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Why do people use recruiters? %99 percent of the time you can figure out who the company is they are representing. Often recruiter sites will even list the com

Why do people use recruiters? %99 percent of the time you can figure out who the company is they are representing. Often recruiter sites will even list the companies they represent. EVERY startup I have worked for that does hiring, hates paying the %20+ markup for a hire. We would much rather give that cash to the new employee and use it to be more competitive. If there are two candidates with equal skill sets, one is $130k (recruiter (20k) + their salary (110k) ) and the other is $110 (just their salary) -- often management will lean towards the guy for 110k in a strapped for cash startup. They view you as a $130k a year employee NOT a 110k a year employee.

fphhotchips 8y ago
Competent recruiters with good reputations and connections are like gold - especially in markets that aren't "Software Developer in Coastal USA". They know the state of the market, the main players, who is looking, who is good to work for, what the pay is going to be and whether applying is worth your time. They understand the value of establishing relationships with good people and will work to ensure a good fit for all involved, because the only thing better than a $20k bonus for getting someone into a job is getting a $30k bonus a couple years later by doing barely any work because both sides of the deal came to you. This is almost exactly like the difference between good, high value sales, and telemarketing. One is a relationships game, one is a commodified numbers game. Don't be a commodity, and you won't be treated like one.
- heavenlyblue 8y ago
  OK, in terms of this - anyone from the UK had any actual experience of this caliber?
vonmoltke 8y ago
> If there are two candidates with equal skill sets I thought we had a talent shortage. If there is a talent shortage, this should be such a rare occurrence as to be irrelevant.

fphhotchips 8y ago

Competent recruiters with good reputations and connections are like gold - especially in markets that aren't "Software Developer in Coastal USA". They know the state of the market, the main players, who is looking, who is good to work for, what the pay is going to be and whether applying is worth your time. They understand the value of establishing relationships with good people and will work to ensure a good fit for all involved, because the only thing better than a $20k bonus for getting someone into a job is getting a $30k bonus a couple years later by doing barely any work because both sides of the deal came to you. This is almost exactly like the difference between good, high value sales, and telemarketing. One is a relationships game, one is a commodified numbers game. Don't be a commodity, and you won't be treated like one.

heavenlyblue 8y ago
OK, in terms of this - anyone from the UK had any actual experience of this caliber?

vonmoltke 8y ago

> If there are two candidates with equal skill sets I thought we had a talent shortage. If there is a talent shortage, this should be such a rare occurrence as to be irrelevant.