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Corporate and agency are very different, that said, the best corporate recruiters start in agency. That said, if you keep getting feedback that is contrary to what you think you know...it might be time to take a step back to consider the feedback vs. focusing on getting around the issue during the interview. Because even if someone were to give you the strategy to ace the interview (not hard), if you don't have the right approach and behaviors, you won't be successful in the role.
There are differences in hiring goals and purpose from a process and mindset lens. Without specific feedback/details it’s hard to know what agency like means but I can make assumptions.
My job and focus around hiring changed a lot when I left agency!
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To make the transition from agency to in-house recruiting you're going to have demonstrate how you add value beyond filling reqs. Filling reqs is the core focus of agency work but only a small portion of an in-house job.
Can you speak to the following?:
- Process improvement
- Leadership (not leading people necessarily but demonstrating leadership through sharing of best practices, mentorship, etc.)
- Broader HR knowledge (whether we like it or not, on the corporate side, recruiting is an HR function)
- Domain expertise (when I built my first in-house team, this was one of the biggest challenges as I found too many agency recruiters who lacked domain knowledge, let alone expertise)
- Community engagement (for your industry - how are you engaging with people in your sector beyond just sourcing for open reqs)
When someone says you are "too agency-like" they are most likely referring to a focus on transactional req filling. In house teams are looking for more. They want someone who can serve as an advisor to hiring teams, bringing TA and HR best practices, industry expertise etc.
Another challenge you'll face in that transition right now is competition. Job hugging is a real thing, and in-house recruiters aren't changing jobs because there's not enough opportunities for them to move to. In-house teams are getting smaller, leading to less opportunity overall.
In order to make the transition, you'll need to demonstrate an ability to add value to the business beyond just filling reqs and that is the hardest thing for most agency recruiters to do.