Bring snacks. The waiting room might have a bowl of dusty mints. Do not underestimate the power of a good handshake and a funny anecdote about the 11C bus. That bus is a universal Birmingham experience.
If they offer you a job via text message at 11 PM on a Sunday, that is a red flag. Or a very desperate company. Both are equally entertaining to tell your friends about later.
Remember: They need you more than you need them. There are over 200 agencies in the city centre. You are a shiny, rare Pokémon to them. They want to catch you and send you to a nice tech startup in Digbeth.
So, next time you see a smartly-dressed person with a coffee and a phone glued to their ear on New Street? Wave. They are a Recruitment Agent. They are part of the Birmingham ecosystem. They are the weird, wonderful, caffeinated glue of our local economy.
Go embrace the chaos. Update your CV. Make an appointment. You might just end up with a new job, a new story, and a new obsession with the free biscuit selection at a recruitment agency near the Grand Central. Trust me. It’s a ride.
