I'm a corporate recruiter ex headhunter - ask me anything..

[Anonymous]

Oh I still have a hand in recruiting email me direct at catecath at g mail

[Anonymous]

Does it matter what email provider a job seeker uses?

[Anonymous]

Can you recommend a headhunter? I was under the impression this type of thing doesn't exist. As in you can pay someone to help find you a job?

Can you recommend a recruiting firm that is looking for exec for international assignments?

[Anonymous]

When a recruiter contacts you, what are some questions to ask to figure out if the recruiter has a serious job or is just trying to grow their database?

[Anonymous]

Ok, so here's my question. I have a pretty long history in high tech on the westcoast (sillicon valley), where I have had no problems finding a job. I am also a mother with a working spouse, so I've adopted a policy of being upfront about my needs --- try to be home for dinner, occasionally have to leave earlier, will regularly add hours after bedtime, from home, am usually available to start super early, but need some heads up to sync up with spouse on the home front. Crunch time is crunch time, and I'm usually in there with the team however long it takes. But as a manager, I'm also wise to busy work and never get my team in a glorious sacrifice situation just to show off.

Never had much of an issue with the approach, and have always felt I was giving them fair information they needed in order to make an appropriate hiring decision. After taking the job, I rarely ran into any problem. Stressful and difficult? Yes. Worth it? yes. I love my job.

Since moving to DC, I held one job, which I got with the above caveats -- lasted all of one year, with everyone up in arms whenever I headed through the door at 5;30, or signed up online at 8;30 rather than 6;30.

Now when I interview, I tend to have an excellent conversation, up to the moment when expectations come into play. I never get a call back after a luke-warm 'interesting" response to my expectations. Again, this is not about skills -- that part always clears pretty quickly.

How do other working moms handle interviews / workload when they are looking for a full time corporate position in high tech around here?

As a recruiter, what do you expect?

I feel like I'm committing some cultural faux-pas in this area, by being open about my expectations. Again --- not looking to work less, but expecting to discuss some flexibility right from the start.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I have attempted to start m own recruitment company and have hit a block in the road.

I have a company name, logo, valuex ect..

i have a target audience i will approach and target companies i plan to have use my services.

However imade my first placement recently for a perminant possition and the client is ignoring me and obviosuly refusing to pay the fee.

I have terms signed by them already. Just wondering what the best course of action is?

any help would be amazing thanks


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[Anonymous]

How do you prefer your clients (who you are placing) to address a work history gap to SAH with kids?

I worked nearly 20 years before taking about 5 years off. Ready to go back, but informally am hearing that a gap seems to be a bigger obstacle in DC than in other parts of the country.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you prefer your clients (who you are placing) to address a work history gap to SAH with kids?

I worked nearly 20 years before taking about 5 years off. Ready to go back, but informally am hearing that a gap seems to be a bigger obstacle in DC than in other parts of the country.

Thank you.

I would also want to know this, 1 year gap and a cross-country move in my case. I heard that recruiters are interested only/ mostly in ppl already employed - is that still true in this economy?

[Anonymous]

When companies post senior exec positions on LinkedIn are they actually looking or just going through the motions? (e.g., General Counsel). Wouldn't companies use a headhunter for this or is this a new way to find candidates?

[Anonymous]

OP, by now you may be regretting that you ever started this thread, but, if not, here's my question:

The College Discussion forum is frequently the site of a raging battle over whether a degree from a small liberal arts college (SLAC), even a highly selective one (e.g., Williams, Pomona, Carleton) is well-regarded by employers or a ticket to postgraduate employment as a barista. Those in the anti-SLAC camp often pose the question this way: "If you don't go to an Ivy League or Ivy-competitive school, why would you waste the money on any other private college rather than going to a state school? Nobody knows the SLACs outside of their regions." Proponents, myself included, say SLAC grads have excellent writing skills, access to a loyal, if relatively smaller, alum network, and resumes highlighting leadership positions in extracurricular activities.

Your thoughts?

[Anonymous]

So that's it? No further answers?

[Anonymous]

Wadja expect?