Mrs Jobby
Los Angeles, CA
Female, 31
I own and run a recruiting firm, where we help large Internet companies and start-ups find ideal candidates for open positions. The job can be tough, but also a lot of fun and very rewarding. Ask me anything about being a recruiter!
There is no set format really. I need to be able to see where you worked, and the task items you were doing. Font is not too important (as long as it is readable). I think this is clear Company Name City, Date that you worked there Title - Task item - Task Item - Task item Remember that your most recent job should be on the top, and Education should be under your most recent jobs.
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I am not sure that is true actually. I would say that the majority of recruiters I know (or know of) are male. I could see how it is becoming more popular for women, but I think that is across a lot of industries these days. In general women are more aggressive/assertive and well known in the work force today than ever before.
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Good question. There is a fine line with this one. Salary is important, and candidates should know what to expect so that they don't waste their time, BUT when a candidate asks about salary in a first interview - HUGE turn off. A lot of times if you can sell yourself to a company, they will put their best foot forward and pay a great salary. This is why working with a recruiter is great. We find out what a candidate would like to make and we send them to jobs that can pay that. So we take out the "wasting time" part of it. Recruiters will also help negotiate a great package.
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I think every recruiter is different. I usually prefer email when it comes to following up. I am bad about returning phone calls, but I ALWAYS respond to emails. However, there is a big misconception with recruiting that is important to point out. A lot of people think that a recruiters job is to find people jobs. In actuality a recruiter is hired by a company to find the perfect person for their company. I work for a client, and that client pays me to find their ideal candidate (whoever it may be). If you are not my ideal candidate, than I can’t really help you- even if you have an amazing background. A lot of people are mad when recruiters don’t send them on a lot of interviews or don’t help them find jobs, but candidates are not the people that pay us. I will usually always help people if I can (whether I get paid or not), but It is not my responsibility to help get someone interviews at different companies. My obligation is to my client -the company who hired me.
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What's your take on the whole Don Imus racism scandal?
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What do you look for when auditioning candidates for reality TV?
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Do you ever feel bad for the people whose claims you deny?
Haha... where do I begin? Most of my clients are very respectful, but I do get a few "nightmare" clients. Clients don't pay us until they hire someone. We get clients that expect us to find very specific types of candidates, and we have nightmare clients that will make us work for weeks at a time, and then decide to put that hiring on hold. That is a lot of wasted weeks and effort for us, as well as the people we interviewed that are anxiously waiting for next steps. I completely understand that some times hiring needs change, and people feel bad about it, but we have clients who really enjoy scanning resumes and have no problem having us work to get them resumes with no intent to hire. We do a lot of legwork for our clients and that is part of the job, but sometimes we get really ungrateful clients who like to put us to work without solid intentions. Its a pet peeve because it hurts everyone involved.
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I don't typically do that, and most recruiters don't do that... but employers certainly do. As a recruiter I judge a candidate based on their qualifications, and ability to conduct themselves in an interview. I am much less concerned with what people do on their off time. Most employers feel the same way I do, but there are some who are invasive and like to stalk Facebook. I think it is important to keep a level of professionalism on FB, and/or twitter. Having a drink in your hand in photos is not a big deal in some industries, but if you are teacher (for example) or work with kids at all - it is a HUGE deal. So it matters what industry you are working in
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It is a red flag if someone is consistently changing jobs every 1-2 years. If someone has been at a job for 3 years and then their last two jobs have only been a year, than that is not so bad. I see that pretty often actually. However, if someone is 1-2 years job after job… its a red flag. It usually means that they can't hold a job or they get bored with their environment quickly. Either way, most employers are not excited to hire someone that they will have to replace that soon
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