#Recruitment & #HR are the career up for discussion on today's podcast! Tune in to discuss the journey of a #BCGRecruiter. Learn about his experience from lifting boxes for BCG to recruiting top talents for them since the past 15 years. Hear him talk about all the tips & tricks you would need to get a job at Boston Consulting Group, BCG! He talks about the pursuing a career in recruitment and consulting at BCG. He discusses the importance of grades when you submit your application! Discover the Journey of a BCG Recruiter and find your passion and learn about a career in recruitment by listening to the best BCG Podcast, Recruitment Podcast online! Bruce Smolen is a Southern California native and has recruited for the Los Angeles office of the Boston Consulting Group for the past 15 years. He has processed thousands of applications and helped recruit hundreds of consultants into BCG offices all over North America. With a lot of up and downs, he has always found a way to come out on the top making his journey is inspiring for many.   BRUCE's LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sneha-desai-18542a104/  Super excited to introduce our newest partnership with SIZIGI, which will give students an opportunity to get their questions answered by experts! Sizigi is a professional branding platform that allows users to build custom job presentations with their immersive ePortfolio content. Create your FREE ACCOUNT at https://www.joinsizigi.com/ and follow them at https://linktr.ee/Sizigi.  ------------------------------------  Introduction: (0:00)  Early Days out of college: (2:28)  His Entry into BCG - INSPIRATIONAL!: (3:27)  How to deal with being laid off from work?: (6:50)  What makes you happy about working at BCG?: (8:52)  The ideal BCG candidate: (11:00)  How is a resume interpreted?: (14:21)  Recruitment Process at BCG: (16:30)  Different types of Interviews at BCG: (18:54)  Job responsibilities of a recruiter: (19:45)  Ideal Day during hiring season: (22:19)  Ideal Day during Off-Cycle: (24:33)  Being emotionally strong as an HR: (25:29)  What makes a good recruiter, a great recruiter?: (28:32)  An Important Advice to note!: (31:28)  Conclusion: (33:24)  ------------------------------------- INSTAGRAM: @the_careershow https://www.instagram.com/the_careershow/  LINKEDIN: @The Career Show https://www.linkedin.com/company/thecareershow ------------------------------------- Editor: Siddhesh Varadkar: https://www.instagram.com/sidvaradkar_editor/ Balraj Kashinath Jadhav: https://www.facebook.com/balraj.jadhav.5 ------------------------------------- Music: https://bit.ly/306W5qS --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecareershow/message