Recruitment Consultant Tips-How To Be Happy At Work

I am an avid reader. I have all my favourite websites bookmarked and regularly surf on my ipad at night. Recently I found a huge amount of popular articles on how to be happy at work. I am fascinated by this topic. Why? Because it's never been an issue for me. I love what I do and I also get that it might not be the same for others. Reading through the various suggestions and ideas I decided to create a top 5 for recruiters. Ready to get going?

1. Love your job

I know it's obvious and yet some people don't. Let's explore this more. If you don't love your job there are likely to be a number of reasons. Listen up here because this is important.

If people are not your 'thing' you are unlikely to be reading this in the first place. You will also never really get what working in recruitment is all about. I agree it is a well-rewarded industry and yet it isn't all about money. The foundation is about making dreams come true. The might be corny yet think about it. If you don't feel like punching the air when a candidate phones you to say; 'I got it' you need to check if you have a pulse!

2. Make sure you are working for the right company

This is a huge thing for many recruitment consultants. Admittedly any role has a settling in period and new systems and process take adjustment. Hopefully you will have done your homework first before you moved to your new employer. The key thing here is values. If your values are different to your new recruitment companies then it isn't going to work. A few well-placed questions at interview can be very revealing. For instance if; family, care and friendship are important to you and you are in a company where there is no socialising after work and asking for an hour off to see your Mum in hospital is frowned upon it is unlikely you will be a happy recruiter.

3. Get organised

There is nothing more stressful than being disorganised. Stress doesn't generally sit well with happiness by the way. Batch your work and always have a plan for your week and you will find that your world becomes much calmer than you ever thought it could. Don't say yes to please people if you can't deliver.

4. Avoid negativity

I often quote a famous saying that you can't hang around negative people and expected to be positive! The truth is negative people wear you down and they are not fun to be around. I am not saying that your work life should be all positive thinking and crazy practical jokes.Though upbeat people and their energy have a profound effect on our mood it is the exact opposite when it comes to negative people do not have a great effect. They sap energy, frustrate us and even worse we end up feeling negative too!

5. Stretch yourself

Might sound counter intuitive and this can have a huge impact. Every recruiter will have activities that are not their favourites. In the words of a famous sports brand just do it. It is a well-documented fact that doing things outside our comfort zones expands us; it also gives us a high.

My own opinion is it makes us realise how good we can be. Do that consistently and your self-esteem and confidence will grow. As that happens I guarantee your happiness meter will soon be off the scale.

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