from CEO downwards. For me, I consider myself lucky to be within the team I am. I am surrounded by the top recruiters within the business and at first that was a scary thought and slightly intimidating but from day 1 I have been nothing but welcomed and supported and I do look forward to coming into work every day which for me is something I have been looking for. I mentioned that I am and came in as a trainee recruitment consultant, you are not just left without any help. I went through an intensive 12 week training course which I was very grateful for. I think the main thing to mention with this is that it is all done in house AND by people who have actually been in your position before. This gave me a lot of hope because in my first month I felt very out of my depth. But seeing success stories all over the business and receiving such a great training course made me feel hopeful and actually cared about, like I was not just a number on a KPI chart. Advice for others: • If you are afraid of hard work…this will petrify you. You will be surrounded by people who graft day in day out. • The job is HARD. It will always be difficult; you have to accept that but be willing to overcome obstacles. Think outside the box and rely on others expertise. • Don’t have an ego. You will be surrounded by the best of the best, accept that and learn. Listen to them and take on board their advice.