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RecruitersI am working at a large law firm in LA. Last week, I received a letter from
a recruiter. I responded to him, asking him what sort of work he
specializes in and what his track record is. He asked me to forward my
resume. I don’t want to do this without knowing about the
recruiter’s background. How do I know that it’s worth giving
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LA lawyer
posted 2006-12-12 01:31:36
Dear Broomiebroom,
You don’t! First of all, I hope that you did not send your resume
without first conducting a little research into the recruiting company. And
by the way, are you even looking for a new job? Here’s the thing; a
recruiting service can be an excellent way to let someone else do all of
the grunt work if you are seeking a new position. However, if you are happy
where you are, there is no reason to waste your time speaking to the
recruiter, or to waste the recruiter’s time. Although, many reputable
recruiting services often have the 411 on jobs that you didn’t know
you wanted, like the ones that pay twice as much. Firms often use
recruiters to find people to fill those positions - people like you -
because just like you they are too busy to sort through the myriad of
employment matches.
But there are also a lot of recruiting agencies
out there that simply pester you to change your position because they get a
piece of the pie when you land a higher-paying job. This is why it is
IMPERATIVE that you do some investigating into the agency, and the
individual recruiter. The next time they contact you, why don’t you
ask them how many people they place each month, and how many people the
recruiter has personally placed in the last month. Ask them to tell you how
many lawyers they have placed in one of the nation’s top 100 law
firms in the last six months.
They are contacting you because they
think that you are a worthwhile person to whom they can offer placement
assistance, and from whom a cut of the salary will be worth their efforts.
Therefore, they have to convince you to use their services. It’s just
like buying a car. You wouldn’t buy a car without looking under the
hood! You might even do some research into the performance history of the
automobile maker, or investigate customer complaints. These are all things
that you can do with recruiting agencies too. Once you find the right
agency, then you can sit back and relax while they find you a bigger pay
check. And if you like the agency, but the recruiter you are dealing with
rubs you the wrong way, simply ask for somebody else! You are not at the
mercy of these agencies, you are in control. TAKE IT!!!
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