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Working in the recruitment industry can be at times very stressful for recruiters. Reasons for this vary from a placement not turning up for their first day of work, struggling to meet sales targets, not being able to fill a placement, working long and unsociable hours or having to deal with issues which are outside of your control.

For this reason, TBOS have listed 8 top well-being tips for recruiters. This will hopefully keep your mind on the right track and to help you manage stress more positively at work.

Working in the recruitment industry can be at times very stressful for recruiters. Reasons for this vary from a placement not turning up for their first day of work, struggling to meet sales targets, not being able to fill a placement, working long and unsociable hours or having to deal with issues which are outside of your control.

For this reason, TBOS have listed 8 top tips to keep your mind on the right track and to manage stress more positively at work.

SET GOALS, PLAN AND TAKE ACTION

Set and agree goals, understand what you need to do to achieve your goals, and have a realistic plan. Prioritise your plan and re-prioritise when things change. Take action, review progress, amend your plan accordingly, and keep focused on your goals. Break down larger tasks and projects into smaller more manageable chunks.

ACTIVELY MANAGE YOUR WORK

Actively manage your work and build in time to step back from the day to day and reflect on your work. Tune into the outside world and keep on top of changes affecting your work. Know what is happening in your company by using informative monthly reports (management accounts), monitor key performance indicators and have regular meetings with staff and clients and be sure to listen to their feedback. Build good relationships with all stakeholders and ensure you have agreements in place for all business relationships, as well as insurance for the key risk areas.

MANAGE YOUR TIME

Adopt time management strategies that work for you and your business, get organised, delegate or outsource work to colleagues or outside companies to minimise distractions, procrastination, this will improve your overall productivity and efficiency of the business.

ACCEPT THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF YOUR CONTROL

Accept that you cannot change the past, that change is part of life, reschedule as a result of change, adapt accordingly, and accept that unexpected events and bad days happen. Understand what is within and outside your control and stay focused on things that you can control. Acknowledge that you always have a choice.

CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK

Understand what is really important to you, remind yourself of the bigger picture and focus on what matters. Consider your thinking and, where it is unhelpful, look at changing the way you think. Be positive, keep things in perspective and take control of worrying.

CHANGE YOUR APPROACH

Take responsibility for your actions, be assertive, set boundaries, and be prepared to say no. Focus and celebrate what has gone well, value what you have and what you have achieved. Look at what has not got well as learning and change things accordingly. Consider the best and worst that could happen and accept that issues have arisen and find satisfactory resolutions. Be decisive, don’t panic, draw on your resources and trust your knowledge, experience and intuition. Most of all, calm down, think about how you have overcome similar situations in the past and move into a different space to think things through. Be realistic and control perfectionism.

ASK FOR HELP AND SUPPORT

Build a strong support network of trusted contacts and advisors, don’t be afraid to ask for help from someone in your organisation or from a third party.

DON’T FORGET THERE IS LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK

Take regular breaks during the day, take holidays, keep your working hours under control, eat healthily, exercise more and improve your lifestyle. Build leisure time into your day and get balance into your life. Stress is not necessarily bad or dangerous. If you can manage stress in a positive way you can keep on top of things and you will see stress as invigorating and challenging rather than something to fear.

HOW TBOS CAN HELP

TBOS understands that a recruiter’s life can be very busy and stressful, in most cases they are juggling too many plates for their business. They are having to manage sales, growing their business and their back-office administration, ensuring everything runs smoothly. That’s where TBOS can help…

We look after the complete back-office and accounts function for many of our recruitment clients. Our solutions cover everything from invoicing, funding, credit control right through to year-end accounts, with the added benefit of paying for our services when you need them. Our clients enjoy many benefits, one of which provides a significant saving to their bottom line as well as peace of mind that their back-office runs smoothly without any management from themselves or their team. This gives them more time to focus on making more placements, which is essential for growing a successful recruitment business.

Think TBOS could help you?

Call our team today to discuss your options in more detail 0345 504 6333, we’d love to hear from you.