*long read but could save you months/years of pain*
Do you want to be in sales or would you like to be a recruiter? If you want to be a recruiter, this might make sense for you as all 3rd party recruiting firms are new grad farms that grind you down (get into corporate recruiting). If you want to be in sales… AVOID RECRUITING!
There are numerous problems with this company that you can hear about in other reviews. The biggest issue I have with this company is the dishonesty of the position and what you will gain from it professionally.
They will pitch you the job as entry level sales, and even put that in their LinkedIn posts. Recruiting is “sales adjacent” but it is not sales experience. When you leave RHM, you’ll apply for sales jobs, maybe get an interview even, and the hiring manager will look you in the eye and say “you have 3 years of recruiting experience, but 0 years of sales experience”. ( I know this because I learned it the hard way) You have officially pigeon holed yourself into 2 spots:
1. Restart and get an entry level sales job and throw away years of “experience”
2. You are now a recruiter and not a sales rep
If you don’t believe me, look up former employees LinkedIn and see how many are in recruiting still. I can assure you that many of those people left college wanting to be sales reps, not recruiters.
In your initial interview, they’ll pitch you the promotion: “When you get promoted you’ll be an account manager and start the sales side more”. Big issue with that being that their promoted “salespeople” are also not sales people. Here’s why:
In order to “sell” you have to have a value proposition. Basically meaning “what does our company bring to the table that our competitors don’t?”. Recruiting doesn’t have a value prop. RHM’s value prop is “please give us a chance, we work 23 year olds the hardest out of our identical competitors”. It’s the reason you work on openings competing with other companies. The “sales reps” are not selling, they are “order taking” from hiring managers. Without a value prop, RHM has no leverage with the companies they work for.
If you want to be a sales rep and are still in college, here’s my advice: avoid the career fairs. Research companies in industries you’re interested in, graduate school (without a job or maybe one interview the week or 2 before graduation) and get an associate rep role. You’ll thank yourself greatly
