What is the deal with recruitment agencies when job hunting?
I haven’t hunted for a job in a while, so I posted my resume on Monster.com as “public”.
Now I am getting all these calls from recruitment agencies, but not direct employers. Mostly these recruiters are looking for contract workers and consultants.
So – does anyone have an experience working with a recruitment agency (good or bad), and what exactly is their role in the employment process? Also, any insider tips for job hunting?
I’ve been sending out resumes for a little while and I am feeling discouraged.
The advent of Monster and other job boards have turned recruiting into a fishing business.
The recruiter has a job/jobs to fill, the job descriptions contain “key words”. If your resume contains these words you get a call.
Recruiting companies make money 1 of 2 ways. Direct placement recruiters charge the company a fee when they HIRE a candidate(you) permanently. Anywhere from 10 to 30% of your annual salary. This fee really doesn’t affect you, you would be offered a job at X dollars and then you say yes or no to taking it.
The other type of bottom feeder, er I mean “recruiter” are the temp agencies that run employment mills. The have immediate need jobs, like someone dies or quits without notice, and need them filled today. They have a pool of people that have come into the agency office and take a bunch of skill tests that they can then call and place with the job. Or they try to fill a “temp to perm” position where you are basically a trial employee, it may work out, it may not. I have found that a lot of companies that do the “temp to perm” have really crappy working conditions, but there are the few that are good opportunities. This type of recruiter makes their money by charging an override on every dollar you make. You actually are paid by the agency, and you are considered an agency employee even though you work for another company.
How to avoid these pariahs is an entirely different question and would require too much space to get into here. Good Luck to you!
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