Recruitment Consultant work – what is it like?

Hi! I know there are a lot of posts regarding this, and I have read through some of them. Some posts were quite insightful, but as is common on Reddit, there are a lot who look down on this work – understandably so, given how similar it is to a lot of English teaching companies in how easy it could be to get hired or how employees are treated. Also had my fair share of recruitment consultant encounters who seem to not know what they are doing, which could cement the idea that it is not a job that prioritizes or improves qualifications. But having read a few of the comments made me consider that maybe there is a good merit and reputation in the job if done properly..?

Even with these said, I am interested in entering the industry and would really appreciate getting comments from those who had experience about what the day to day work is like; I have always read that it varies everyday, but I want to know how often, for example, one would do cold-calls or meetings with clients/candidates or what is your favorite and least favorite tasks to do at work. Also would appreciate knowing to what industries/jobs some have shifted to after leaving recruitment.

I have reached out to some people who work in the industry, and got two responses, although everything is still quite vague and tells what has been repeatedly told online – that it is a high pressure work, lots of multitasking, one needs to be able to handle rejection, and has to put in long hours at first, etc.

TLDR;

I really want to know more details about what the job entails (if possible, without the pessimistic, derogatory tone), like:

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1. How would the job most likely fare for an introvert/how could an introvert thrive at the job?
2. Do you prefer small scale or large scale recruitment companies?
3. How did you feel on the first few months on the job? What were the main challenges for you?
4. Your favorite and least favorite tasks?
5. Industry/job you were able to shift to after doing recruitment?/Skills you were able to gain through the job?
6. Positive takeaways you got from the job?
7. Is it inevitable to have to deceive or manipulate in cold calls?
8. Companies that actually prioritizes understanding and matching the candidate’s goals/skillsets to a suitable work?

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Feel free to message if the details would be too specific/personal for you. Thank you for reading and I hope to get your help in gaining more information about this!

(also sorry for the lack of format, not really familiar with reddit hehe)