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Just another dataoint : I just got hired at a new company using a headhunter. Midway through the process of doing interviews arranged by my recruiter I received
by abeppu 16y ago
Just another dataoint : I just got hired at a new company using a headhunter. Midway through the process of doing interviews arranged by my recruiter I received advice along these lines from my significant other, and was shocked at the typical size of a headhunter's commission. Given that it seemed like my particular headhunter couldn't have spent that much time hooking me up with interviews, 20-30% of my first year's salary still sounds ridiculously high. But ultimately, I was pleasantly surprised by the offers I received, and it seems to have helped that the headhunter made sure multiple companies were providing offers within days of each other. Also, he recommended me to companies that I wouldn't have considered otherwise, one of which I am very happy to be joining.
- ig1 16y agoYes it's high but it also has to cover the cost of all the work the recruiter did on candidates he didn't place, and the time spent cold calling, the money spent placing ads on job boards etc. to find candidates.
- cubicle67 16y agoyes, but from the figures given I could live quite well placing only 2 or 3 people a year, or extremely well if I upped that to 1 a month
- ig1 16y agoThe recruitment consultant will only get about 20% of that figure, with 80% going to cover the agency costs. The average IT recruiter in the UK makes about 40k GBP/year (about 25k base, and 15k commission).
- gaius 16y agoI like the recruiter business model because even tho' the recruiter is paid by the company, his or her interests are aligned with that of the candidate. The better the salary they negotiate for you, the bigger their own commission.