help in a career change. Career advancement, geographical moves, following a spouse, dead ended, company sold, plant closed, etc. are valid reasons to use a recruiter. Career changing, moving laterally, try something new, etc. are all red flags. We don’t do that. Client companies don’t pay us to find people without the background of succRecruiters, commonly called headhunters, are business professionals who get paid by client companies to find people for positions. They have their monetary interests aligned with their client companies, not with the candidates. Although you might think that recruiters are out to help candidates, for the most part they are simply polishing candidates up for sale. Recruiters need candidates and search high and low for people with desirable and marketable skills. Candidates can use recruiters to enhance their career moves. They can work together. Here are a few suggestions on how you can most effectively partner with a recruiter and find a great job as a result of that partnership.

Do expect recruiters to test your willingness to be directed and controlled through the hiring process. If a recruiter tells you to do something you should do it. Recruiters have placed hundreds of people. You have placed yourself only a couple of times if you were lucky. Recruiters are usually right, and will take you off their list if you become difficult to deal with or fail to report back after an interview exactly what happened. Recruiters know resume tricks and lead generation tips, salary negotiation techniques and many more job hunting skills than you will ever learn.

Don’t expect recruiters to read past a sentence that starts by asking for help in a career change. Career advancement, geographical moves, following a spouse, dead ended, company sold, plant closed, etc. are valid reasons to use a recruiter. Career changing, moving laterally, try something new, etc. are all red flags. We don’t do that. Client companies don’t pay us to find people without the background of succe

g candidates up for sale. Recruiters need candidates and search high and low for people with desirable and marketable skills. Candidates can use recruiters to enhance their career moves. They can work together. Here are a few suggestions on how you can most effectively partner with a recruiter and find a great job as a result of that partnership.

Do expect recruiters to test your willingness to be directed and controlled through the hiring process. If a recruiter tells you to do something you should do it. Recruiters have placed hundreds of people. You have placed yourself only a couple of times if you were lucky. Recruiters are usually right, and will take you off their list if you become difficult to deal with or fail to report back after an interview exactly what happened. Recruiters know resume tricks and lead generation tips, salary negotiation techniques and many more job hunting skills than you will ever learn.

Don’t expect recruiters to read past a sentence that starts by asking for help in a career change. Career advancement, geographical moves, following a spouse, dead ended, company sold, plant closed, etc. are valid reasons to use a recruiter. Career changing, moving laterally, try something new, etc. are all red flags. We don’t do that. Client companies don’t pay us to find people without the background of succ

tnership.

Do expect recruiters to test your willingness to be directed and controlled through the hiring process. If a recruiter tells you to do something you should do it. Recruiters have placed hundreds of people. You have placed yourself only a couple of times if you were lucky. Recruiters are usually right, and will take you off their list if you become difficult to deal with or fail to report back after an interview exactly what happened. Recruiters know resume tricks and lead generation tips, salary negotiation techniques and many more job hunting skills than you will ever learn.

Don’t expect recruiters to read past a sentence that starts by asking for help in a career change. Career advancement, geographical moves, following a spouse, dead ended, company sold, plant closed, etc. are valid reasons to use a recruiter. Career changing, moving laterally, try something new, etc. are all red flags. We don’t do that. Client companies don’t pay us to find people without the background of succ

their list if you become difficult to deal with or fail to report back after an interview exactly what happened. Recruiters know resume tricks and lead generation tips, salary negotiation techniques and many more job hunting skills than you will ever learn.

Don’t expect recruiters to read past a sentence that starts by asking for help in a career change. Career advancement, geographical moves, following a spouse, dead ended, company sold, plant closed, etc. are valid reasons to use a recruiter. Career changing, moving laterally, try something new, etc. are all red flags. We don’t do that. Client companies don’t pay us to find people without the background of succ

help in a career change. Career advancement, geographical moves, following a spouse, dead ended, company sold, plant closed, etc. are valid reasons to use a recruiter. Career changing, moving laterally, try something new, etc. are all red flags. We don’t do that. Client companies don’t pay us to find people without the background of success in the particular field we are working on. We would starve trying to help people get out of one field into another.

Do expect recruiters to be hard to get on the phone or reply to lengthy emails and don’t be put off by abrupt endings of conversations. Our work day is as full as anyone else’s. If you have to make a call, be brief. If you have any new information about your availability or recent offers, interviews and such developments then we will want to hear from you. Keep in touch, but don’t call expecting to chat for ten minutes. We should be using that time talking to client companies about you.

Don’t deviate from your documented personal contact data. Don’t change email addresses, phone numbers, addresses and zip codes without telling your recruiter and reissuing your resume to him or her. Don’t leave for an extended vacation without leaving a cell number or other way of reaching you. I usually recommend a permanent email on a free account and leaving it strictly for job hunting.

A good recruiter will offer suggestions on resume preparation and construction, formatting and word selection. We are interested in having a quality document to submit to our client companies. Don’t expect that resume will work well with your own contacts and job hunting efforts. It’s tailored to suit our paying commercial clients th