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Why does it seem that recruiters are all talk no action? |
| Message Name: |
Put Recruiters in Perspective |
| Date Posted: |
05/21/2002 |
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I am sick and tired of taking time to go see recruiters and they talk all this talk and when it comes right down to it, they don't actually follow through.
I would say about 99% of the recruiters that call me to come in for an interview with them (for a possible position)have you come in, fill out papers, take computer tests that take hours and then hand you their business card and say that they will call you on Wednesday. Wednesday comes and goes and you don't hear from them at all, so you call them and they say they have nothing for you. You keep calling them and nothing. You think that maybe they don't actually have a position lined up but then you see them advertising for a position like one you just interviewed with them for on the NY Times.
Why did they have me come in in the first place? I hesitate now to even schedule an appointment with a recruiter because I feel like they waste your time. |
| Message: |
A number of posts here lament the fact that recruiters are not working for the candidate. That should certainly not be any surprise! Job hunters don't pay their salaries, their clients do. Keep a positive attitude, treat their interviews as practice, and work with them. Job hunting is a numbers game, and they are just one more resource available to you. Also, remember that there are true "headhunters" out there, who work on retainer for established clients, and there are high-volume contingency body shops, to whom you are merely another faceless resume. There is a world of difference between executive recruiters and the meat counter.
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