Career Advice: how to get the most out of headhunters
April 3, 2009 by admin
Filed under Getting Ahead
If you are a seasoned job hunter or this is your first time in twenty or thirty years that have needed to change his job, getting the most from your Headhunter is critical. As a former Headhunter Often I have heard first hand the horror stories of what happens when scouts are wrong and make people’s lives a misery.
Remember that headhunters can be your best friend or your worst enemy, so do not be rude to them, Headhunter will do a good operation of all for you, arranging interviews and in some cases to negotiate a higher salary or hourly rate.
One must Headhunter;
a) To provide a face to face interview to ascertain their suitability for the types of positions for hire. I would strongly recommend you make time to go into this because you can leave a lasting impression on the recruiter and they are more likely to recall that among the thousands of resumes they receive. Hot Tip: Beware of heads who do not want to meet you, I ask the question, what have come to hide? From my own personal experience, I have found that these headhunters added little value to the recruitment process and simply send your resume to every employer who has registered with them in a mail shot approach, including his own employer because of their lack care!
b) Help with your resume.
Headhunter A good attempt to help solve their curriculum. They often have templates that you can use and help you reflect on your experience and how best to present it. Even if you have an impressive resume, the Headhunter must have an intimate knowledge of the employer who are recruiting and can help you be able to adapt their curriculum to the needs of the company, focusing on skills that are most relevant.
c) Comments
Whatever the outcome of your application should always expect to receive information from a Headhunter, even if it is more than a short phone call to inform you that have not been successful. Note that employers do not always provide information or are unwilling to disclose exactly how they have not been successful and is not always the agency that is holding back information.
- Avoid the hunters to dig for information, some of the pitfalls to be aware of include.
- When you are invited for an interview (or, if carried out on the phone) Headhunter one can try and collect information from you about other positions that have applied. Let me explain their reasoning for this as it may think twice about doing what you tell them.
- This information is likely to be used as a place for exploration and acquisition of other vacancies for the Headhunter. Let me give you a real example, and that is something that I refused to do. I talked to one of 63 years expert IT “BOB” (a pseudonym) who was in an interview for an employer, a job he found through his own efforts. The employer had told him that he was the only candidate who has reviewed and they were impressed with their curriculum. Subsequently, he was contacted by a Headhunter who had registered and been asked who had asked innocently mentioned the name of the employer. A week later he was contacted by the employer to inform him that he had been unsuccessful in obtaining jobs and who had received an unexpectedly excessive resumes. “Bob” found it and discovered that the Headhunter has mentioned the position that the company had sent out resumes and ten other people.
Never, never discuss the names of other positions you have requested, the only person who loses is you!
One issue to be careful;
Q: So that you do not send us your CV to one of the companies that have already implemented directly, you can let me know who else you have requested. (If you accidentally send your resume to an employer who has applied directly, do not worry, this can only serve to benefit you as the employer receives twice. What is more, and if the employer has applied directly to accelerate their CV to the agency a fee can not win it, so do not worry!)
-Employers in the CV –
Beware of questions about their previous employers, headhunters often also use this to get that information from a survey.
Questions to care;
1. Could you give me the name of his last head of reference.
Why do you need this information now in the process? Your answer must be provided to give you names of the referees after you have made an offer from an employer. Better yet, when you go to the interview where the employer requests the name and contact number of the person conducting the interview. If you make an offer, you can call directly and transmit details referee, therefore, beyond the Headhunter complete.
The Headhunter will hate you for not giving anything away, but only causes problems for you if you give them any details about your current boss or positions that have worked hard to find yourself. We also appreciate that they can earn much money if you find the right position and is unlikely to make life difficult for you, after all what are your most precious!
- The Headhunter has experience in recruiting industry specific? Before agreeing to a specific use Headhunter, check that they actually have experience in your specific industry recuriting. Ask for some case studies of their work or, better, asking very specific questions to check their knowledge base to verify that they truly understand their industry. Remember that these are professional sales people and they say they know what they want to be specific with your questions and if you do not pass the test, do not use. Confiednce is important that the person conducting the job search is your knowledge about your industry and has the contacts and skills to find the best job possible role.