A recruiter added me on LinkedIn so I guess it must be getting serious.
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I just finished a contract with a Fortune 100 company. As
with most enormous companies, contracts go through a recruiting firm, so
unfortunately recruiters are part of my life.
Recruiters continue to amaze me. A month before my contract
was due to end I contacted the recruiter who had been making at least 5% of my
earnings for administering my contract (in addition to the recruitment fee). I
let them know that I’d be in the market for another position and their answer
to me was “Check our website for opportunities”. What’s wrong with this
picture? I just finished my 5th contract with the same company and
had stellar references, so wouldn’t you think I’d be top of mind if an
opportunity came up that would be a good fit for me? Or at least I'd come up in a search of their database? After all, I’m a cash cow
for them. Apparently this isn’t the way it works at all.
Recruiters post jobs on a variety of external sites and on
their websites. As a job seeker I have to let the recruiter know if they have a
job on their website that’s a good fit for me. Clearly they don’t use
relational databases or are just too lazy. They just sit back and wait for
resumes to be emailed in. The relationship that they pretended they had with
you ends the minute your contract ends and your cash value ends.
Last week there was a job posted on an external site for
which I was a perfect fit. Of course this is no guarantee that you’ll ever get
a call… The poster was a recruiter that I’ve had no previous contact with. I
sent my resume; the recruiter called within five minutes and then forwarded my
resume to the employer. A day later I noticed that the recruiter who had
administered my last contract posted the same position. I found it interesting
that they’re working the same position, have a copy of my current resume which
is a perfect fit for the job, and never called me. I’m still trying to figure
out if it’s laziness or stupidity. If I did my job as badly as the recruiters I’ve
had contact with I’d never work.
We’re pretty sure we won’t hire you but not so sure we won’t stop
wasting your time.
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Geri
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