Recruiters are not technical and never will be. "I think I'll quit programming and start recruiting" -- No one, ever. I guess I'm the exception to the rule the

Recruiters are not technical and never will be. "I think I'll quit programming and start recruiting" -- No one, ever. I guess I'm the exception to the rule then. I studied software development in a prestigious university and worked as a developer for a few years and left because I simply didn't enjoy it and wasn't making as much money as I hoped. Admittedly I wasn't the greatest developer in the world but I was at the very least average. I left development to work in sales and eventually and (unintentionally) fell into recruitment. I currently work as an inhouse recruiter for a large development company and make significantly more money than what I could have expected had I stayed in development. for a fairly-poorly compensated job. Base salaries in agency recruitment are poor but if you do nothing more than hit your targets then you'll comfortably clear £60k a year in the UK whilst still in your early twenties. There are plenty of recruiters who would struggle to print 'hello world' in any language that still clear six figures a year. Your advice about protecting your cell phone number is absolutely spot on though.