The 5 things I wish I knew when I started in recruitment

*This article was originally published on 9 October, 2007 in InSight #3

I started my recruitment career in February 1989 with Accountancy Personnel (now known as Hays) in London as a fresh-faced, innocent 22 year old from Hobart. I knew nothing about accounting jobs or qualifications, nothing about London geography, nothing about working in a corporate o…