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The Recruiter is *ALWAYS* Nice - OldieButGoodie
Posted: Dec 02, 2011
After some coworkers and I applied for positions with a different company, I was floored by how many went on and on about the recruiter being "so nice" and how that translated -- in their minds -- into a reflection of their immediate supervisor and everyone else within the company.
OF COURSE the recruiter is nice! If she weren't personable and didn't have that type of personality, most likely she would not be in the position of recruiter. Only the WORST managed companies (usually the smaller ones, in which individuals wear several different hats) have ill-tempered (fill in the blank: snarly, rude, angry, abrupt, etc.) recruiters. Should you ever encounter one of these, RUN as quickly as possible in the other direction.
The point here is that you shouldn't be fooled by the professional, warm, nice recruiter who "cares about you." Some of the lousiest companies on the planet have wonderful recruiters! You wil NOT be working with or for that recruiter (unless you work in HR), and in most cases you will never see or interact with her ever again once you are on board.
And Here's What I Think/Wonder - JT
[ In Reply To ..]I've always wondered if they get some sort of commission, because it goes beyond being nice, they're trying to sell the job by saying things that don't turn out to be true. "We don't overhire." "We always have plenty of work."
My theory is that if the MT lasts x-amount of months with good audit scores, that recruiter gets something.
I doubt any of them would admit that to an MT, but that's what I think.
I Agree Completely - NuanceMT
[ In Reply To ..]I agree. In a recent past issue of Plexus the recruiter from Diskriter talked about how she looks for credentials and how important they are but when I was there they would not compensate me for my credential. In fact she stated they did not acknowledge it.
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