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Yes, but did you hire the recruiter? I think they are usually hired by the companies, or "loyal" to the companies, because that is were the money come from. W

• vinceguidry 11y ago
  Recruiters, in the States at least, typically work for large recruiting shops that have many relationships with many employers. They'll contact you to try to fit a particular job, but are more than willing to match you to other jobs if you don't like that one or if it doesn't fit. I cycled through like three recruiters before finding one with a job I was interested in. If you really like working with a particular recruiter, what you might do is look for jobs yourself and then forward those listings on to the recruiter, so he can do his thing. It's not how most recruiters are used to operating, and it's not something I've done, but I think it could work based on my previous experiences. In my experience, recruiters are far more 'loyal' to job hunters than they are to employers, at least in tech fields. Hunters have nothing but options in who they go through and how they conduct a search. Whereas the requirements of companies are usually fixed and often are completely irrational. It's often easier to work with and influence a job seeker than it is to talk sense into an employer.