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I've had this happen a handful of times actually. I could be wrong, but I think their fear is that you would directly apply and bypass their services.
by leerob 8y ago
I've had this happen a handful of times actually. I could be wrong, but I think their fear is that you would directly apply and bypass their services.
- opportune 8y agoThe thing is, when they do that you have no idea if it’s some shitty bodyshop looking for people with pulses or a cool company that you’d love to work for, so you have no opportunity to do research into the company before dedicating time to call someone. I don’t see the benefit of bypassing their services since recruiters are usually a decent foot in the door, but maybe I’m missing something
- jacobyoder 8y agoThe recruiters I've known would document their outreach to you, and notify the company that'd we'd spoken. If they'd specifically contacted me, the I bypassed them, they may still get paid somehow (but I'd lose whatever bargaining skills they might bring to the process)>.
- leerob 8y agoGood to know. That makes sense.
- hash872 8y ago>If they'd specifically contacted me, the I bypassed them, they may still get paid somehow This is not true at all
- jacobyoder 8y agoI've talked with a number of recruiters - 2 specifically indicated that they had arrangements with the end client - essentially an exclusivity deal. Once they revealed the client name to me, they'd let the client know, and if I made contact outside the recruiter, it was still an 'introduction' they'd get paid for if/when I was hired. Both of these were from a job search in the mid 2000s. I've spoken with many more generalist recruiters, none of whom ever indicated this sort of system. I don't think it's overly common, but it was an arrangement that 2 recruiters indicated they had. Perhaps they were extreme one-offs?