This is a series of general election puns isn’t it?
It was borderline irresistible!
And it’s all linked to starting up my own recruitment business…
Candidates…see what we did there?
Of course. Running a recruitment business means looking after candidates. But what’s with the ‘Am I a candidate’?
Ah. We like helping recruitment professionals to start their own businesses. But to get our vote ….
Enough!
Sorry. Bear with us. To get our approval and backing you do need to tick certain boxes.
I’ll let that one go. Explain the boxes I need to tick.
You need to have five years current experience in recruitment. Unbroken. And ideally you need to have spent maybe the last three of them in a particular sector; maybe running a desk or team.
I qualify.
Good. So, hate to ask, but with that experience why haven’t you elected (sorry!) to start your own recruitment business already?
Fair question. The truth is I’ve found too many obstacles. Full funding was the start point – or not if you see what I mean. Then there was the whole setting up a business thing – the legals and so on. Even when I’d got my head around that I was floundering in trying to sort out branding, premises, systems, I.T. and organising credit with the media. It all got a bit too much.
It’s not an unfamiliar story. Still surprising in a way though given the entrepreneurial drive that you obviously have – along with a lot of recruitment consultants out there.
Ultimately I suppose it was down to the bank though. They didn’t like the exposure and didn’t give me their vote.
See – you’re doing it now! Just suppose there was someone prepared to back you. Really back you, across all those areas you listed.
And who might that be?
Us! We at The Recruit Venture Group provide a complete package for startup recruitment businesses. You get shares in, and dividends from, your own company. Backed with 100% funding you’ll also have access to our back office systems and support.
All the legals, the branding, the I.T. – we do that too.
I’m going to have say it, YOU get my vote.
It had to be said! But before you get our’s we need to talk. Tick all those boxes about experience and you’re off to a great start. Then we’ll outline your business plan together, shape your ideas and let us know your objectives, and we’re really on to something.
You mean I need a manifesto.
Oh, very good. But truthfully, if you want to convince us you’re a candidate good enough to look after your own candidates – and clients – not to mention also get our backing, we do need to talk.