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I believe what you are talking about in general called a professional referral service (it's used in legal firms). It's not used in tech as much because its bro

I believe what you are talking about in general called a professional referral service (it's used in legal firms). It's not used in tech as much because its broken down into two parts: If you are talking about referring individuals for work, you'd be called a recruiter. If you are talking about giving people advice on what tools and agencies are good, you are a consultant. You can make money as a consultant and a recruiter. Consultant and recruiting agencies are big business.

meticulouschris 10y ago
That explains why I couldn't find anyone doing this is because I was using the wrong terminology! I think you're right in that what I want to do is very similar to a consultant. But I'd like to do it on the individual level too (a la a recruiter). The one difference from a traditional recruiter is that I'd provide additional value. The folks I'm recommending are vetted by me. And I'm totally open to the possibility that recruiters also vet candidates, just with my limited experience of getting messages on LinkedIn, they usually just want me to interview so the company can decide if I know my stuff. My end goal is to help the people who say, "I know I need someone to do X, but who?"