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Thoughts on working with recruiters?
I sent a resume to a recruited and just got an email from them. I don't know that much about how recruiters work and from what I googled it sounded like they could either be like a free job coach or totally waste your time. Does anyone have any experience or advice? Is it OK to still apply for positions on my own?
Re: Thoughts on working with recruiters?
I've had good and bad experiences with them. It just depends on the type of agency you work with. A few months ago I worked with a large, well know firm who I met with and they tried to place me in a job that later hired internally. The company told me they would keep considering me for temp work, along with direct hires but they have yet to call. I am currently working with an agency that is very good. I've met with the agency and I'm temping for a company. My recruiter seems to think the position is a temp to hire position, but they company is looking for away around all the recruiter fees. It's the recruiters problem not mine, but it sounds like this company knows what they are doing.
Keep researching and touching base with this recruiter and see what they have to offer.
I worked with 3 different recruiters at 3 different companies over the 8 months I was looking for a job, I didn't have a good experience with any of them, but don't let my experience influence you. I've had friends who've had luck with recruiters and it only takes one good recruiter to get you a job so even though I personally didn't have any luck with them, and my opinion of them is biased, I don't discourage it.
I'm a recruiter. I'm not a social worker. I can help a lot for a very good candidate, but honestly I get a lot of resumes from people I just can't help.
Make sure you know where your resume is going. I always tell my candidates I can open a lot of doors and know of jobs that aren't advertised, but if your best friend works for XYZ it is probably better for you to use that route into XYZ so that there is no fee attached to your candidacy.
The biggest thing to remember is that you are in control of what companies get your resume, whether you are working with a recruiter(s) or not. A good recruiter should always ask before sending your resume to someone, so yes you can still apply for jobs on your own. In fact I'd encourage it because waiting for them to come to you for jobs won't always get you too far.
Also keep networking and reaching out to contacts. Many times opportunities arise before the job is even officially posted.
I also have mixed experiences with them. The first one I ever worked with was a freelance recruiter (not associated with any particular companies) and she was new. She helped me a lot through the process, but was PISSED when I didn't take the first job that came along. Oh well.
I've gotten calls over the years from clueless recruiters who obviously didn't know the field.
However, DH has gotten jobs, and I got my last job, through a recruiter. In both of those cases, they were very professional and acted more as go-betweens to match the right people to the right position.
My best advice is to stay away from any recruiters that want to charge you money for working with them. Other than that, they seem to be more and more common these days (my current company has a recruiter on staff).
GL
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they are horrible -- lie and are only in it to make a placement because they get a cut. Never trust a recruiter. They always tell you they have jobs you're perfect for.
I'm referring to external recruiters only. Good recruiters work for a company and do recruiting specifically for that company.
I know this is very generalized but I've had lots of experience with them and have some good friends in HR. Just make sure to never trust them.