The Recruiter as a Resource

The Recruiter's Guide Blog at Wordpress was recently brought to my attention. I thought that information provided was very well written and informative. Please do check out the current post for more information.

Here are some highlights from his blog post:

The job-seeker is NOT the recruiters customer, the organization is (they pay the bills).

A recruiter does not ‘get’ you a job. Their role is to work with the client, understand their need and find the best match to fit that spot.

Just like with any profession there are good recruiters and bad recruiters. Sometimes you have to go through a couple of bad apples to get to good ones.

If approached correctly, a recruiter can be a great resource of information on the job-market, your industry, and best practices on how to find employment.

To maximize your time in working with recruiters, find those that specialize in your job-function as they will be more likely to have opportunities that are of interest to you.

Make sure that you have a firm understanding with any third-party recruiters that your résumé is NOT to be sent to any opportunity without your consent.

Not tracking where you have applied and been submitted can easily lead to a double submission to an organization which can result in you being eliminated from consideration completely.

If a recruiter recognizes your number on caller id you might be calling just a little too much