I stumbled across a discussion forum this week which posed the question of whether candidates cared who represented them, their working practices, understanding of their market and ethics etc…
I was quite surprised by some of the executives responses. One in particular commented in a matter of fact manner “I don’t care who they are if they can help me land a job.”
Now at first glance I can understand his point, the ultimate aim is to get a job however this approach is most likely counter productive to long term career goals and job satisfaction.
Selecting executive recruitment consultants is an extremely important aspect of your job search. To point out the obvious, representatives represent you and whilst HR executives from the hiring companies understand that you can’t control how recruitment consultants act, it could still prejudice your application. Their quality can reflect your quality.
Your CV is a valuable asset and market perception is extremely important – it’s important to control how your CV goes to market to a certain extent.
In any case, the fundamental point that this executive missed was that the most appropriate representatives in terms of market knowledge, professionalism and contacts will have the most chances of success of landing you that job.
A good place to start would be to take a look at our Executive Search Network which only consists of reputable, pre-screened recruiters relevant to your market.
This summer period presents a great opportunity to build your network with strong quality contacts, whilst candidate traffic is lower recruiters will have more time on their hands to take your call and try (if possible) to meet up with recruiters to add personality and gravitas to your introduction.
I hope you have a productive week…