Matt Franklin
A day in the life of...
Briefly describe your role and responsibilities.
A marketing recruiter talking to marketers about recruitment marketing whilst placing marketeers into recruitment unable to actually do marketing himself ... In short.
How and why did you get into recruitment?
For as long as I remember I always wanted to be a recruiter, I would dress up in a suit with a headset on as a child closing deals, pitching roles, and asking my parents for my pocket money quarterly. It is amazing to see my childhood dream come true. …in truth you often fall into recruitment because of the financial opportunity and later fall in love with the job.
What's the first time you do when you get into work in the morning?
Get a Venti americano from Starbucks and go through mine and the team's daily plan.
What's your favorite part of the day?
When I'm 3 coffees deep and "Tell me something good comes on".
What is the most challenging part of your job?
Working on multiple projects all at different stages. I can’t juggle but this would be the closest I could get to it!
What keeps you motivated?
Seeing people around me succeed in the business along with being able to support my clothing addictions.
What piece of advice would you give to someone starting out in recruitment?
Ask as many questions from as many people as possible, and get a decent karaoke song lined up.