> he will not stop until he will put you in the new position for free Let me tell you about my first experience with a recruiter. I realise this is only one an

> he will not stop until he will put you in the new position for free Let me tell you about my first experience with a recruiter. I realise this is only one anecdote, but it sums up their usefulness. As a fresh graduate I sent a recruiter my CV and he sent me two job specs. I applied for one and the company ended up making an offer. The salary was well below normal, the company's office was in the middle of nowhere in another part of the country, and I'd had to have moved out there and bought a car in order to do the commute. The deal was not a good one, but through the recruiter I negotiated higher pay. During this process I was warned about coming across as 'mercenary', and he made real efforts to get me to take the job quickly ('stop delaying', 'this kind of job won't come up again'). At the same time as having this offer on the table, I received a separate offer from a company I'd applied to independently, with a salary ~25% higher, great benefits etc, which I accepted, to the annoyance of my recruiter. Once you get talking to a recruiter, they really do put you through the booking.com experience. I accept their value. But it is limited.