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Depends on the focus you want to have in your daily work. Happy to discuss further as I have been on both sides
I have worked on both sides, feel free to DM
Both have pros and cons, I’ve done them both! Happy to answer more specific questions.
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Anyway - I started in agency and was in that environment about 8 years. It can be really fun especially when you’re so young in your career as it’s typically a lot of other folks in similar situations. The volume is typically much higher and faster paced. It can be very competitive. Base compensation is typically lower but with decent commission structures. Sometimes it can feel cut throat, but that completely depends on the firm’s culture. But overall staffing can give you some really good experience and if you can “make it” in staffing it’s pretty widely agreed upon that you can work in any recruiting function, hah!
In-house recruiting is *typically* a bit slower paced, longer process. Usually folks don’t burn out as much as in staffing though pay is usually not as lucrative.
Early in my career, staffing was so much fun and I gained a wealth of experience that I felt really set me up quite well for my move into in-house recruiting. I can’t say one is better than the other but at this point in my career (about 14 years in), in-house lifestyle is much more accommodating as I have young children and really value my flexibility and autonomy.