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[/custom_frame_center] According to the article, “How to Choose and Partner with a Recruiter” by Dave Graziano, you have to do your homework when choosing a recruiter. Here’s a list of questions you should ask:
- How long have you have been recruiting?
- What is your recruiting specialty?
- Do you [recruiter] have client companies that are looking to hire someone with my experience and skill set? Many recruiters will “shop” your resume in the job market place.
- If you are comfortable with that, make sure you have created very specific parameters with the recruiter on how that is to be accomplished. Confirm this with an email.
- How many people with my background have you helped become hired in the last six months?
- Does your client company pay your fee?
A job recruiter like FCS is a very specialized expert. Unlike most other companies who have branched out to a variety of specialties, FSC only handles psychiatric placement and has been doing it for 33 years. “It’s best to identify one or two recruiters that specialize in your field and start to build relationships with them,” says Dana Leavy, small business and career consultant at Aspyre Solutions. “Job seekers make the mistake of submitting their resume to every recruiter, thinking it will maximize their chances. But recruiting agencies are typically all working within the same client pool, and if you have multiple agencies submitting your resume for a job, it puts the hiring company in a difficult situation of determining which agency to work with. In many cases, the hiring company may choose to pass over a candidate completely, rather than get into a debacle with competing agencies over who deserves the referral fee.”
Leavy goes on to say that establishing a relationship with a recruiter – that can last throughout your career – is beneficial to both job seeker and recruiter. Establishing that relationship through a personalized approach helps a recruiter make more qualified matches. FCS gains satisfaction in getting to know its recruits and seeing them become positive contributors to the community and in that way, impacts more than just one person and one medical practice.
So when you look for a recruiter, have your questions ready. And whether you are looking for full- or part-time, or locum tenens, the more you know about your recruiter, and the more they know about you, the better.
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By Melissa Baysinger
