It did not take long to realize that the training program was non-existent, they had me shadow current employees and gave me a large manual to read (it’s out of date with their current systems by the way)- after that, you are on your own. Honestly- I feel as though this wouldn’t be that bad, I am a fan of “trial by fire”. Something I learned about sales is that you must be able to fail in order to learn and grow. As a recruiter for The Stepping Stone- I was responsible for trying to fill positions with qualified candidates- but then also meant to manage those that were placed with any needs they had concerning their employment. The problem was that oftentimes the clients who filled a position would call to ask questions related to their employment that should be directed to human resources but everything was so un-organized here that there was no way to connect them with support to get their questions answered. Let alone my own human resource questions. All my superiors that I asked to help either gave me a different solution to tell our clients or tried to pass the buck to ask a different department for the answer, it often seemed like there was no clear way to actually serve our clients with the assistance they needed outside of being placed for the positions we filled. I would not recommend working here if you want to be surrounded by the support you need to be successful as a recruiter. It is clear very quickly why they cannot hold on to top recruiters for more than a year. To those educators that are looking to fill a position- I would suggest thinking long and hard because in my time there- it seemed like there was more lip service than actual support for your important role within your schools.
