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🤔 “Stay away from recruiters”. Is this advice true?
If you’ve been job hunting for a while, you’ve probably heard varying opinions about working with recruiters. Some people swear by the benefits of using a recruiter to land their dream job, while others have had negative experiences and advise against it. So, is it true that you should stay away from recruiters? Let’s dive in and explore this advice.
### The Truth About Recruiters
#### Misconceptions about recruiters
1. **Hidden costs**: One common misconception about working with recruiters is the idea that they take a percentage of your income, even if you find the job yourself. This is not entirely accurate. While it’s true that recruiters earn a commission, it’s usually paid by the hiring company, not the candidate. Recruiters are incentivized to find the right candidate for the job, but their fee is typically covered by the employer.
2. **Lack of transparency**: Another complaint about recruiters is that they lack transparency and are only interested in making a quick placement. While there may be some recruiters who prioritize quantity over quality, there are reputable recruiters who are dedicated to finding the right fit for both the candidate and the employer. It’s important to do your research and find a recruiter with a good track record and positive reviews.
#### The benefits of working with recruiters
1. **Access to hidden job opportunities**: Recruiters often have access to job openings that are not publicly advertised. This can give you an edge in the job market and provide access to exclusive opportunities that you wouldn’t find on your own.
2. **Personalized support and guidance**: A good recruiter can provide valuable support and guidance throughout the job search process. They can help you tailor your resume, prepare for interviews, and negotiate job offers.
3. **Industry knowledge and expertise**: Recruiters often specialize in specific industries, giving them valuable insight and connections that can benefit you in your job search. They can provide insider knowledge about company culture, market trends, and salary expectations.
### Final Thoughts
In conclusion, the advice to “stay away from recruiters” is not necessarily true. While there may be some negative experiences with recruiters, it’s important to approach the decision with an open mind and do your due diligence. Look for reputable recruiters with a track record of success and positive feedback from candidates they have placed. Working with a recruiter can offer unique opportunities, personalized support, and industry expertise that can enhance your job search.
Remember, every individual’s experience with recruiters may vary, so it’s important to weigh the pros and cons and make an informed decision that aligns with your career goals. If you’re considering working with a recruiter, take the time to research and find the right fit for your job search journey. Don’t let myths and misconceptions hold you back from exploring all the resources available to you in your job search.
Dealt with recruiters and they never helped.
It really depends. Usually the employer pays when they get a candidate they hire. I haven’t seen the person pay them.
The recruiters are paid for by the company that hires them, not the potential employee.
Better off making friends to help you find work. All but one of jobs I have ever had came by through talking to friend or co-worker about what I hope to do in the future.
I’ve never heard of having to pay a recruiter as the potential employee. But universally, I’ve always found recruiters to be useless. They don’t even understand what I do and just send me random bullshit jobs I’m not qualified for. Like I’ll tell them I have experience with these programming languages in these industries and I want to do X Y and Z, but they just type in “computer programming” in and send me anything that comes up.
There are a few different kinds of recruiters. Some are employees of a company.
Some are third-party. They work for themselves, or for a recruitment agency like Robert Half.
If you’re talking about a specific job to a third-party recruiter, I generally ask how many other people have they placed at the business.
I got one of my best jobs, and also a job that I could’ve done without through recruiters finding me on LinkedIn.
If it’s a recruiter, working for a company, talking to them may be the first step to working there. Have a little peek at their LinkedIn and see how long they’ve worked there. The longer they’ve been there the more they’ll know about how the company actually operates.
Source: I’ve done a third-party recruiting.
That is terrible advice, without more context.
If you sign on with a recruiter and then send them jobs to apply to for you, then yes you still pay them even if you technically found the job. But the recruiter handling the application and negotiation is part of why you engaged them in the first place. Also, you don’t pay them. They get paid by the hiring company as a portion of the total budget set aside to fund your role.
If you want to avoid this issue then do an exhaustive job search and land the job without their help.
I have one recruiter that I would go back to every time. But then he listens and actually tries to help rather than the spam farms that are some recruiters.
Especially USMC recruiters.
I got my current job through a recruiter and the first 4 years were great.
Better than no job at all when times are tough and your burned out lol. I’ve got a place that will put me to work right now but I wont go and I’d rather work in a vegan cafe with no tips.Â
I am a corporate recruiter. I don’t see a dime upon getting you hired.
Agency recruiters like Aerotek and Adecco do make a percentage of your hourly work. Deal with them cautiously. Especially the bigger agency types. Wolves in sheep’s clothing.
I gotten some very good jobs through recruiters.
It depends on the field and the expertise. I’ve used a recruiter twice successfully, but they’re industry specific.
I have worked with recruiters at various times in my career. It is a free service. If you contact one, either through an online job hiring website or even a ‘cold call’ to you, it’s all good. You want to be in as many recruiters’ ‘roladexes’ as possible. Go for it.
In my experience, it’s been a waste of time.
I’ve worked with recruiters for over 10 years. I’ve never found a single job through one, in that entire time.
The closest I came was this one garbage bag who pressured me into interviewing with a company that I said I didn’t want to work for. I said “no” multiple times, but was still pressured into it. Then I told the actual interviewer that I wasn’t interested. Oh man, that recruiter was not happy about this, let me tell you what. Blocked his ass
Edit: also, YOU don’t pay the recruiter. If one finds you a job, then the company that hires you pays them, and typically after you have worked there for XYZ period of time. I’ve never even heard of “signing on” with a recruiter. If you find your own job without them, it might be a dick move because you’ll screw them out of their commission, but there’s no reason you can’t, not that I’m aware of.
If a recruiter contacts you on behalf of a firm, then the firm is paying the fee. There’s absolutely no reason to not work with them. I have had very good experiences working with such people in the past.
If someone approaches you saying that, for a fee, they will help land you a job, stay away.
They’re not your friends. For a majority of recruiters you’re there to make them money and for them to hit KPIs.
I’d stay away from that individual on this topic.
No. It’s not universally true. I’ve landed all my best gigs through recruiters
I’ve used lots of recruiters (they reach out to me) and I’ve never paid any of them a dime. The company that hires an employee pays the recruiters fee.
Employer pays the recruiter not the employee.
You are talking about staffing agencies.
Recruiters are paid on commission to find candidates.
Their commission is a percentage (usually 30%) of what a candidate makes in a year. They typically only get paid if you last 90 days.
Because their pay is tied directly to yours – they are incentivized to get you the max pay for the position.
Most of my jobs have come through recruiters. Every recruiter gig I have gotten has doubled my salary…
Recruiters are awesome.
garbage advice. Recruiters are great for exposing you to positions you’d never have know were available.
You just need to know your worth. Recruiters are paid by employers so they may try to get you to accept a position you’re too good for. But other than that you should really work with them
At my old pharma manufacturing job, if you applied directly with the company, starting pay was like $23/hr, but if you came in through the outside temp agency, the temp agency was technically your employer and paid you $18/hr, which I imagine means they pocketed the difference. But luckily it was only for maybe 6 months and then if the company wanted to keep you they would hire you directly at regular pay. I’m pretty sure the company required a bachelors degree and experience, whereas the temp agency would hire with only one, so it wasn’t a bad deal to get your foot in the door. Not exactly the same as a recruiter per se…