Recruitment consultants: Are they really helpful?

By siliconindia   |   Saturday, 20 November 2010, 00:00 IST   |    4 Comments
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Bangalore: A recruiter or agency play a major part of a job search in India, Researches have brought out that a major chunk of the young Indians rely on these recruiters as their primary source. Whereas the expert says that it should not be a concern at all because there are certain things that they will never help you with. Will Swarts through one of his article has brought out several reasons why you should not rely on such employment recruiters. Even though there are better ways to find jobs Indians stick on to the recruitment agencies while forgetting the fact that 'there are better ways to find a job.' Recruiters generally work for the hiring company, and that's where their allegiance lies - not with the job-seeker. That means headhunters will always be more interested in making their client happy than in finding a candidate the best possible package. Therefore keep in mind that they are not working for you. It is also important to look for the how long the recruiter's been in the business, and where they've placed candidates in the past and then call those companies and confirm, experts advise. Because there are no laws or rules that govern what constitutes an 'employment agency' or who can call himself a recruiter, and setting up shop is pretty easily. There are also chances to waste your precious time since the recruiters often advertise appealing jobs that aren't vacant, just to build up a stable of candidates. As soon as you sign up with a recruiter or search firm, they check you out - your background, your credit history, even legal records. They might pretend to you that they are ignorant about you. Online job sites have brought out a new trend all together. Even if you submit your resume on fancy, it gets scanned by the recruiter or staffing agency. Especially for entry or mid-level jobs, cover letters don't get read. So the possibilities of you getting selected can be easily understood. What will happen if your resume land on the desk of your current boss? Not all recruiters are careful, and they may haunt you down from your current job easily. These are some of the facts that you have to look at when you select employment recruiters as a primary source for job search.

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