Path: utzoo!mnetor!frank
From: frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick)
Newsgroups: ont.jobs
Subject: Re: Headhunter Tactics
Keywords: sleazy
Message-ID: <4709@mnetor.UUCP>
Date: 8 Sep 88 12:20:04 GMT
References: <3195@geac.UUCP> <283@jtsv16.UUCP>
Reply-To: frank@mnetor.UUCP (Frank Kolnick)
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Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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In article <283@jtsv16.UUCP> kevin@jtsv16.UUCP (kevin) writes:
>In article <3195@geac.UUCP> daveb@geac.UUCP (David Collier-Brown) writes:
>>  In my recent job-hunt, I dealt with a somewhat "excitable"
>>recruiter, who sent me off to interview with a small spin-off
>>company in the city.  Like many, he wanted me to call him
>>**imediately** after the interview ended...
> ...
>I have yet to find a headhunter worth the trouble or money, both as a
>recruiter and a job seeker.  These people charge outrageous sums of money
>and give little in return.  Three percent per thousand dollars of salary
>is typical.

Over the years, I've been on both sides of the fence (looking & hiring)
many times, and I've had most of the experiences mentioned (I even had
a headhunter who accepted a job on my behalf without consulting me).
You occasionally (very occasionally) run into an individual
recruiter with some morals, but the only company with a consistently
excellent reputation is P.J. Ward.  I've never been steered to an
inappropriate job, or been presented with an an inappropriate
person by them.  They work hard at being ethical and are *very*
thorough.  One side-effect is that this takes some time, so you're
not constantly being bombarded with positions/resumes.  This may make
you feel neglected, but it's really the only practical way.

Just a personal opinion.


-- 
Frank Kolnick,
consulting for, and therefore expressing opinions independent of, Computer X
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