Career and Jobs Tips

These experts take on the responsibility for every step of the recruitment process and could include:

• Advertising the job

• Vetting CVs

• Arranging candidate interviews and tests

• Negotiating with successful employees

This takes the emphasis for the recruitment process away from the manager that needs to fill the vacancy and allows them to continue with their daily work. Obviously the consultant will liaise with the recruiting manager at every step of the process to ensure that only the most suitable candidates make it to the interview stage.
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Recruiters were among the early adopters of the “professional” Twitterverse and they’re the ones you want to watch if you want to see networking results. There are even specialized Twitter apps like TweetMyJobs and Jobvite that recruiters use to advertise job openings and find qualified candidates. Still aren’t convinced? Here are five reasons why you need to follow a recruiter on Twitter today!
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As an Executive Search Consultant, I’ve realized that working with a 3rd party negotiator (the Recruiter) is always favorable to a candidate. There are several reasons for this…

1. The Search Consultant is an expert in market and employment trends. Recruiters are also experts in knowing what current market value is for your position. This is absolutely essential to a candidate when listening to outside opportunities. Having a better understanding of your skill set and how it compares to your competition, Recruiters are great long term resources that should be utilized by candidates, no matter what industry.
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To get a thank you letter right requires some work. Way too many job hunters convince themselves that their job hunting preparation ends with the interview. Or they put off sending the letter until it’s too late and sending it would be meaningless. Missing out on a central rule of etiquette by saying it doesn’t matter, really means you miss three additional chances to sell yourself. Finding the right job means effectively marketing yourself. A thank you letter is a great way to add another positive sales piece to you message. The more you keep your message in front of the buyer (the recruiter) the more likely you are to make the sale.
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Now that you’re looking for employment in midlife and if you don’t have a complete understanding what is effective in the latest job search procedures you may find your job hunt hopelessly out dated. This could clearly translate into losing out in job opportunities that you are well qualified for.

Here are 4 critical areas that you must become knowledgeable in maximizing current recruiting methods.
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If you never got a definitive answer from them, then you have no way of speculating as to why you didn’t get a callback. All you know for sure is what they or the recruiter told you. That’s it. Any sort of speculation or assumptions on your part are just that, assumptions. You don’t work at that company, you do not know why you haven’t received a call. You have absolutely nothing to lose by just checking in with them to see what the status is.
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The old adage, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” really is true. In most cases, a friend or colleague won’t be able to get you a job for which you’re not qualified, but they may be able to get you an interview when your resume would otherwise have been overlooked. Anything you do that involves talking to other people about your job search counts as networking, whether it’s lunch with a former coworker, coffee with a recruiter, or a formal networking event in your area.
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1. Never pay an agency a fee for helping you find a job! All reputable agencies receive payment from their client where they place the candidate…that’s you!

2. Even if the assignment is temporary, don’t be fooled, your performance is being assessed for consideration for permanent employment.
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