7 Advantages of Working With an Experienced Recruiter
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
I worked as a recruiter for a long time before transitioning to coaching. I know I helped a lot of people. I also know that there are a lot of incompetent recruiters who don’t know what they’re doing. Here are seven advantages of working with an experienced recruiter.
00:00 Introduction
01:38 They know about jobs that are hidden from you
02:23 Save time
03:20 Identifying the match
03:58 Guidance and advice
04:29 They’ll do the negotiating for you
05:29 Help you maintain confidentiality
06:07 Post-hire support
06:42 Summary
07:12 Outro
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I’m gonna be talking with you about seven advantages of working with an experienced recruiter. I’m Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. People hire me for no BS job search advice and coaching globally, because I make the process so much easier to change jobs, transition careers and other things as well.
Let me start by saying I worked as a recruiter for a long time, filled a lot of positions before I transitioned from “The Dark Side” to coaching. A competent recruiter or recruiting firm can have a major effect on someone’s job search. And while many individuals rely solely on job boards and personal connections, partnering with a recruiter, a competent recruiter, offers numerous advantages that you may overlook, because you’ve heard the complaints of other people. So I’m going to talk about seven important points that people commonly overlooked when it comes to understanding the benefits of working with an experienced and competent recruiter. No, I’m just gonna digress for a second, and say, junior recruiters are different, because they don’t know. They are told what to say about firms and about candidates. They don’t have the experience to really do a lot of this stuff. So again, I’m going to cover seven points.
And the first one is access to the job market that’s hidden from you. Now, often, this is referred to as the hidden job market but really, it’s about it’s hidden from you because not all positions are advertised and not all are on LinkedIn. They’re not all on job boards. And many companies prefer to work with recruiters, or just with employee referrals. And unadvertised positions can provide exceptional opportunities for you. And they can help you tap into these roles that may not be accessible through employee referrals, or job boards.
Secondly, job hunting takes a lot of time. Networking, takes time. Going through job boards, even if you have agents setup. . . It takes time. Sending resumes, going to interviews, or I should say scheduling interviews, back and forth, back and forth, it can take a lot of time and effort. And when you work with a recruiter, they’re doing a lot of the legwork for you. They identify positions with their clients, they’re not out there soliciting new business because you got this great background. They know what their clients are looking for. can submit your resume manage the interview process, they’ll get back to you (usually), so you can spend your time doing things you prefer, like your job, things you enjoy, like anything else and getting ready for interviews.
Number three is they tailoring the match for you because they understand what the client need is, what they’re looking for in a person and their background, which, you’re just reading a job description, As many of my clients have said, job descriptions MAYBE are 80% accurate. And thus, they know what the firm is really looking for, the specific skills and experiences required for different roles. And by working with you, they can identify positions, align your qualifications and aspirations better than you can on your own.
Which leads to they can give you guidance and advice about how to get ready for the interview and what the firm is looking for. Because, although you may think of them as being like matchmakers, they are coaches for you with this client. They’re not coaches as I am, but they know the client need and they can provide you with guidance that can help you to stand out from others during interviews.
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The next point I just want to make is they’ll do a lot of the negotiating for you. And I’ll simply say, for many of you, negotiating is scary, intimidating, and uncomfortable, because you don’t have a lot of experience doing it. A recruiter can act as your advocate and buffer you and the firm from one another so that 
they can leverage their knowledge of the market, salary compensation packages, and their relationship with the firm and knowing what their expectations are, they can try and negotiate the best possible package for you. Because if they’re contingency recruiters, they’re paying a percentage of your earnings. They want to get as much as possible for you. If there are a retained search firm, they’re receiving their final payment,. They want to get as much money for you as possible because it winds up increasing their earnings.
Another thing is they can help you with confidentiality and being discreet. You know, one of the things about looking for work, especially when you’re currently employed, you’re taking a lot of time to do a bunch of stuff that takes you away from your work and takes you away from focusing on being effective. And thus, a recruiter understands the importance of discretion and helps them maintain your search as being confidential. When you’re doing that, and you’re doing the networking, your privacy may be compromised at any point.
Lastly, ongoing support post-hire, because they want to be paid. And if you don’t join, if you leave sooner, well, they don’t earn their income. So although some will call this onboarding it’s really about fee preservation for them. So they’re in the weeds with you for a while after you join in order to ensure that you’re happy, they can smooth any rough edges out that occurred and make the transition for you much easier.
So to sum up, working with a skilled and experienced recruiter or recruiting firm, can help you a lot. It’s not the only thing you should do. You should be networking because statistically, networking fills many more positions than a recruiter does. But they have access to things that you won’t have access to. And that can make all the difference in the world. So I hope you found this helpful.
I’m Jeff Altman, visit my website, TheBigGameHunter.us. There’s a ton in the blog that can help you. Plus, you can schedule time for a free discovery call, schedule time for coaching, find out that my video courses, books and guides. Again, there’s a lot there to help.
Also, I want to encourage you, if you have questions, you can go to my website and look for Trusted Advisor Services and schedule time to ask me questions. Or if you want me to coach you throughout your search, you can book time for a free introductory call where I don’t coach. We just get to know one another a little bit or you can go right into coaching. I’d love to help.
Lastly, connect with me on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/TheBigGameHunter Have a terrific day and be great!
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