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Originally Posted by KC911
I joined LinkedIn, but that's about it, and within a few days, I recieved an email from a headhunter I'd used after my contract position with IBM ended 25 years ago (he actually did earn his fee back then - the hiring co. paid), asking me if I was me  ? From my experience in corporate america (IT), a headhunter will likely eliminate you from even being considered in many/most cases. What co is going to pay 10s of thousands to a HH when there are so many other ways to see qualified candidates in this job market...YMMV. |
My sis in law has her own recruiting co, finance people.
She's really good at what she does.
She does not simply shovel resumes to her clients. She interviews every candidate personally and only passes the truly qualified.
Her clients love her.
She makes a healthy few hundred k a year.
Funny story, 15 years ago when the wife and I got engaged, sis in law was working for a recruiting company.
One of the accounts that she was trying to get was a Hospital.
So she's talking to the Head of HR, Mr Jenkins, one day and says, "by the way, my sister is marrying a Jenkins. Do you know a Scott Jenkins" So he says "needs a haircut?, Brother named Ray?"
She says "yeah"
"He's my son"
Apparently she had been speaking to my father for months and it never occurred to her who he was, odd considering he and I sounded Identical on the phone.