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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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How do recruiters work?
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I posted a few weeks ago about my challenge in transitioning from academia to industry. I'm doing the networking thing and so far it's going fine, but I understand it takes time. My question is how do recruiters work? If I contact one, and give them my CV, are they able to get my CV further than if I directly applied to the company? Say I got the job, do they charge me for their service? Do they charge the company? i'm just not sure how it all works out. thank you for your answer in advance.
Re: How do recruiters work?
I'm a recruiter.
I can generally get your resume further along than if you apply online with now inside connections. I have the ear of the hiring manager and internal recruiter. I also market a candidate. I have credibility because I usually never submit more than 3-5 candidates for a position so my clients know the ones I'm submitting are the "best".
I get paid by the client. It is generally a percentage of the candidate's salary.
That said, I'm not a social worker or career coach (although I usually offer advice). It is next to impossible for me to place someone who wants to change industries or careers. If my client wants someone with 5 years of experience in a niche area they want someone with 5 years of experience in that niche...not someone who "likes" that area and would like to do more of it, or someone with 15 years of experience in that niche.
Also keep in mind that, if you DO apply online for a role, and then a recruiter has your resume and wants to present you after you've done that on your own, the company will likely be clear with the recruiter that you've already applied through a different method, and, if you do get the job, very likely the recruiter won't be paid, even though you've got a relationship with the recruiter.
If you become a full-time employee of the company the recruiter gets paid once. Usually somewhere between 20-30% of your salay is the standard placement fee. If you are contract employee the recruiter gets a commission based on how many hours you work.
For example, I have contractors that I placed last time this year on a project. They are still working on the project. I get a commission check every month based on how much they work. It isn't much...usually about $1500/mo for 10 part-time contractors, but it is a nice little annuity for the months I don't have a lot of permanent placements.