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Headhunters |
| Message Name: |
Clarification/Correction |
| Date Posted: |
03/13/2002 |
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"Headhunters" is a pretty broad term. It's important to know the difference between these. Here goes:
"Retained": receive an up-front fee and exclusive contract from the employer to fill a position. Generally you never hear from these unless you are in a pretty senior or exec. position. They are usually specialists in a specific field. They know who you are and find you through direct sourcing and referrals.
"Contingency": desperate wanna-be retained search firms who can't get retainers and exclusive contracts out of employers. They receive a non-exclusive agreement from the employer and an agreed fee upon successfully filling the position. They're cute. They search the online job boards for resumes, then send with their name and logo slapped on-the same resumes we have already gotten from candidates directly! I love to give them a hard time when this happens.
"Candidate Marketing": they charge YOU the candidate an up-front fee - anywhere from $300 to thousands of $$. They "counsel" you and give you a list of companies you should send your resume to - no guarantees. Do not be flattered when you get a call from these people. They are masterful at sucking you in. Exception: Bernard Haldane has been doing this for at least 30 years that I know of. They are the gold standard for this type of service if that's what you need. They appear to prey on people who have "non-traditional" resumes, lack formal education, etc. - the people who never get calls from the the above.
Corporate Recruiters: work within a corporation's own internal search firm, recruiting department. |
| Message: |
"they" prey upon....I did not mean Bernard Haldane - I only know of executive types who go through BH.
Online "Candidate Marketing" firms are proliferating on the internet - THEY are masterful at sucking you in. Some change their names every few years because they've been sued and exposed and have gotten so much bad press.
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