Using Recruiters In Your Job Search
ecruiter Job Search
Resources There are two types of
recruiters, retained and
If you are job hunting, you contingency. A retained search
should send your resume to firm has a contract with a
recruiters. Recruiters know about company to find a candidate and
your industry or occupation and receives some payment as a
they know about job openings that retainer during the process. A
you may never find on your own. contingency recruiter has no
search contract and receives no
Recruiters and search firms work payment unless a placement is
for the employer or hiring made.
entity. The employer pays them a
fee for locating the right Some employers prefer working
individual for the job opening. with contingency firms and some
Recruiters never work for the with retained firms. Both are
job-seeker. A recruiter will not respected by employers and useful
act as your personal employment in your job search, but, the two
agent by trying to find a types of firms will not be
position for you. handling the same positions with
the same employers
If your credentials happen to simultaneously.
match an employer's needs, the
recruiter will try to place you. The retained recruiter has
But don't expect an employment entered an exclusive contract
firm to go out of its way to find with an employer to fill a
a job for you. particular position. The retained
recruiter is likely to advertise
Retained and Contingency a position, sharing the specifics
Recruiters of the position, location and
employer openly. The retained placed in many different
firm feels a great obligation to confidential databases and be
fulfill the contract by finding alerted of many different
the best person for the job. positions. If you send your
Retained firms generally work resume to only a few, it may be
with higher level positions. that none you send to will be
working with positions which fit
The contingency recruiter, on the you background and
other hand, usually does not have qualifications.
an exclusive relationship with
the employer, and is only paid a Do not think that you should
fee if the job search is limit yourself to contacting only
successful. Often, if the recruiters that work in your
employer uses contingency firms, region. Very few recruiters work
there will be more than one only in their local area, most
contingency firm competing to work all around the US or Canada
fill a certain position. and some internationally. If you
Contingency recruiters generally really only want to remain in
work with more mid-level your area, you can specify that
management and professional preference in your cover letter.
positions.
When you interact with executive
Research & Contact Recruiters recruiters, you are essentially
interacting with an agent or
Different recruiters know about representative of the employer.
different positions. They do not You should develop your
usually know about the same ones. relationship with the recruiter
This is particularly true with with the same integrity and
retained firms. By sending your professionalism that you would
resume out widely, you will be with the employer.
work for the employer. They can't
Tips for Your Job Search help you if they don't have any
suitable assignments but these
Recruiters are an important are the firms most likely to have
resource in any management, suitable positions now and in the
professional or executive job future. Once your resume is in
search. Use the JobMetaSeek the database you will be
Recruiter Directory, or other considered for future
Directory, to locate the firms opportunities. After you have
that specialize in your contacted the specialists,
profession or industry. Research contact the generalist firms. By
the generalist firms. Many firms sending your resume out widely,
only recruit for positions at or you will be placed in many
above a certain salary level, and different confidential databases
you should consider this when and increase your chances of
deciding which firms to contact. being contacted.
Review recruiters just as you
would evaluate a potential It is normally not worth the time
employer. Be sure their style is and effort to contact recruiters
compatible with yours and that that specialize in industries or
you feel comfortable trusting occupations that do not match
them. Investigate the material your background and
and resources available on each qualifications. If your
site for immediate use or for background is Accounting a
future reference. recruiter specializing in
Electrical Engineering is
Contacting and submitting your unlikely to help you now or in
resume to the firms specializing the future and your time is
in your occupation or industry better spent on other activities.
should be a priority. Recruiters
Ethical recruiters will contact manager or executive level it is
you before they share your resume best to clearly state that any
with another recruiter or a resume distribution requires your
client company. However, at the express approval.
About the Author:
This article was written by the staff of JobMetaSeek, a career and job search service for managers, professionals and executives in the United States and Canada. http://www.jobmetaseek.com
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