Will You Go For A Head Hunter Or An Online Portal?
Employment | November 3, 2009 at 1:44 amPersonally, I never relied much on head hunters to get me a job. Online job portals are doing a great job these days in getting you good jobs. But there might be some of us who’d want to take the services of head hunters along with online job portals and media classifieds to get that much coveted job. Head hunters work for a fee and you should know that there are things that they will not reveal to you when you register for their services. Here are certain points that you should consider while selecting a head hunter.
Does Your Head Hunter Suck You?
Nowadays, head hunters suck their clients under the guise of offering a number of services. Career counseling services, which are one of the most popular services offered by them, cost a fortune. So be careful while opting for those services. Ask the rates for the services beforehand so that they don’t reveal hidden rates later to you. The enrollment fee, the fee on getting a job and for career counseling etc. should all be made clear before your registering for their services.
Did Your Head Hunter Talk to You about the Legal Implications?
When you switch over to a new job, you might face legal hassles if you don’t complete the formalities of the old organization before switching. Your appointment with the new company may be put on hold or dismissed altogether if you haven’t fulfilled the criterion for a job exit with your present employer.
Is Your Head Hunter Getting You The Perfect Corporate Fit?
If you are talented, there will be a lot of avenues for you because there will be a lot of employers waiting to hire you. Your head hunter should be able to show you the best corporate that suits your talents and reward expectations. But many times head hunters don’t put a lot of effort in choosing the best for you. They hastily try to accommodate you in any corporate that suits your basic requirements to save themselves time and effort. Watch out for such head hunters. Isn’t opting for online portals a much better proposal?
Are You Being Used As Filler By The Head Hunter?
Sometimes your head hunter might send you for a job interview even though you don’t perfectly fit the required 
profile because of his own reasons. You are being used as filler then. He might even tweak your resume for that.
Your resume is circulated far and wide without your knowledge. Many recruitment firms get paid only when they successfully place a candidate. For this, even without your consent they might send your resume to bhundreds of employers in hope that you might like one of the jobs and settle for it. But this comes with negative consequences especially if you’ve registered with a a lot of recruiters. Your resmue might even reach your current employer. Always tryu to limit your registration to a sinlge recutier of repute. With an online website, your resume goes to only those employers that you are interested in.
After considering employment via head hunter and an online website , I’d vouch for online job portals because they don’t pose all the hassels that are posed by head hunters.
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