Why You Should Use A Recruiter

Rather than justify my existence, I think it would be more valuable to you the reader to understand exactly how a good recruitment pro can add value to your career search.

Truthfully, a good headhunter can help give you an advantage over other people looking for (and interviewing for) the same jobs you are.

This could mean the difference between getting the job and losing it!

1. A good recruiter can help you find jobs that you might otherwise not know about.

You may have heard about the "hidden job market." Sometimes it's so well hidden, you can't actually find it.

A recruiter has two main goals in life: to find jobs to fill and then to find the person to fill it.

So first off, headhunters need to find open positions that they can help a company fill. Then they look for suitable candidates like you to actually present to the company for consideration for the job.

In other words, we're people who by definition need to know where the available jobs are and who is hiring. They do this so that you don't have to.

2. A good recruiter should help you prepare for interviews.

I don't just mean that they email you a link to the company website and read directions to the company out to you over the phone, either?

If your recruiter just does that, get a new one!

If they are good, they will shed light on specific information that will help you stand out from others who are interviewing for the same job as you but who applied on their own and won't have access to this information. This can only help you!

They will know the hiring manager (or whoever is interviewing you) and will be able to fill you in on some information you wouldn't other know.

For example, information that I always pass onto my candidates include things like:

In other words, they will help you prepare for the interview by mimicking how the interview could actually go. It's easy to surf a company website and think of a few ways to answer possible questions that might arise during the interview.

It's another thing altogether to actually answer questions as if you were already in the interview.

Role-playing where you verbally answer questions as if you are already in the interview is far superior to simply thinking about how you will answer the questions.

An interview - especially when it's for a job you really want - is not the time to freestyle it and think that you can go into an interview and just wing it and still win the job.

4. A good recruiter understands the importance of timing.

Often, finding a new job is (among other things) a case of being in the right place at the right time. Not only does the job become available at a time that suits you, but the company comes along with a position that requires the same experience and skills that you happen to have.

How many times have you been happily working away and not thinking about looking for a new job when a position pops up that would interest you if only it had have been presented to you in say 6 months or perhaps 12 months from now?

I've seen that happen quite a bit, where the timing just isn't right to change jobs.

Timing really is everything especially when it comes to changing jobs.

And a good recruiter who knows you well will help you find a job within your timeframe which will save you from having to constantly keep your eyes open, looking for the same positions, or positions that would suit you that you didn't even know about.The best part is that you don't pay to use a recruiter, the hiring company does.

My suggestion is to find a small handful (ie. 3-4) good recruiters (you'll quickly see the difference between a good one and a bad one?) that you trust and allow them to help you with your job search.

The value they add often can't be measured unless you have struggled through a job search on your own in the past.

Once you've worked with a professional who really does add value and fills you in on things related to your job search that you wouldn't have otherwise known about, you'll see what I mean.

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