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There are three tiers of recruiter. The top tier is paid by the employer to recruit whether or not someone is hired. The middle tier has a contract with the e
by brudgers 4y ago
There are three tiers of recruiter.
The top tier is paid by the employer to recruit whether or not someone is hired.
The middle tier has a contract with the employer that pays them when one of their recruits is hired.
The bottom tier has no contract and hopes that they can convince the candidate to apply and the employer to pay if the candidate is hired.
Most recruiters in the world bigger than tech are the bottom tier.
All they need is a computer with a browser and a telephone.
Their economics make extreme longshots attractive...shotgun jobs, shotgun candidates, spam emails and maybe something hits a payday.
- duped 4y agoThe usual terminology for this is first-party, retained, and commission recruiting. If a recruiter contacts you, you can always ask if they've been retained exclusively for the search.
- brudgers 4y agoFirst party and retained are both paid to recruit not only when someone is hired, the difference is internal employee of HR vs contracted outsider. Everyone else is contingent. The difference is whether or not there is a contract with the employer before the recruiter talks to candidates. On the first party and retained side, contracted recruiters have less incentive to jerk a candidate around because their relationship with the candidate potentially extends beyond a single employer. A first party recruiter is more likely to tire kick candidates for roles that don’t exist.