are there any opportunities right now for an accounting grad to move into campus/internal recruiting? I was recently laid off in PA and now working industry at a small company and honestly don’t think accounting is for me anymore. it feels like I’ve wasted time but I’d really like to work more with people. Any tips or advice from others who have done this?

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You hate accounting… but think you’d be good at recruiting them into the field? Got it.

Fair enough. Here’s my two cents, since you asked. It’s not a great time to get into recruiting with the economy looking like there’s a potential downturn on the horizon - even if it doesn’t materialize, people are slowing down on recruiting and in some cases laying people off. That said, if recruiting is something you are passionate about then go all in. Don’t limit yourself to accounting/finance. Go apply to recruiting firms. Your a recent / new (?) grad - you can go in any direction you want without much backtracking. It’s good that you found out this early that account isn’t for you. Go try something different and see what happens!

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