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You don't. Recruiters are useless. Apply directly and work with in house recruiters only. Save yourself the headache/ghosting, plus you'll get paid more.
I agree with above. You dont. They always have this weird attitude on the phone too, like a condescending tone. I dont get it
Honestly they are, I told a recruiter a range of what I was looking for and he went with the bottom of it as the high point. I was like I thought you were supposed to work with me not against me. This was not an in house recruiter.
Totally agree with Finance Manager 1 here. Recruiters were useful like 20, 30 years ago when we didn’t have access to all these job posts on internet. However, they are not adding any value to my recruiting process. Even some of them were just so focused on getting me any opportunities that mostly did not fit my needs and ended up wasting so much of my time. So personally, no.
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I responded to a few and worked with them and if they weren’t giving me jobs that were what I was looking for/not in the pay range I was looking for I’d stop responding. They’re pretty hit or miss, but I did end up finding my job through an in house recruiter
Good to know I'm not the only one having bad experiences with recruiters. Every day, a new company popping up, some forceful, some condescending, some appear sincere, then disappear.
I could go on and on.
So true. Just work with the company’s in-house recruiter by applying directly to the role. That’s enough recruiter interaction you need for your entire life.
You work with an in-house recruiter if you are interested in working for their firm/company.
You work with an external recruiter only if you must. Choose one that seems like they have a serious job opening that you might seriously consider, rather than someone looking to fill up their database in case a job comes along. If you work in a niche area, try to find someone who understands niche.
And you aren't limited to working with just one external recruiter. You can work with more than one. You just have to make sure that if you work with two, they don't both send your resume to the same place. (Usually, the company will just cross you off their list rather than attempt to sort out which external recruiter would get paid a commission if they hired you.)
I have had very good experiences working with external recruiters. I think best thing is to work with them if they seem they are working for you. If they annoy you, move on. I don’t worry about them not advocating for me in terms of pay, benefits, work-life, etc, as this is a standard I set myself and do not budge on. It is your career, you set the boundaries.
There’s no shortage of recruiters, so don’t be afraid to be selective. Only pursue those who send you an opportunity that piques your interest, and those who seem to be professional and easy to work with after you talk to them. It takes some trial and error to find out who knows their stuff, who is truly looking out for you, etc vs who isn’t. If someone sends you something that you’d like to learn more about, you should get on the phone with them to see if they’re someone who can actually help you.