A brief review of the different types of Recruiters and tips on how to best work with them

1. Working with Recruiters By Jenny Kahn, PHR Senior Technical Recruiter [email_address] Copyright Jenny Kahn, 2009

13. Copyright Jenny Kahn, 2009 Do’s Don’t’s 1. Develop a level of trust. 2. Be accessible and willing to assist a recruiter in referrals to qualified candidates. 3. Help them and they will help you down the road. 4. Always be honest and forthright. 5. Always show up for interviews and be on time. 6. Remember that you are representing the search firm. 7. Most of all, it’s imperative to get the name of the company before you agree to being submitted, should they refuse to tell you the company name, walk away. They’re not the sort of people you want to work with. 8. Do not waste the recruiter’s time. 9. Do not expect the recruiter to be your personal career coach. They are neither career counselors nor career switch facilitators. They are professionals retained by a company to successfully fill crucial staffing needs. 10. Never embarrass them or cast them in a bad light in front of their client. 11. Do not call them or e-mail them incessantly but you need to be the one to stay in touch. Ask when a reasonable time to follow-up would be