About Recruiters - Frequently Asked Questions

Posted by Ginni Garner on Nov 16 2011

Recruiting often seems to be a mysterious process. Candidates wonder how they can best "use" a recruiter … how they can get a recruiter's attention … why recruiters aren't calling them back … Learn why below!

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How can I select a recruiter to help me with my job search?
Unfortunately, you can't. Professional search consultants represent employers, who engage them to fill position openings. In other words, recruiters find people for jobs - not jobs for people. If you are a superstar, a recruiter - with your permission - may present you to employers known to be interested in superstars, but almost no one will serve as your talent agent.

How can I at least get noticed by the right recruiters?
That's a more realistic question. The "wrong" recruiters and recruiting firms are those who don't specialize in your industry or functional background, or who tend to fill positions far above or below your salary range. If you don't know a cross-section of firms specializing in your industry or discipline, consult a good reference work, such as Kennedy Information's The Directory of Executive Recruiters, available at all major libraries.

You "get noticed" in a wide variety of ways - by providing an up-to-date electronic résumé with the kinds of key words that match a recruiter's needs, by being helpful and responsive when recruiters call, by maintaining a network of business associates who will recommend you, by holding an important position at a well-known company, by holding elected or appointed office in professional societies and trade associations, by writing or appearing in articles that subsequently get "Googled" - in short, by making it easy to find you.

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Topics: jobs, recruiters, recruiting, executive search

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