Recruiters, particularly the more independent/floating ones, particularly if you approach them, are usually not too interested in actually finding you a job as typically trying to consult you to be some model candidate.  It's a bit of a racket I find, and know some folks going through this very thing right now with a lot of money invested with a particular "recruiter".

There are very, very few recruiters I pick up a call for, some very well-connected folks that know to call me when they have no one else to do a job.  Most recruiter and firms are so hated and burned into memory I know their general DID prefix and refuse calls from anyone at their building.  They are generally not your friends, and rather just like cops/taxes/bill collectors, trying to make a quota in getting money out of you one way or another.  They tend to make for their company a good 20-30% off your hide if independent, some percentage of that for themselves, or whatever their salary as an internal head count on annual and not be fired, so don't delude that they're being anything in selfish for their even talking to you.

I've not gotten a notable job from a recruiter in probably 10 years, all the best are through referrals or just folks I know aside from recruiters.  I carried this into independent consulting eventually, tend to keep a roof over my head.

-mb

On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 9:29 PM AZ Pete <plug@sonoranzen.com> wrote:
Hi All,

A bit off-topic, but I'm currently looking for a good headhunter to help assist me in finding a job. I'm currently employed, but it's time for me to move on to more challenging and interesting projects. While I play with Linux extensively, my day job is with Microsoft technologies - I'm a senior-level SQL Server DBA. Since this list is very plugged
into (no pun intended!) the tech market in the city I thought I'd ask here.

Has anyone on this list worked with a good headhunter that you would recommend? I'm not looking for someone who will just "shotgun" my resume to every company (I can do that myself). I'm looking for specific opportunities within in the SQL Server data platform (ETL, BI, etc.) and want to work with someone I can build a longer term relationship with.  Any recommedations would be most appreciated.

Please reply offline.

Thanks,
Peter Wehner

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