Comments on: Seven questions to ask recruiters when they call http://www.jobsearchdebugged.com/blog/index.php/seven-questions-to-ask-recruiters-when-they-call/ My Clients get Hired. Is it your turn? Wed, 05 May 2010 19:49:28 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Gennady http://www.jobsearchdebugged.com/blog/index.php/seven-questions-to-ask-recruiters-when-they-call/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 Gennady Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:50:42 +0000 http://www.jobsearchdebugged.com/blog/?p=273#comment-1298 Thank you, Rita, for your prompt response. While I was waiting for your response, a questionnaire arrived. It related to completely different position. So I thanked the guy and, as you suggested, let him know that based on the information, there appears to be no fit at this time. Thank you for your time and expertise. Best, G Thank you, Rita, for your prompt response. While I was waiting for your response, a questionnaire arrived. It related to completely different position.

So I thanked the guy and, as you suggested, let him know that based on the information, there appears to be no fit at this time.

Thank you for your time and expertise.

Best,
G

]]> By: admin http://www.jobsearchdebugged.com/blog/index.php/seven-questions-to-ask-recruiters-when-they-call/comment-page-1/#comment-1297 admin Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:30:49 +0000 http://www.jobsearchdebugged.com/blog/?p=273#comment-1297 Gennady, Thanks for this detail. The answers you received are vague and avoid the real questions. "Has the company asked you to find candidates for this specific job?" requires a yes or no answer. If no, the recruiter is fishing. An exclusive is not required, but they do need to have a specific job search assignment from the company. Mass mailings are not recruiting. The recruiter is resume gathering. The job may even be bogus. Do research on your own to discover if there is an opening. That the recruiter's company changed focus only means they don't have a lot of experience in the new area. If the job they approached you with is spot on for you (and mass mailings rarely generate a good fit), then ask more questions and make certain if you do submit a resume, they have specific instructions and agree in writing, not to let your resume go anywhere with out your your express permission. Hope this adds to your understanding of how to avoid a bad recruiter experience. Rita Ashley, Job Search Coach Gennady, Thanks for this detail. The answers you received are vague and avoid the real questions. “Has the company asked you to find candidates for this specific job?” requires a yes or no answer. If no, the recruiter is fishing. An exclusive is not required, but they do need to have a specific job search assignment from the company.

Mass mailings are not recruiting. The recruiter is resume gathering. The job may even be bogus. Do research on your own to discover if there is an opening.

That the recruiter’s company changed focus only means they don’t have a lot of experience in the new area. If the job they approached you with is spot on for you (and mass mailings rarely generate a good fit), then ask more questions and make certain if you do submit a resume, they have specific instructions and agree in writing, not to let your resume go anywhere with out your your express permission.
Hope this adds to your understanding of how to avoid a bad recruiter experience.
Rita Ashley, Job Search Coach

]]> By: Gennady http://www.jobsearchdebugged.com/blog/index.php/seven-questions-to-ask-recruiters-when-they-call/comment-page-1/#comment-1295 Gennady Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:43:15 +0000 http://www.jobsearchdebugged.com/blog/?p=273#comment-1295 Rita, I just used your suggestions for the fist time and have a bunch of follow up questions. The recruiter did not sound like having lots of experience but was professional enough for me to continue. I learned that recruiters firm got my name from a Zoom service that allows a mass mailing. Recruiter provided a name of the client, which happened to be a well known name in the industry. He had good familiarity with the client's processes and promised to forward position(s) description(s). After getting responses to my (your :-) ) questions I realized that I have not idea what to deduce from (and do with) the answers. 1. "We are getting a fee to find them candidates" Through follow up question I found out, thanks to you, that they do NOT have an exclusive. Ok ... what do I infer from this? 2. They work on commission What do I infer from this? 3. The recruiter deals not with the hiring authority directly but rather through HR. Ok ... what do I infer from this? 4. Recruiter's company began to work for the client just in the last few months. What do I infer from this? 5. What do I infer from the fact that he mass mailed me? 6. What do I infer from the fact that recruiter's firm switched/expanded from serving one industry to serving another? Thank you very much for your time and expertise. Rita,

I just used your suggestions for the fist time and have a bunch of follow up questions.

The recruiter did not sound like having lots of experience but was professional enough for me to continue. I learned that recruiters firm got my name from a Zoom service that allows a mass mailing. Recruiter provided a name of the client, which happened to be a well known name in the industry. He had good familiarity with the client’s processes and promised to forward position(s) description(s).

After getting responses to my (your :-) ) questions I realized that I have not idea what to deduce from (and do with) the answers.

1. “We are getting a fee to find them candidates” Through follow up question I found out, thanks to you, that they do NOT have an exclusive.

Ok … what do I infer from this?

2. They work on commission

What do I infer from this?

3. The recruiter deals not with the hiring authority directly but rather through HR.

Ok … what do I infer from this?

4. Recruiter’s company began to work for the client just in the last few months.

What do I infer from this?

5. What do I infer from the fact that he mass mailed me?

6. What do I infer from the fact that recruiter’s firm switched/expanded from serving one industry to serving another?

Thank you very much for your time and expertise.

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