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Job Search Technique #6

RECRUITERS

What is a Recruiter? A recruiter can mean anything from an Army recruiter to a contractor who recruits general laborers. Perhaps the best known are Corporate Recruiters who work in the human resources department of a company or a Recruiter in a Consulting firm who refers contractors to companies for temporary assignments. Recruiters will:

· Evaluate your resume

· Present you as a candidate for opportunities that fit only your goals and desires

· Provide interview counseling, to assure that you present yourself in the best light.

· Provide feedback from interviews

· Negotiate salary and benefits

· Maintain your resume in a database to apprise you of opportunities in your industry

· Provide confidentiality up to and through acceptance of a new position

A recruiter is a person who is engaged in actively finding qualified candidates for professional level permanent positions with a client company. Sometimes the term "headhunter" is used interchangeably with the term "recruiter," but in the professional search business, the term headhunter is usually reserved for those recruiters who work on retainer and are paid in advance for doing a search, whether or not the search results in a candidate being hired by the client company. Headhunters conduct searches for positions at the upper management level, while recruiters' work on technical or middle management positions. Most recruiters work on a contingency basis, which means that they are only paid if the Client Company hires a candidate whom they refer.

Recruiters and headhunters differ from placement counselors in that they are paid by the client company to represent the interests of the company, rather than working on behalf of the applicant to find him or her a job. Placement agencies sometimes charge a fee to the applicant, but the Client Company always pays the recruiter's fees.

Sometimes applicants are critical of recruiters because they feel that the recruiter is not working hard enough to find them a job. It's important to remember that recruiters work for client companies who pay them a fee to find candidates with specific skills or experience. If an applicant's background fits the job specifications of a recruiter's current search assignment, the applicant benefits by having what is essentially a free placement service.