[CaptainCrunch]

Just some insight and maybe some tips on the recruiter side of things, because I think there needs to be some understanding on that side of things.


Recruiters don't get paid until they place. They're somewhat you're shield and a shield to the hiring company. If its not a high end recruiter they're work with the final decision makers can be somewhat limited. They work with them in terms of building a job description and recommending compensation. And they're depended on to be the vetting source in terms of first interviews, in terms of doing things like ref checks and background checks.


However they usually are then referred to someone in HR or a hiring manager that doesn't hire without approval from the key decision makers. So they can get caught in the cycle of rapid changes to job descriptions based on resumes and interview feedback, changes in time lines etc. It can be just as frustrating for the Recruiter as it is for you. However Recruiters aren't paid to foster the normal candidate to hirer relationship if that makes sense. They are a tool that shields that hiring person from a raft of resumes and a ton of interviews, and most importantly the rejection process.


You absolutely have a right to vette the recruiter, ask questions. What's you're relationship with the hiring company, What level are you dealing at, the HR level, executive level. Some poor dumb admin person who takes submissions to the boss? Good recruiters, and I considered myself to be very good and am still very good (There's my ego) will be able to at least state the level that they're dealing with and have a firm grasp of how the Job description works, and what the time line is. At that point if the recruiter has that he or she has a solid sense of time and the red flags for the role. Feel free to ask about the time lines and honest feedback.


Oh yeah and because things are so hectic and automated for recruiters don't expect a lot of post interview feedback, at best he system spits out a PFO, though if you've built a relationship with the recruiter you might get some feedback on where things went south.


Also, please please please. Do some deep study of the recruiters company or the recruiter himself, you can find all kind of review mechanics on line for recruiting firms and their market reputation.


Also please don't give any information that you're not comfortable with, some might require things like the disclosure of you're T4 or income verification, or in key roles things like credit scores or criminal back ground checks. Its ok to be a bit firm on who you need to talk to outside of the recruiter before doing this.


Good recruiters that you build good relationship can hook you into a job market that you might not have access to. Bad recruiters can inadvertently torpedo you.



Hope this helps.