Everyone knows the job market is not what it once was, so to gain some leverage and stack the odds in their favor many people are turning to an age old industry of HEADHUNTING or Recruitment. Having a headhunter on your side is like hiring an assistant to put in as much if not more work as you do in the quest for employment. Working with a contingent headhunter is ideal because the candidate is not responsible for compensation. The client who is requesting certain positions be filled is. So why doesn't everyone work with a recruiter when looking for new career opportunities? Legitimate recruiters will not work with just anyone, so that means you have to be a standout candidate for the headhunter to want to invest their time, energy and reputation in presenting you to their client.
What is the best way to team up with a good headhunter? Do your research! Visit your favorite search engine like google.com or bing.com and search for your local and "recruiters" for example "Bay Area Recruiters" if you lived in the greater San Francisco Bay Area like I do. Upon going through the results pick out a few recruiters that seem professional and connected then forward your resume to these agencies. Upon reviewing your resume, experience and qualifications you can be sure that if you match up with any open positions at their clients companies you will be notified right away. How can we be so sure? Well this is the headhunters job and when placements are made is the only time they get PAID.
Another thing that makes working with a recruiter a great thing is they can give you inside information you might not otherwise receive. Since the recruiter has a relationship with the employer they can ask direct questions to the employer and get specific answers as to what key characteristics are selling points for the company to make hires. Maybe candidates need to be more energetic, friendly, charismatic or polished your headhunter will be in on all of this and they would of course share this information with you because you guys are working toward the same goal. You getting the position and the Recruiter selling YOU into the position!
Hopefully this article will provide some encouragement for that guy or gal who feels that the job market is an endless struggle right now.
P.S. Getting your headhunted isn't as bad as it sounds!
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