Then she asked, "And what exactly is it that you do?" - RecruitingBlogs2024-03-29T15:39:07Zhttps://recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/then-she-asked-and-what-exactly-is-it-that-you-do?commentId=502551%3AComment%3A1366742&feed=yes&xn_auth=no...and if the conversation be…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-04:502551:Comment:13755052011-09-04T17:27:20.979ZValentino Martinezhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ValentinoMartinez
<p>...and if the conversation becomes extended on this subject. I'll say, in a way, I'm like Paladin "A knight without armor in a savage land." -from the theme song (which obviously dates me...but so it goes). </p>
<p>I say, "Without a gun of course. I'm a recruiter."</p>
<p>...and if the conversation becomes extended on this subject. I'll say, in a way, I'm like Paladin "A knight without armor in a savage land." -from the theme song (which obviously dates me...but so it goes). </p>
<p>I say, "Without a gun of course. I'm a recruiter."</p> I say I'm a professional recr…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-04:502551:Comment:13750362011-09-04T17:08:56.293ZValentino Martinezhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/ValentinoMartinez
I say I'm a professional recruiter not to be confused with an unprofessional one, but I wish I went with: "I'm a lefty relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals." (with no mention of Bill Shultz's influence)<br/>
I say I'm a professional recruiter not to be confused with an unprofessional one, but I wish I went with: "I'm a lefty relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals." (with no mention of Bill Shultz's influence)<br/> Few people in today's marketp…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-03:502551:Comment:13745022011-09-03T15:36:39.369ZAl Merrillhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/AlMerrill
Few people in today's marketplace can do what we headhunters/recruiters do! I don't think we have to make excuses, apologize, or feel ashamed in the value we bring to businesses who need our skill sets! It's really true that "many are called and few are chosen". And yes, when asked, I tell someone I'm a headhunter who steals a talented person from one company and takes them to another company... for more money, opportunity, and quality of life.
Few people in today's marketplace can do what we headhunters/recruiters do! I don't think we have to make excuses, apologize, or feel ashamed in the value we bring to businesses who need our skill sets! It's really true that "many are called and few are chosen". And yes, when asked, I tell someone I'm a headhunter who steals a talented person from one company and takes them to another company... for more money, opportunity, and quality of life. I have had to point blank exp…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-03:502551:Comment:13734992011-09-03T00:48:39.929ZSandra McCartthttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/SandraMcCartt
<p>I have had to point blank explain to a couple of candidates who should know better how i work. Finally said, Look try to understand it this way. You are inventory. Very expensive, highly valuable but inventory. I will take as good a care of you as i can until somebody wants to buy you but i do not take valuable, expensive inventory out into the market place to peddle it.</p>
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<p>I got into a pissing match on a web site not too long ago when some guy started telling people that…</p>
<p>I have had to point blank explain to a couple of candidates who should know better how i work. Finally said, Look try to understand it this way. You are inventory. Very expensive, highly valuable but inventory. I will take as good a care of you as i can until somebody wants to buy you but i do not take valuable, expensive inventory out into the market place to peddle it.</p>
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<p>I got into a pissing match on a web site not too long ago when some guy started telling people that headhunters will find you a job. I nicely (at first) clarified that headhunters do not find jobs for people.</p>
<p>He came back and said, " You must be really green or a bad at what you do, i know headhunters find jobs for people because i got my last job through a headhunter".</p>
<p>I finally asked him if he had called the headhunter or had the headhunter called him and if he called the headhunter how long was it before he got a job.</p>
<p>He said he had called the headhunter and it took six months for the headhunter to find him a job.</p>
<p>So you sat in inventory until the headhunter had a client who listed a job that fit your background right?</p>
<p>His response was, "spin it anyway you want but headhunters find jobs for people".</p>
<p>Sometimes it's best to let Darwin just do his thing. He probably believes that those cats with feathers and a bone in their nose can make it rain if they jump around and chant and within six months it rains.<br/><br/><cite>Tom Dimmick said:</cite></p>
<blockquote><div>Isn't it amazing how many people, including some very senior people who based on their own hiring experiences should know better, think that they are your/my 'client'. <br/><br/><cite>Sandra McCartt said:</cite><br/><blockquote><div>I have tried all the responses and finally settled on. "I find people for companies to hire when they need an employee." They pay me to find somebody who fits a job they have open, interview them and co-ordinate interview times." "If they hire them i get paid, if they don't i don't get paid. " "No i don't find jobs for people just people for jobs."</div>
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</blockquote> When I say "I'm an executive…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-02:502551:Comment:13731062011-09-02T22:39:31.660ZMark Bregmanhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/MarkBregman
<p>When I say "I'm an executive recruiter" to a new acquaintance, the whole cycle starts over! They say, "Oh, well I know [god's gift to the unemployed] who you should really talk to". I usually say, I'm an executive recruiter, AND the biggest misconception about my job is that I don't really find jobs for people; I find people for jobs. FOR THE CORPORATE EMPLOYERS that retain us. The extra statement then puts people in the position of having to say, oh of course, I realize that... then the…</p>
<p>When I say "I'm an executive recruiter" to a new acquaintance, the whole cycle starts over! They say, "Oh, well I know [god's gift to the unemployed] who you should really talk to". I usually say, I'm an executive recruiter, AND the biggest misconception about my job is that I don't really find jobs for people; I find people for jobs. FOR THE CORPORATE EMPLOYERS that retain us. The extra statement then puts people in the position of having to say, oh of course, I realize that... then the conversation changes. I've gotten into the habit in 27 years of pre-empting their assumption that I can/will personally help them!</p>
<p>Regards,<br/>Mark</p>
<p>PS: I just noticed Sandra's reply, so I came back to edit mine, and acknowledge that she said it right!</p> I just say I'm a marketing an…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-02:502551:Comment:13711402011-09-02T14:18:33.652Zpam claughtonhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/pamclaughton
I just say I'm a marketing and technical recruiter.
I just say I'm a marketing and technical recruiter. I'm a headhunter.tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-01:502551:Comment:13695172011-09-01T18:18:23.786ZBarbara Goldmanhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/BarbaraGoldman
I'm a headhunter.
I'm a headhunter. Yeah often people don't get t…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-01:502551:Comment:13690512011-09-01T17:46:44.472Zlisa rokusekhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/lisarokusek
<p>Yeah often people don't get the it we do to make a living.</p>
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<p>Sometimes I say,"I am a Bounty Hunter... for Talent." </p>
<p>Other times I say, "I find and enthuse people with specific talent profiles on behalf of my clients." I love the word enthuse. </p>
<p>Periodically I say, "I sell people to people." I get some looks, man.</p>
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<p>Today I'd say I am Sisyphus pushing the damn rock up the hill, but that is a story for another day.…</p>
<p>Yeah often people don't get the it we do to make a living.</p>
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<p>Sometimes I say,"I am a Bounty Hunter... for Talent." </p>
<p>Other times I say, "I find and enthuse people with specific talent profiles on behalf of my clients." I love the word enthuse. </p>
<p>Periodically I say, "I sell people to people." I get some looks, man.</p>
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<p>Today I'd say I am Sisyphus pushing the damn rock up the hill, but that is a story for another day. ;-0</p>
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<p> </p> I start out with "I help peop…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-01:502551:Comment:13691382011-09-01T15:46:03.834ZAdam Bogrenhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/AdamBogren
I start out with "I help people find jobs that are more satisfying and rewarding and help companies identify the right people for their needs, what do you do?" That usually works out pretty well.<br/>
I start out with "I help people find jobs that are more satisfying and rewarding and help companies identify the right people for their needs, what do you do?" That usually works out pretty well.<br/> Isn't it amazing how many peo…tag:recruitingblogs.com,2011-09-01:502551:Comment:13691322011-09-01T15:26:09.900ZTom Dimmickhttps://recruitingblogs.com/profile/TomDimmick
Isn't it amazing how many people, including some very senior people who based on their own hiring experiences should know better, think that they are your/my 'client'. <br></br>
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<cite>Sandra McCartt said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/then-she-asked-and-what-exactly-is-it-that-you-do?xg_source=activity#502551Comment1367143"><div>I have tried all the responses and finally settled on. "I find people for companies to hire when they need an employee." They…</div>
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Isn't it amazing how many people, including some very senior people who based on their own hiring experiences should know better, think that they are your/my 'client'. <br/>
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<cite>Sandra McCartt said:</cite><br />
<blockquote cite="http://www.recruitingblogs.com/forum/topics/then-she-asked-and-what-exactly-is-it-that-you-do?xg_source=activity#502551Comment1367143"><div>I have tried all the responses and finally settled on. "I find people for companies to hire when they need an employee." They pay me to find somebody who fits a job they have open, interview them and co-ordinate interview times." "If they hire them i get paid, if they don't i don't get paid. " "No i don't find jobs for people just people for jobs."</div>
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