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We are
permanent employees of the companies that we work
for. Many of us came out of the third-party
recruiting arena where we couldn't survive the last
three or four years. We're more aggressive than H.R.
staffing people but aren't quite strong enough to
make it in contingency recruiting.
We're
dedicated to the organization that we work for and,
as aggressively as we can, recruit for them. You
can usually detect us because we come across pretty
aggressively. We're usually salaried employees,
with maybe a bonus attached to the numbers of people
that we might recruit.
We
usually work for organizations that are large enough
and do enough hiring to justify employing us. Part
of our job is to help our company find people
quickly and avoid paying third-party recruiter
fees.
Our advantage to you: I am pretty
aggressive and my ego is wrapped up in being
successful for my company. As with a third party,
external recruiter, I like " looking good " to the
hiring authorities in my company. I'm usually
really good at knowing the kind of person that my
company wants to hire and because I am fairly
aggressive, I will give a little "push back" to
hiring authorities when they may not want to
interview you.
I don't
mind reminding the managers in the company that I
work for that " no candidate is perfect" and that
they should interview you on my say so. I will push
you through if I think you are the best candidate.
Our disadvantage you: Since I have a fairly
strong personality and feel that the perception of
me is dependent upon the candidates that I produce,
if I don't think you are a good candidate, I will
not promote you at all. I don't " think outside the
box " and see your "potential" as a candidate. If I
think you fit, I will push you really hard through
the hiring process. But if I don't, I won't push
you very hard.
How to deal with me: Start by asking about
my role and my responsibilities to my employers and
hiring authorities. If you sense that I am really
aggressive, get me to like you a lot and see you as
a real viable candidate. Sell yourself to me very
hard so that I might overlook your weaknesses and
sell your strengths. Since I am the "conduit" to
you getting an interview, you need to impress me
with your abilities to do the job as well as your
ability to get the job. If I believe in you, I will
push you through the process, so get me to believe
in you. I have a pretty strong ego, so if you help
me " look good," I will help you through the
interviewing process. What can I do to get you to
promote me in the interviewing process?" is a good
question to ask me.
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