Kirsty A.
About me
| Kirsty A. | |
| Language and Linguistic Science | |
| English Language and Linguistics | |
| Undergraduate | |
| 2011 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Partner | |
| PartnerWise Recruitment Ltd | |
| United Kingdom | |
| 2013 |
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A day in the life of a Partner in the United Kingdom
My career history
My role is senior level executive search within fashion retail. I am based in Harrogate with extensive travel.
Where I hope to be in 5 years
I hope to own more of the business as I grow, ultimately to become a Managing Partner. I also want to continue to grow my reputation within our niche market.
My advice to students considering work
Get a part time job! To me nothing shows work ethic more than working and studying at the same time - I have worked since the age of 14. This is a great sector if you want to work hard and succeed and earn quickly. You must be tenacious as there are ups and downs and money isn't earned overnight. Read up on your sector - e.g. in my case, retail.
My advice about working in my industry
Great for you if you want to work hard and succeed and earn quickly. You must be tenacious as there are ups and downs and money isn't earned overnight. Read up on your sector - eg in my case, retail.
What I do
My role involves:
Business development - approaching and pitching to new clients;
Negotiating fees and terms of business;
Search work - once you have a role to work on proactively 'headhunting' potential candidates and approaching them for a role with our clients;
Interviewing and shortlisting candidates for the role;
Offer negotiation.
Skills I use and how I developed them
Transferable written and communication skills and academic ability was important, although actual field of study and grades not so much.
Extracurricular skills:
Part time and voluntary jobs helped me gain relevant sales and comms experience, plus commerciality.
What I like most
I particularly enjoy the seniority of the candidates and clients that I work with and the level of insight I gain into their business. The European travel is great and the negotiation part of the role is always interesting and challenging. The money is great as I have a good basic salary plus excellent commission and dividends (I am a shareholder). Recruitment is very much a meritocracy where your earnings can grow very quickly if you are good.
What I like least
Sometimes there are 'peaks and troughs' in terms of sales and waiting for new work to start. Sometimes the hours can be long - although generally I work a normal working week.
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