Working with Job Recruiters: Everything You Might Want to Know

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/working-with-job-recruiters-everything-you-might-want-to-know. This is everything you might want to know about job recruiters from a 20-plus-year veteran of the recruiting industry. Check more stories related to management at: https://hackernoon.com/c/management. You can also check exclusive content about #careers, #recruiting, #tech-careers, #work, #future-of-work, #career-advice, #personal-development, #growth-hacking, and more. This story was written by: @rickchen. Learn more about this writer by checking @rickchen's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Job recruiters don’t require a college degree, certifications, licensing or accreditation. Fast-growing sectors, such as the tech industry, attract recruiters, some of whom might move on to the next hot industry later. Most job recruiters and firms work on a contingency basis, with no exclusivity offered or a monetary reward for trying, but not succeeding in the search. The life of a job recruiter is intensely competitive. The dynamics make the recruiter lavish time, attention and love on the few strong contenders.