Do recruiters actually help you get a job?

A job recruiter will offer you honest feedback on your drafts, advice on how to highlight your talents and successes, and how to adapt your resume to the positions you apply for. If you have a portfolio to show, the recruiter can help you with that, too. The job of the job recruiter is to help you get a job. A good recruiter strives to provide the best candidates for their clients.

Many will prepare you for the job placement process, from applying to accepting an offer. If you choose the right recruiter, you'll answer most of your questions. Finding a job without a recruiter may take a little longer or be a little more stressful, but it's more rewarding, provides more flexibility, and ultimately improves the odds of being hired in a good position without conditions. Recruiters look to Monster every day to fill the best positions with qualified candidates, like you.

A recruiter will tell you a lot of things, with the goal of increasing your ego and also convincing you to work with the recruiter. Another common mistake job seekers make is to contact the employer directly when they are also working with a recruiter. The goal here is to get one of the two parties in a situation where the recruiter is almost guaranteed their commission; this has nothing to do with protecting the candidate's interests, but with protecting the interests of the recruiter. Okay, maybe that's a little harsh, but in fact there are things that job seekers do routinely that completely discourage recruiters.

While a recruiter isn't the hiring manager, you should prepare to interview them as if you were introducing yourself to a hiring manager, says Brett Good, senior district president for Robert Half. Job seekers often refer to themselves as “customers,” and recruiters are trained not to correct them.