Why Should I Work With Just One
Recruiter?
We hear that question almost every day, and it is a great
one. Why should a job seeker work with
just a single recruiter? Why not hook up
with a bunch of recruiters; won’t that increase my odds of getting a job?
The short answer is probably not. The long answer is about 10 pages, but I’ll
keep this short.
Just as there are good, bad and ugly jobs to work, there are
good, bad and ugly candidates to work with as well. Now, I’m not talking about looks – I’m talking about evaluating a candidate to
decide if we are going to 1) market that candidate to our clients, 2) match
that candidate to jobs we currently are working or 3) put them into our system
in case their skills match a job farther down the line.
If we have a Qualified, Committed Candidate that we can take
to the marketplace, we develop a confidence in that candidate. We want to know what jobs you have already
applied for, where you have posted your resume and what jobs you have in play
(in the interview process). These things
help us determine if you are the QCC we want to assist in his or her job
search.
If we submit you to a job opening and we are told that you
were submitted by another recruiter, you just determined your own fate with us,
and it is definitely not happily ever after. On the other hand, this is not a
till-death-do-we-part thing. If we can’t
meet your needs in a timely manner, you should move on to a recruiter that can
help you. Just make sure that we are on the same page regarding that time frame
so there are no surprises for anyone.
Remember – we work for the companies where we are trying to
place you in a job. It is in our best
interest to present someone who is qualified for the position, excited
about the company, motivated to make a change and not looking for a
counter-offer from his or her present employer. If you have all of that
along with a fantastic set of skills and work experience, then we are ready to
give you priority status and take you to market.
David (Mac) McElhaney
Managing
Partner
Global Recruiters of Huntsville
Global Recruiters of Huntsville
102 Clinton Ave West
Suite 201
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: 256-533-1444 Ext
201
Fax: 256-418-4485
Mobile:
407-341-4462
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