Clarity on this point is important, so I\u2019d like to share more examples of surprises (or lack of communication) that can derail your chances of landing a job while working with a recruiter.<\/p>\n
Compensation<\/h3>\n
Just the other day, I had a contractor agree on a range for his rate before presenting him to my client. Whether a recruiter shares that information with the hiring company (and you are entitled to ask about it), he or she has validated that the candidate is \u201cin range\u201d of the client’s budget.<\/p>\n
In this case, after rolling through the interviews and getting asked to join the team, the contractor changed his rate. This kind of last-minute maneuvering should have some justification (for example, more travel than originally told, more responsibility, etc.). Just wanting more money is not a good answer. This makes the candidate and the recruiter look bad.<\/p>\n
Current Job Situation<\/h3>\n
If your current employer will likely present a counter-offer to keep you when you tell them you\u2019re leaving, you need to account for this while interviewing. By assuming that they\u2019ll give you a raise to stay or maybe even a promotion, you can better calibrate the job (and pay) you should be targeting. In essence, you need to already have worked out that you\u2019ll leave if offered the right job.<\/p>\n
If you suddenly back out of an offer made by a recruiter\u2019s client, this is bad in many ways beyond ticking off the recruiter and the hiring company. More on this: Encountering the Counter Offer<\/a>.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n When applying for jobs that you know will require certain physical abilities (lifting heavy objects, climbing ladders, perfect vision), you need to be honest with all parties involved. Sometimes recruiters don\u2019t get a chance to meet you in person.<\/p>\n If you mislead the recruiter to get to the interview stage, it is a waste of time for everyone involved and will only end in bad relationships if you can\u2019t do the job.<\/p>\n Knowing this can be a sensitive area, it is often best to share background with the recruiter and ask how to address this with his or her client. Your past may include unique circumstances where the recruiter can coach you on how to present your job history.<\/p>\n There may be good examples to share on how you managed your career through turbulent times or upheld your end of a bargain when the other side didn\u2019t. Many admirable traits can be described in the stories of our past.<\/p>\n Sometimes, omitted information on the resume has the best gems of your past to share. Many job seekers are coached to leave old information off resumes to avoid age bias. If you do this, you may want to verbally share these experiences in an interview with the recruiter. There may be a strong link to their client (a skill, a common customer or vendor, even a colleague) that you can leverage during an interview.<\/p>\n A recruiter may be able to sift through your past and determine what would be valuable to share.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t answer “anytime” when asked your availability to interview if that\u2019s not the case. It\u2019s great to be flexible, but if you can\u2019t interview on certain days or times, it\u2019s fine to share that.<\/p>\n Most recruiters will work with your schedule and their clients\u2019 to find a time that works for both of you.<\/p>\n Most hiring managers\/interviewers respect the fact that you are not available at a moment\u2019s notice. If they don\u2019t, reconsider interviewing altogether.<\/p>\n It\u2019s true that most of this is common sense. Just follow the simple code that \u201chonesty is the best policy,\u201d and the process will run much smoother. Some job seekers still ignore this advice and forget that the world is a small place. Many recruiters are networked together, and you never know who might end up being a good or bad reference for you in the future. Be professional and you\u2019ll be treated like one.<\/p>\n Job-Hunt’s Working with Recruiters Expert Jeff Lipschultz<\/a> is a 20+ year veteran in management, hiring, and recruiting of all types of business and technical professionals. He has worked in industries ranging from telecom to transportation to dotcom. Jeff is a founding partner of A-List Solutions, a Dallas-based recruiting and employment consulting company. Learn more about him through his company site alistsolutions.com<\/a>. Follow Jeff on LinkedIn<\/a> and on Twitter (@JLipschultz<\/a>). Recruiter Jeff Lipschultz offers insight into how to avoid unpleasant surprising the external recruiter you work with.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":21381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"old-site-template.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[102,78],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-job-recruiters","category-job-search-advice"],"last_modified_at":"","edited_by":"Jessica Howington","acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5227"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21382,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5227\/revisions\/21382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.job-hunt.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Physical Ability to Do the Job<\/h3>\n
Circumstances Regarding Departure from Past Jobs<\/h3>\n
Past History Not on Your Resume<\/h3>\n
Availability to Interview<\/h3>\n
Bottom Line<\/h3>\n
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