Recruitment...........how much it has changed; the tools maybe different - but the principles remain the same.

Our Associate Director shares a picture of how his desk looked when he first started out in Recruitment; on the desk included:

* My trusted biro pen

* A copy of the Yellow pages - my version of LinkedIn

* A local Newspaper where I would cut out the jobs and prospect

* Old fashioned looking Monitor - no laptops here !

* My best friend......the telephone! No fancy VOIP system and certainly no mobile phones were allowed at your desk

* My 'blues' - with no CRM's, they where my Business Development folders (one for each clients) where I would hand-write my notes/conversations on a piece of paper! Yes hand-write.

So...... I have taken the Government Retrain quiz.....and I have to say I found it fascinating.

I remember at College, you would spend some time with a 'Career Councillor'; what you wanted to do when you went into adulthood and the career choices available - you would discuss your traits, aspirations etc.

This Quiz I found 100 times more effective than what I received when taking advice from a 'Career Councillor' but the results certainly threw up some interesting choices if I were to Retrain.

So.....the most popular Retrain choices for me were:

* Criminal intelligence analyst (love the sound of this one)

* Archaeologists (hmmmmmm....)

* Football referee (tougher job than people think - I have refereed before)

* Microbrewer (this could be dangerous)

* Soldier (I almost joined the Army before going to College)

* Magistrate (interesting - I used to love watching Judge Judy)

* Insurance loss adjuster (I do like my facts and figures)

* Actor (Eastenders here we come !)

* Massage therapist (I can see that.....????)

Try it yourself - link below:

Government Retrain Quiz

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