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They
call us recruiters, but we really aren't in the
formal sense of the word. We actually "screen"
candidates for our hiring authorities. They don't
want to do it because they're too busy, (...or
inept) so we get hired to protect them from masses
of candidates emailing them, calling them or trying
to interview with them. We may sound authoritative
to you, but we're more administrative types of
people than anything else.
We might
go out on the Internet and look for resumes or ask
present employees if they know of anybody that might
be interested in working for the firm. We may run
ads and call people who respond to them, but we're
not real aggressive "recruiters."
Our advantage to you: If you are a
relatively "perfect" candidate and the hiring
authorities are interested in speaking with you
based on the resumes that I found or that you sent,
then I can help you in getting through the
interviewing process. I will take care of a lot of
the details of coordinating the interview process
and try to accommodate you and the hiring
authorities' schedules as much as I can.
I may
know a little bit about the position
specifications. But only those that are written by
the hiring authority.
Our disadvantage to you: I'm not really
going to "sell" you to the hiring authorities. If
you aren't as "perfect" a candidate as I can find,
then I can't help you much. I might make you feel
good about our company and the opportunity that you
might be interviewing for, but as far as really
helping you get the job, other than the logistics of
the interviewing process, I'm not much help.
I might
be a little help in coaching you through the
interviewing process, but since I am mostly a
"screener," I'm not really knowledgeable of the give
and take of the job or the hiring authority. The
hiring authorities see me as a screener and
facilitator rather than someone real knowledgeable
about candidates and their availability on the
marketplace. After an initial interview, I may not
be much help to you in getting feedback or follow-up
interviews.
How to deal with me: Try to get around me
or through me and get in front of the actual hiring
authority. Anything you can do to get me to help
you get an interview, do it. Sometimes I respond to
the " squeaky wheel" candidate who happens to be
available when the hiring authority decides he or
she wants to interview. I can be your conduit to an
interview, so respect me and be nice to me.
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