Clients are more cautious in hiring and this has led to an adjustment in the basic salaries on offer to recruiters, according to the latest Heywood Associates Recruitment Salary Survey. During the recession, consultants have experienced a reduction in basic salary, and commission payments have been stopped. Candidates can no longer expect to receive a guaranteed pay rise on changing jobs, and consequently they need to review opportunities to ascertain whether career progression and OTE is a better option than that which they are currently receiving.