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From: jans@mako.UUCP (Jan Steinman)
Newsgroups: net.jobs
Subject: Re: Headhunters
Message-ID: <961@mako.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 13:44:02 EST
Article-I.D.: mako.961
Posted: Tue Nov 19 13:44:02 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 21-Nov-85 03:31:40 EST
References: <206@bnrmtv.UUCP> <1698@uwmacc.UUCP> <61@calma.UUCP>
Reply-To: jans@mako.UUCP (Jan Steinman)
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Organization: Tektronix, Wilsonville OR
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Summary: 

In article <61@calma.UUCP> radzy@calma.UUCP (Tim Radzykewycz) writes:
>In article <1698@uwmacc.UUCP> oyster@uwmacc.UUCP(Vicious Oyster) writes:
>>   Will I use headhunters again?  Maybe, but I would be quick to tell them
>>to buzz off if they started ignoring my wishes, and I would continue to look
>>on my own, however much they disliked it.
>
>One problem with this:
>    If the headhunter sent your resume to a company you decide to work for
>within the last six months, your new employer will have to pay a commision on
>you irregardless of whether he actually arranged for anything.

If you deal exclusively with one headhunter, there is nothing to worry about.
If you are just "browsing the market", stay away from headhunters so you can
have the freedom to speak to whomever you wish -- most of these kind of jobs
are passed word-of-mouth anyway.

If, however, you are actively seeking a new job, I would suggest that you cover
all the ground you can several weeks before contacting any headhunter.  When
you do contact headhunters, enclose a list of all the direct contacts you have
made.  This saves embarrassment for all, and if an unscrupulous headhunter
decides to contact one of your direct contacts, you have adequate documentation
to show that you got there first.

Good headhunters don't want to approach companies you have already contacted.
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