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What Do Company Recruiters Do If They Find Your Resume on a Job Board? | JobSearchTV.com

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 by Jeff

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What do recruiters do when they see someone in their company on a job board? Do they let the management know, or is it implied to keep it confidential?

I answer this from the perspective of both a junior professional and a management professional.

Summary

Someone messaged me a question. It's a common fear that people have. I think the question is a fine one and it's full expression. Let me just read the full question to you. "What do recruiters do when they see someone in their company on a job board? Do they let management know or is implied to keep it confidential?"
Ooooooh! Confidential.
Now, I'll start off by saying what do you think they do? Now, if you think you will be fired instantly, that's probably not going to happen. What is probably going to happen . . . I remember this from an experience I had with a client of mine who had seen one of their senior people on a job board and the first thing that they did was start interviewing for a replacement. Note that one.
They figured out that what they should do is get a head start on finding the replacement for this person and, if they found someone, you know, comparable or better, they would let the person go. Now, for you, you're probably a more junior individual. Your boss may take you in and say, "Look, we saw your resume on a job board," and give you that "come to Jesus moment." That moment where you've been talked to about loyalty
What are your plans? What are you doing? Stuff like that designed to scare you straight and make you stay there or try and resolve the issues that's prompting you to look elsewhere. That's one or the other. From your vantage point, the probability is . . . well, if you're junior, they may give you that talking too. The dumb thing that you can did was that on the job board that they found this, you didn't pay anything to blind your name. In other words, like,, for example, on one board I know you can pay a little bit extra and they'll come up with this lengthy email address and obscure your name and stuff along those lines to hide the fact that it's you. You can't hide the employer because the reality is that's part of the brand that's your association with the firm that you're associated with . . . and it helps to sell you.
But what you can do with many of the job boards is obscure your name so the name is not out there prominently. Some managers are smart and they can figure it out because they know the background but, the reality is, don't make it easy for them.
Don't make it so obvious that you're looking for something else. What you should be doing if you're with job boards is contacting firms yourself rather than waiting for them and posting your resume. Think of it this way.
Your resume is not out there hanging out on a job board. What it's there is for you when you want to aggressively find something else, you're contacting these firms that are advertising and trying to submit your resume for jobs. Your LinkedIn profile is for when you want to be found and, when they're out looking, that's what you're trying to do. So, it needs to be keyword rich and you want to make it attractive to recruiters, both corporate and third party.But back to your original question, the probability is if you are junior, you're going to get a talking to that's like the stern father who's going to be talking to you harshly. If you're a more senior person, they've got a heads up that you're leaving and they're going to s

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1300 episodes and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.” He is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council. “No BS JobSearch Advice Radio” was recently named a Top 10 podcast for job search. JobSearchTV.com was also recently named a Top 10 YouTube channel for job search.

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Why Am I Not Getting Emails from Recruiters? | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

February 15, 2019February 15, 2019 by Jeff

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EP 1376 What can I do to start getting recruited?

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Don’t Delete The Recruiter! | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

January 21, 2019February 7, 2019 by Jeff

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EP 1351 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains why you should pay attention when a recruiter contacts you about a job opportunity.

Summary

Today I want to talk with you about what I'll nickname don't delete the recruiter. Let me explain what triggers this one,
Every time I get a new requirement, I have a database and I'll send an email out to people in my database who fit the skills requirement. And I'll just very simply say, "I'm doing a search for a client, describe what the client is or does, where they're located. I'll describe the position and the compensation. I'll continued by saying, "it's been a long time since we've been in contact. I thought it would drop a note to you and see if you might be interested. If you're qualified, interested in available please email me email a copy of your resume to me at . . . "and I provide my email address.
Now, often way too often, I receive a response that is almost the yelling at me.
"I told you to delete my email address before. Or it'll say, "get rid of this," or it will just simply say, "remove," you know, the polite version of go away.
That's okay. That however, is why I want to explain to you why it's not really in your interest to do any of those.
What I want to start with the premise that I think you can agree with is the person who gets ahead isn't always the smartest, they don't always work the hardest, although those are two great qualities to have. People could head by being alert to opportunity. Sometimes, those opportunities are internal to the organization. More often than not, they are external. Can you agree with that?
If you can, you can skip the rest of this video. If you can't, then I'll simply say you can't predict when opportunity is going to land in your lap. It won't necessarily arrive at a time where you decide that it's the right time. What you can do is just remain alert.
Now, you'll receive many emails from recruiters. They'll seem absolutely wrong. And I'll speak of myself early in my career where, again, I'be been doing this for more than 40 years. Now, when I was in my first or second year and sometimes later, I would contact someone who in no way shape or form fit a job because I just didn't know any better. I'm still learning my craft.
And yet at the same time, many of these opportunities I presented, eventually, whether it be right for someone, does that mean you should be abusive to the recruiter if they make a mistake or if they contact you at the wrong time? No, of course, not. Does that mean that you have to say yes to everything that's offered up to you. Of course, not. However, the only way you can know about these opportunities is if you read the email or listen to the phone, call that you get.
Sometimes, you'll want to take another step. Sometimes you'll simply say (and this is all you have to say) is, "I'm not interested in this. It doesn't sound like a worthwhile opportunity for me at this time. Thanks. You can stay in touch with other things. I'm not aggressively looking. But if you think there's something that makes sense, give me a call or send me an email." It's really that simple.
Because, again, if someone said to you and I'll use my own name, "Jeff, I have an opportunity for you to go on TV and be a reality star doing a pilot for show on TV, do you think I would hang up? No, of course, not. I would want to know more. I might audition; I might do more.
But if I wasn't interested, all I had to do is say, "you know, thank you. I'm very flattered that you reached out to me it doesn't seem like something I'd want to do."

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No

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Do Recruiters Care When I Email Them? | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

January 17, 2019February 3, 2019 by Jeff

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EP1347 Do the recruiters take the time sent of the email into consideration before looking at the candidates resume?

Summary

"Do recruiters care when I emailed them?"

When I 1st read the question. I interpreted it as do they mind that I send them an email. As I read further, I understood that what the person really wanted to know was about whether it matters at what time, I emailed them. Let me read the complete original question.

Do recruiters care when I emailed them? It is 2 AM, and I received an email about a software engineering position earlier this afternoon. Do recruiters take the time sent of the email into consideration before looking at the candidate's resume?

The short answer is, "No." It doesn't matter. Why? You may think it indicates that you are excited/anxious… Things along those lines. Remember, with "Delay Send," in Microsoft, Outlook and other email clients, you can set up your email so that it is sent at any time of the day or night. They do not actually know if you have sent it at 2 AM. All they know is that it is date and time stamp for them at 2 AM but you can set it up to send it at 7 PM.

It also doesn't mean anything if your background does not fit. After all, the most important variable for every recruiter is, "Does your background fit the job?"

Usually, this question comes from a less experienced person who may be stretching in order to try to get themselves considered. After all, if you have the background, if you have the experience, there is no question that they will be in contact, right? If you don't have the experience, you start to look at all these tangential things as being important.

What time you sent your resume is small stuff. The most important thing you can do is demonstrate how your background fits the job.

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How Do Recruiters Go Through Online Applications? | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 by Jeff

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EP 1363 Will they use resumes or just the application pages?

Summary

The question for today is:

"How do recruiters go through an online job application?"
I want to read the rest of the question. "Sometimes, I don't want to fill in the optional blanks, all the professional experiences, cover letters, etc.. However, I am really concerned as to how will affect the results. How do recruiters go through online applications? Will they see your resume or just the online application pages?"

1st of all, you have to understand that when firms deploy an applicant tracking system, they are just trying to fill certain types of jobs. They have government reporting requirements that cause them to need to fill all kinds of jobs, some of which will involve people who might only need to have a high school diploma. Only including college ignores these people and their needs. If you are a college grad and they are asking about high school, if you or someone with a Masters, do not worry about high school.

What's more interesting is the fact that you upload a resume and it searches the resume to populate certain fields so it will take data from your resume(Name, address, phone numbers, , minimally, a city state and ZIP Code. Minimally, a city state and ZIP Code) for their data, because, think about it, how will they ever find you?

Seriously. Do you think the area code of the phone number works anymore? It doesn't because people have mobile phones and move from place to place. Minimally, you have to give them city, state and ZIP Code.

The applicant tracking system should be able to parse the data from your resume when you uploaded, including your college degree, where you went to school, if you referenced your GPA, it should be able to pull that out.

It should be able to recognize all the individual jobs on your resume. I want to caution that if you are a consultant, I want you to go back manually and make sure that it is obvious that you are a consultant that these organizations so that they don't reject you because you have given them the appearance and impression that you are a job hopper.

Will they actually see your resume once you have actually uploaded it and once you have filled in all the stuff? A lot of it gets weaned by the system to give them preferences.

You have to understand that when employer receives resumes, most of them are absolute spam to them. The Purdue chicken plucker applying for the software engineering job is 1 of the examples I always give because that has actually happened to me.There systems will rate your resume and lower and make it less of a priority for them to look at if it doesn't really demonstrate a fit for the role according to the system.

Ultimately, what they are not doing is looking at these fields, except that they are trying to reach you at a future date. What they are looking at is your actual resume and discerning from that if you actually fit the job.

They may never get to it unless your resume demonstrates unfit and the system recognizes it as a fit. So always review your application and make sure that you have done enough to show that you fit the specific requirements of the job and don't just simply upload a resume.

By the way, one last thing, I think it's important that you hear this.

Never ever apply for jobs to applicant tracking system. What you should be doing is finding out who the hiring manager is and contacting them directly. Do not apply to HR. Do not apply for jobs through the ATS. Only contact hiring managers and submit your resume to them

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How Can You Avoid Appearing Difficult? | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

January 16, 2019February 2, 2019 by Jeff

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EP1346 How can you not appear difficult when an agency recruiter asks you for your salary and you won’t tell them.

Summary

How can you avoid appearing difficult when you won't tell a recruiter your last salary?

I was asked by a recruiter for my last salary and said I don't disclose that information. She said, "I was trying to be difficult and that she can't move forward . If I am not going to be a 'team player.'" Eventually, this person caved in And when the telling the recruiter the salary. This is 3rd party recruiter, not a corporate recruiter.

How can you avoid appearing difficult? How can you stand your ground without you appearing, to put it bluntly, being seen as a "pain in the pot."

The 1st thing to understand is that recruiters, whether corporate or third-party work for employers. The employer sets down terms of engagement. They want to know salary.

Why Do They Want to Know?
Why do they want to know this? Because many companies will only offer a percentage increase over what you are currently earning. They are not in the, "We value this person to ask level" business and, as a result, pay them what they are really worth. They work on formulas that allow them to only extend an offer by a certain percentage above a current salary.

No matter what, you are going to appear difficult. Accept it.

If you are extremely placeable to that agency, they are going to cave in. I want you to understand that you hold cards in your hand that represent a fee. If your background is so terrific that the market is clamoring for your skills, they will cave in and figure out a way to present your client without the exact salary.

You can offer them a range. "

I'm currently earning between $120,000 and $140,000. I want to be clear that I'm not looking for the lowest salary. I have picked up a lot of knowledge and experience that will be valuable to the next organization. If you think I'm going to be going for minimal 3% increase, you are mistaken. I want you to understand that I know my value and I want to be paid it."

By responding in that way, you are setting down terms of engagement that, by definition, make you appear very difficult to them because you are not compliant and you are not docile.

You are not willing to play with in "the system."

So what! Who cares!

Firms that want to hire you for the least amount of money (which is what the agency will try to persuade you to take), well, you may not want to work for them.

However, that premier employer, that one you really want to work for demands that information, you have a choice to make – – to comply or not. Whether to risk losing an opportunity or not.

That's your choice to make, but to let the agency set down the conditions? You can do it differently IF you have the skills and experience that are in demand.

If you are Mr. or Ms. Ordinary , if you have a commodity skill

If you have a commodity skill, it is a lot harder for you. However, don't interpret that statement is telling you to always cave in.

Stand your ground. If you believe your skills are more valuable than what you've been paid and insist that they cave-in by demonstrating your value is higher than what they are going to try to con you in to.

just like a million other people out there, you have less of a chance, less leverage, than a salesperson has who is delivering a book of business worth several hundred million dollars and is a leader in selling this particular type of product or service.

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Why Is a Recruiter Contacting Me About a Position I Was Already Rejected For? | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019 by Jeff

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EP 1362 There are 1 million reasons why this could be occurring. I speak of two that are most likely and then made a suggestion.

Summary

The question for today is, "what is a recruiter contacted me a month later for the same position I was rejected for?"

There is more!

This person applied for position with the company, interviewed and was passed on for another role with the same department. They did not get the job. Now, about a month later, a recruiter from the furry contacted them about a new opening for the same position and says they are still considering me, asking if I am interested.

Here are a few possibilities, including the one where they extend the job offer, it was accepted (that's why you were rejected for the role), and the person decided not to start. They may have taken a counter offer from their current employer or position with another company and they are not starting. Now, they are going back to the number 2 candidate – – you.

That's a very likely scenario because they don't really want to interview from scratch again. They just want to get this position filled altogether so that they don't have to interview 15 or 20 people. That is a huge time waster for them. So they are back to number 2.

There is another possibility. Another position opened up within the department, you didn't do a bad job on your interviews and they are trying to see if you are still available. In this way, they can begin a new interview process with you for this role.

These are the 2 most likely ones but there are a million other possibilities and they are not forthcoming.

You could always ask them, "Hey, I got turned down for something pretty similar to this before and now you are circling back. Tell me what is going on."

That's not a bad approach to take because it invites them to be forthright with you, and you don't have to speculate. Speculation makes our minds go crazy and we start to fantasize all sorts of possibilities that may not be accurate.

Although I think it is one of the 2 that I mentioned, and they won't tell you about the 1st (a turn down after an offer was accepted. Firms don't like to admit. A person bailed on the job offer.), Even though it is most likely the 1st to there are other possibilities as to why it is that they are circling back to you.

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What Does It Mean When The Recruiter Isn’t Returning My Calls or Emails? | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 by Jeff

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EP 1359 If I’m a job applicant and the recruiter I’m working with stops returning my calls and emails, what does that usually mean?

Summary

The question for today is:

If I'm a job applicant in the recruiter. I am working with stops returning my calls and emails, what does that usually mean?
Well, let me pose a different scenario. If you are going out with someone and they stop returning your calls, texts and emails, what would that mean?

You know what it means. Who are you kidding? You just don't like it.

Here is what often happens. Job hunters have this mistaken notion that recruiters work for them. They don't. They work for employers who pay them. You aren't paying them anything, right? You have to get this notion out of your head that you are working with them. You aren't working with them. They are trying to fill the positions. Your background either fits or it doesn't. When they have something that makes sense, they will be in contact.

You can drop them a message every once in a while (that doesn't mean daily) to say, "I just wanted to let you know that I'm still available. If something comes up."

Often, what job hunters do because they are "working with the recruiter" is nag and pester the recruiter.

Understand you are getting a message in the behavior in much the same way as in a dating scenario, if someone you were going out with stop returning your calls, you will get a message from that that they didn't want to talk with you, right?

So, you know what it means. You just have to adjust.

Some people will say you have to work with a lot of recruiters. I have no idea where you are, geographically, or where you are in your career. For most people who do not have unique skills or are not at a leadership level, yes, you do have to connect with multiple recruiters. Recruiters are not pounding on doors to persuade employers to speak with you. That isn't how the business works.

They are hired by employers and give them requirements for positions that they need to have filled and, if they find the right person, they will be paid for that. They are not getting on the phone to make 100 phone calls to companies just for you using a call was that they have prearranged so that whenever someone walks in the door they call 100 people every single day.

No. They are filling jobs. They are not "placing people."

Let's assume that you are a relatively inexperienced person, you do need to be contacting multiple people and, more importantly, you do need to be contacting people who graduated from the school that you went to and learn how they got there current job and whether there might be something of their employer that might fit you. You are trying to work with multiple recruiters and responding to ads. Networking to people that you don't already know and doing informational interviews, networking, going to networking groups, telling everyone that you know repeatedly that you are looking for work…

It's not enough to just simply tell them one time, you have to say it multiple times and the people are reminded that you are looking for job. After all, when someone has a cold, do referred your doctor to them? Probably not. People need constant reminders to refer you to things that they care about.

Back your original question. It probably means that they don't have anything for you right now and leave them alone.

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Contingency vs. Retained Recruiters | JobSearchRadio.com

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 by Jeff

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54RGGbPgCbQ

Listen to the full episode here:
http://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/2017/03/16/contingency-vs-retained-recruiters/

Ep 262 Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter explains the difference between contingency recruiters and retained recruiters.

Summary

There is a certain air around retained search. It is perceived to be superior than contingency. Let's just analyze the differences.

A contingency recruiter is hired by company to fill a position. A retained search firm is hired by a company to fill a position and is paid an amount to retain them to do the search, another piece to deliver resumes to them and screen them and were for them and another piece upon completion. The percentages are irrelevant. It is how the money is funded to the retained search firm that will differentiate it from the contingency.

The contingency recruiter is only paid upon successful completion of the search. Everything else that they do is done on a speculative basis. Why does the firm hire retained firm versus a contingency? It is to buy the dedicated effort. There is the perception that the talent working for the retained firm is superior to that working for the contingency firm. That isn't always the case, but let's just accept the marketing here.

How does that affect you? For most of you, it won't matter. For most of you, you will be in the sector that is handled by a contingency recruiting firm. Retained search firms will work at a higher level than the contingency firms will. It. That's really where the differentiation is. How they are paid doesn't matter to you. It is the nature of the jobs that they are asked to recruit for.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No

BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1300 episodes and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.” He is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

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What Do Recruiters Search Online About Someone Before Recruiting Them? | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

January 2, 2019January 22, 2019 by Jeff

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2VGxH5jWT0

Listen to the full episode here
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thebiggamehunter/2018/12/31/what-do-recruiters-search-online-about-someone-before-recruiting-them

EP 1331 What do recruiters look for? It’s really very simple. Don’t over complicate it.

Summary

What are the things recruiters search for online before they try to recruit someone? I think this is a good question and I want to start by saying a lot of people confuse what a recruiter is, a lot of people confuse will recruiter's work is. Let me distinguish between categories.

Employment agent is someone who responds to resumes that are sent to them. A recruiter is someone who goes out and hunts for talent. They find people who may or may not be actively looking for a job. Let's work with that definition of a recruiter.

What is a recruiter looking for when they are searching online for someone? What they have is a job description. A client has defined what it is they want to hire. They want someone with a particular background, right?

What does the recruiter do? Well, they start off by trying to find people who fit that particular requirement. They run a very tight search.

If the client starts off saying they need people with these 15 particular skills, they are running a search that specifies these 15 different items. This way, when they contact someone, they have a reasonable probability of success.

When they are looking at the LinkedIn profile, since that's what I'm sure you're referring to, they are looking for something that demonstrates congruence with what the client is looking for. Let me repeat that. They are looking for something in your LinkedIn profile that demonstrates congruence with what the client is looking for.

Plus if the information is very old, if the information and skills listed in your profile have not been updated since William Jefferson Clinton was president of the United States, it is less likely that the client or the recruiter is going to be impressed with the background. They want to see recent information.

They are looking for something that demonstrates subject matter expertise. What makes this person stand out from all the other people who they find online or through any other means (like referrals)? What makes this person right for our organization?

Before calling them, they want to feel like they have a reasonable probability that the client will be interested and excited in this person. That's up to you as the job hunter rest person who is online displaying themselves to others… To provide that value if they are looking at your profile or find you through Google.

Don't just sit there passively. Think to yourself, "this is what I do. This is what I am exceptional at. What makes me stand out?"

You can use powerpoints using slideshare and connect them to the LinkedIn profile. You can create videos. You can create regular with audios on Anchor.fm where you are talking about something for two minutes or less and then link it to your LinkedIn profile.

There are a lot of things that, if you start thinking creatively, you can promote yourself as an expert. With time w,ith regularity, you will be seen as someone better than the pack.

So, again, we are looking for congruence with what you claim to have expertise in.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice

Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1300 episodes and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.” He is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

If you have questions for me, call me through the Magnifi app for iOS (video) or PrestoExperts.com (phone)

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

Join and attend my classes on Skillshare. Become a premium member and get 2 months free.

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ideas and advice in your current career and job.

Don’t forget to give the show 5 stars and a good review in iTunes

If you want to know how to win more interviews, order “Winning Interviews.” You’ll learn how to win phone interviews, in-person interviews, the best question to ask on any interview and more.

Would you like to talk through a salary negotiation or potential negotiation you’re involved with? Order and schedule time with me.

Do you have questions or would like advice about networking or any aspect of your search. Order and schedule time with me.

Would you like me to critique your resume. Order a critique from me

Jeff’s Kindle book, “You Can Fix Stupid: No BS Hiring Advice,” is available on Amazon.