A year later, I am back.
I have been serving in a HR consulting firm since April, 2011.
Quite comfortable with myself!
Mission is quite simple: hunting and career development (from different perspectives). But in the real world, this job has a lot of miscellaneous things to do/ study.
Information that I need to know in the first time
- Industry and company's market positioning
- Inside and outside look of the company, including Annual Reports, Fact Book, Stock Market, rumors in the industry
- Job description on job hunting website (if they have)
Company side
- Contact window clarification
- Job description in detail, including responsibility, requirement and specification, salary range, etc.
Candidate side
- Current status, including job hunting status, emotional/family status, etc.
- Skills
- Salary range and expectation
Therefore, I have lots of books and news to study. My job is to know what other people are doing/thinking/concerning in their work, as detail as I can (both in rational and emotional parts). If I searched for sales specialist, I need to know the current players in the industry, product profile, customers they meet and their sales amount per annual.
So far, I am satisfying with the company and the job. Knowing the defect(s) and interesting parts of this job and the industry, it's all right for me.