If You’re Thinking Of Starting Your Own Recruitment Business Gender Shouldn’t Be On The Agenda
This is an equal opportunities angle, right?
You could put it that way, but all we’re saying is that gender is not an issue in running a recruitment business, so don’t let it be an issue for you.
So you’re saying it’s a good time for women to start a recruitment business?
We think it’s a good time for anyone to start a recruitment business. That’s the point. Gender doesn’t matter.
But come on, recruitment, as a sector does have a bit of the ‘alpha male’ atmosphere around it, doesn’t it?
If we’re honest, there has been an element of that in the past. But we think it is in the past.
Can I draw your attention to The Lord Davies Report? I think you’ll find it claimed that just 12.5% of the FTSE 100 companies had female board members.
Ah. You’ve done some research. Very commendable. It did say that. In 2010.
And by 2013 a Recruitment International Report had found that just ’11% of women were at Board-level in the top 100 recruitment firms in the UK’.
Hmm. You do know your stuff. But consider this, right now about a third, 33%, of the heads of our joint venture partners, are women.
You really have moved on then.
Well, not really. Because for us it’s never been an issue. What we want is the right person.
Our agenda has always been about helping recruitment professionals whatever their gender to set up their own businesses.
When we meet with budding entrepreneurs, we look at their track record. We see how they have typically been running a busy desk or team; how they’ve acquired knowledge of a particular industry, and how well they know a specific geographical area. Gender never comes into it.
We listen to their business plans – we insist on that, as we want to make sure they are serious about running a business and consider how they might best operate. But what we don’t do is even think about gender.
Point taken.
Think about the key attributes you may need run your own recruitment business. They’re being highly organised, having the ability to multi-task, being able to listen – to candidates and clients alike – and have the drive to succeed. To have business acumen. To know the business.
These attributes we don’t see more in men than women or “Vica Versa”, Do you?
Certainly not. But, even if the gender gap is closing….
Excuse me – we’ve closed it.
Ok, accepted, but have you closed that, closely linked, pay gap?
The answer to that is really simple. Running a recruitment business, your own recruitment business, you’ll be paid, effectively, on results. So it’s about how hard you work, and how well you do it. There is no reason to believe that women would come off worst in that battle.
I get that.
Like we said. It’s about the person. At Recruit Ventures we’re all about helping recruitment professionals start their own businesses. We enable you to pay yourself a salary from the day you launch your business and receive regular shares and dividends. We give recruiters the freedom to concentrate on starting up and provide access to a secure and robust back office and support system that is unrivaled within the industry.
We’re in that business because we recognise the entrepreneurial spirit of recruitment professionals. We regularly support women and men in launching their own recruitment companies and we use talent and commitment as benchmarks. Gender isn’t up for discussion and with us, it doesn’t come into it.
I think you’ve made your point.
There is another point actually. Aside from gender, we don’t discriminate on the basis of a person’s race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
So it is equal opportunities.
It’s certainly about opportunities. If you’re a recruitment professional with the right experience and a sound business plan we’ll listen to you. We’re in the business of helping people start their own recruitment businesses. We don’t have separate scales for males and females but then again why would we?
There is only one type of person we’re looking for. The talented, experienced, driven, recruitment professional. Because they are the people who are best at starting up recruitment businesses. Their gender is not our agenda.
How do I start talking to you?
One email will start the ball rolling. email info@recruitventures.com or fill in our form.
I’ll put together an agenda.