Headhunters

[Modeps]

This is pretty wacky. Last week I got a little angry at work and put my resume out on Monster , Dice, and Net-Temps. Today I got contacted by four people saying they had jobs for me, two of which were contract positions... so I said thanks but no thanks to those, but I am wondering, I've never used a headhunter to get a job... are there any real catches? anyone have horror stories by using them?

just curious 🙂

 

[OulOat]

Most are okay, but you want to look for the ones that charges the company instead of you.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: OulOat
Most are okay, but you want to look for the ones that charges the company instead of you.

Anyone that wants money from you is not good enough to stand on their own.

Also, what the headhunters have is requesitions for jobs. They collect anyone that has the proper keywords in a resume and send the resume down the line to their contacts.
Then the contacts start evaluting the resume.

One can easily get 10-50 headhunter hits before the client actually wishes to talk to you.

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: OulOat
Most are okay, but you want to look for the ones that charges the company instead of you.

Anyone that wants money from you is not good enough to stand on their own.

Also, what the headhunters have is requesitions for jobs. They collect anyone that has the proper keywords in a resume and send the resume down the line to their contacts.
Then the contacts start evaluting the resume.

One can easily get 10-50 headhunter hits before the client actually wishes to talk to you.

Maybe it's cuz I'm sick, but I had a very tough time understanding what you were trying to say.

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: aplefka

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: OulOat
Most are okay, but you want to look for the ones that charges the company instead of you.

Anyone that wants money from you is not good enough to stand on their own.

Also, what the headhunters have is requesitions for jobs. They collect anyone that has the proper keywords in a resume and send the resume down the line to their contacts.
Then the contacts start evaluting the resume.

One can easily get 10-50 headhunter hits before the client actually wishes to talk to you.

Maybe it's cuz I'm sick, but I had a very tough time understanding what you were trying to say.

It's because you are illiterate 😉

He's saying that headhunters just look for keywords in your resume. If your resume qualifies for the position, the headhunter forwards it to the actual company. Then the company HR reviews it and see if you qualify for an interview. So you would might have to go through lots of headhunter hits before getting an interview.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: aplefka

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: OulOat
Most are okay, but you want to look for the ones that charges the company instead of you.

Anyone that wants money from you is not good enough to stand on their own.

Also, what the headhunters have is requesitions for jobs. They collect anyone that has the proper keywords in a resume and send the resume down the line to their contacts.
Then the contacts start evaluting the resume.

One can easily get 10-50 headhunter hits before the client actually wishes to talk to you.

Maybe it's cuz I'm sick, but I had a very tough time understanding what you were trying to say.

It's because you are illiterate 😉

He's saying that headhunters just look for keywords in your resume. If your resume qualifies for the position, the headhunter forwards it to the actual company. Then the company HR reviews it and see if you qualify for an interview. So you would might have to go through lots of headhunter hits before getting an interview.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I got out of the post 🙂

 

[OulOat]

Oh yeah OP, you should be careful about putting your resume out of those sites. You could be looking at an early termination if your current employer finds your resume.

 

[poopaskoopa]

Originally posted by: Modeps
This is pretty wacky. Last week I got a little angry at work and put my resume out on Monster , Dice, and Net-Temps. Today I got contacted by four people saying they had jobs for me, two of which were contract positions... so I said thanks but no thanks to those, but I am wondering, I've never used a headhunter to get a job... are there any real catches? anyone have horror stories by using them?

just curious 🙂

I think the ones that require any amount of money from you is just a scam though. Other than that, no real catch.

But you may have to watch out for their non-compete agreement, as some companies(IBM, for example) used to use several different companies to place contractors(not like, contractors to install toilets, but you know IT temps of sorts), and if you get pissed at the one you went through, you may not be able to switch. Of course, this will be no issue if you are directly hired, or on contract-to-hire basis.

I've had one bad experience in which I was sought after for a position by 4 different headhunters(I'll call them agency from here on out), and after I got them on a bidding war, I decided to go with the agency "C". The agency "A" thought it had me, and it had been telling the guys in the lab that I was coming on board through "A". Well, I did go work in that lab, but I went though agency "C", and when I did, apparently the folks from "A" had told the people in the lab that I went through "C" because it had more lax drug/background check policies. I didn't find this out until my last day(this was like 2 years ago), and I'm still pissed about that.

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: aplefka

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: OulOat
Most are okay, but you want to look for the ones that charges the company instead of you.

Anyone that wants money from you is not good enough to stand on their own.

Also, what the headhunters have is requesitions for jobs. They collect anyone that has the proper keywords in a resume and send the resume down the line to their contacts.
Then the contacts start evaluting the resume.

One can easily get 10-50 headhunter hits before the client actually wishes to talk to you.

Maybe it's cuz I'm sick, but I had a very tough time understanding what you were trying to say.

It's because you are illiterate 😉

He's saying that headhunters just look for keywords in your resume. If your resume qualifies for the position, the headhunter forwards it to the actual company. Then the company HR reviews it and see if you qualify for an interview. So you would might have to go through lots of headhunter hits before getting an interview.

Yeah, I'm illiterate. Notice that he edited the post? You probably didn't see the original one.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: OulOat
Oh yeah OP, you should be careful about putting your resume out of those sites. You could be looking at an early termination if your current employer finds your resume.

Happen to someone you know?

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: OulOat
Oh yeah OP, you should be careful about putting your resume out of those sites. You could be looking at an early termination if your current employer finds your resume.

Happen to someone you know?

Yup, friend's dad put his resume on the web because he felt he wasn't being recognized for his work at the current company. HR found it and called him in to explain. Got canned a week later.

 

[aplefka]

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: OulOat
Oh yeah OP, you should be careful about putting your resume out of those sites. You could be looking at an early termination if your current employer finds your resume.

Happen to someone you know?

Yup, friend's dad put his resume on the web because he felt he wasn't being recognized for his work at the current company. HR found it and called him in to explain. Got canned a week later.

Did he explain that it was his dad that put it out there and not him?

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: aplefka

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: OulOat
Oh yeah OP, you should be careful about putting your resume out of those sites. You could be looking at an early termination if your current employer finds your resume.

Happen to someone you know?

Yup, friend's dad put his resume on the web because he felt he wasn't being recognized for his work at the current company. HR found it and called him in to explain. Got canned a week later.

Did he explain that it was his dad that put it out there and not him?

Sorry if it wasn't clear, but I was referring to my friend's dad the entire time.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: aplefka

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: OulOat
Oh yeah OP, you should be careful about putting your resume out of those sites. You could be looking at an early termination if your current employer finds your resume.

Happen to someone you know?

Yup, friend's dad put his resume on the web because he felt he wasn't being recognized for his work at the current company. HR found it and called him in to explain. Got canned a week later.

Did he explain that it was his dad that put it out there and not him?

Sorry if it wasn't clear, but I was referring to my friend's dad the entire time.

That sounds sketchy. Big company?

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: aplefka

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: OulOat
Oh yeah OP, you should be careful about putting your resume out of those sites. You could be looking at an early termination if your current employer finds your resume.

Happen to someone you know?

Yup, friend's dad put his resume on the web because he felt he wasn't being recognized for his work at the current company. HR found it and called him in to explain. Got canned a week later.

Did he explain that it was his dad that put it out there and not him?

Sorry if it wasn't clear, but I was referring to my friend's dad the entire time.

You were being very clear.

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: aplefka

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: OulOat
Oh yeah OP, you should be careful about putting your resume out of those sites. You could be looking at an early termination if your current employer finds your resume.

Happen to someone you know?

Yup, friend's dad put his resume on the web because he felt he wasn't being recognized for his work at the current company. HR found it and called him in to explain. Got canned a week later.

Did he explain that it was his dad that put it out there and not him?

Sorry if it wasn't clear, but I was referring to my friend's dad the entire time.

That sounds sketchy. Big company?

Dunno, some manufacturing company. It is not sketchy though; if I was an employer, I would not keep employees whose actively searching for jobs elsewhere.

9.When your job search is over, delete all resumes out there. Do not continue to "dangle the hook" and see what offers may come up. Your new employer may find you still fishing and demand an explanation. Some people are adding a "posted DATE" on the bottom of resumes they register online, but you will still have a tremendous amount of explaining to do if your resume is found to still be circulating. Whether or not you were planning a fast exit, you may find yourself on the way out the door.

More good tips from the Riley's Guide

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: aplefka

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: Modeps

Originally posted by: OulOat
Oh yeah OP, you should be careful about putting your resume out of those sites. You could be looking at an early termination if your current employer finds your resume.

Happen to someone you know?

Yup, friend's dad put his resume on the web because he felt he wasn't being recognized for his work at the current company. HR found it and called him in to explain. Got canned a week later.

Did he explain that it was his dad that put it out there and not him?

Sorry if it wasn't clear, but I was referring to my friend's dad the entire time.

That sounds sketchy. Big company?

Dunno, some manufacturing company. It is not sketchy though; if I was an employer, I would not keep employees whose actively searching for jobs elsewhere.

9.When your job search is over, delete all resumes out there. Do not continue to "dangle the hook" and see what offers may come up. Your new employer may find you still fishing and demand an explanation. Some people are adding a "posted DATE" on the bottom of resumes they register online, but you will still have a tremendous amount of explaining to do if your resume is found to still be circulating. Whether or not you were planning a fast exit, you may find yourself on the way out the door.

More good tips from the Riley's Guide

Hmm. Interesting, I've got no real intention on leaving. I just wanted to see what was out there and was mad that day.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: aplefka

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: aplefka

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: OulOat
Most are okay, but you want to look for the ones that charges the company instead of you.

Anyone that wants money from you is not good enough to stand on their own.

Also, what the headhunters have is requesitions for jobs. They collect anyone that has the proper keywords in a resume and send the resume down the line to their contacts.
Then the contacts start evaluting the resume.

One can easily get 10-50 headhunter hits before the client actually wishes to talk to you.

Maybe it's cuz I'm sick, but I had a very tough time understanding what you were trying to say.

It's because you are illiterate 😉

He's saying that headhunters just look for keywords in your resume. If your resume qualifies for the position, the headhunter forwards it to the actual company. Then the company HR reviews it and see if you qualify for an interview. So you would might have to go through lots of headhunter hits before getting an interview.

Yeah, I'm illiterate. Notice that he edited the post? You probably didn't see the original one.

The original post of mine was corrected for spelling and to up the count of HH calls from 20 to 50