How Recruiters Find People

In my 29 years of recruiting, I have talked with andshould be; “ How do I get recruiters looking for
trained over 200 recruiters around the country inme, to find me?”Now that is an easy thing to do,
advanced recruiting techniques. Given this, I'vebut like most things it isn’t simple.
learned two things 1) the recruiting industry is notThe answer is one word; NETWORKING. Since
homogeneous and 2) we all may be different, butrecruiters maximize the use of their networks and
there is one constant; how we find people. Thereothers, all you have to do is be so well networked
really isn’t anything all that unique about howthat a recruiter can’t help but find you. If you
recruiters go about locating potential candidates. Wereally are well networked, as recruiters tap into their
all use our networks and other people’snetworks, your name will always come up as a
networks. This includes both on-line networks such asreferral. The more often recruiters hear, “You
Linkedin (Click here to join our Linkedin Job Searchshould call ____, they sound exactly like whatyou
Group) and off-line such as networking groups in ourare looking for” the higher the probability you will
community.get a call.
So why is this important to candidates?Because theSo, if you want to have recruiters calling you, make
most often asked question of recruiters is, “Howsure they can find you.
do I get in touch with retained recruiters?”TheGET YOURSELF NETWORKED in multiple industries
answer is a simple one; “You don’t needand with multiple functions. Don't forget that Linkedin
to.”You don’t really want to get in touchis used extensively by most recruiters, so it is critical
with every recruiter, that is impossible. You only wantto have your profile up to date and complete. You
to get in touch with those recruiters that have acan download for free our 8 Point Success Matrix For
search that meets your background. All the otherA Linkedin Profile, just click here.
recruiters don’t matter!So the real question