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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