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I forward job emails to my friends if I think its' a good job, regardless of the fee. That's a very low percentage of headhunting letters I get, but I'm far mo

I forward job emails to my friends if I think its' a good job, regardless of the fee. That's a very low percentage of headhunting letters I get, but I'm far more interested in giving my friends relevant info than spamming them in the hopes of getting 5%---the fact that the (rare) offer of compensation is small actually helps me. As a result, I know that my friends will forward good jobs to me. It would be nice if the world worked the way that this author wishes it would, but a headhunter would rather cruise LinkedIn than negotiate a fee separately with every person who might know somebody who knows somebody. If you don't like the terms of this recruiter's offer, don't forward it.

lsc 16y ago
I used to do that, too. Now, I realize, if the recruiter is hitting me up for, say, a vmware admin position, the recruiter probably can't tell the difference between a high quality candidate and a low-quality candidate, and is someone who is not worth doing business with. The spam belongs in the spam bucket, not my friend's inbox. As far as I can tell, most of those recruiters are just building up a list of resumes. even if you respond with relevant resumes, the hit rate is no better than what you'd get responding to ads on dice or craigslist. Sure, sometimes recruiters take the time to actually figure out who or what I am and send me appropriate jobs. And in those cases, if I'm busy, sure, I'll pass it on to people I know who are able to do the job. But those are extremely rare.