4 Reasons to Use a Recruiter to Find Your Next Job Opportunity

Some job seekers choose to work with a recruiter when looking for new employment opportunities. Recruiters are experts in finding, screening, and attracting applicants for open positions. They often post open positions on job boards, review resumes, interview candidates, and work with hiring managers to find the right fit. They also keep in close contact with many candidates all the way through the hiring process, from negotiating salaries to informing unsuccessful candidates that the position has been filled with another candidate.

Here are 4 great reasons to consider using a Recruiter to find your next job opportunity:

Recruiters save you time

It's exhausting to spend hours online searching job boards and filling out job applications. When you work with a recruiter, you split the workload. Recruiters spend hours per day searching for candidates for their clients. Recruiters know what jobs are out there, they know you are out there, and it is their job to make sure those jobs are filled.

Recruiters help you through the process

A good recruiter strives to find the best candidates for their clients and many will help you all the way through the application and hiring process. Recruiters can also coach you on ways to improve your resume, interview techniques, and feedback after your interview.

Recruiters want to place candidates

For recruiters, your acceptance of an offer is what earns them a paycheck, which is paid directly by the employer (like a realtor finding a buyer for a home listing). This means that having more candidates accept offers is the name of the game. Recruiters are competitive about placing the best candidates with their clients and in the end that drive will only help you in your job search.

You have access to more job opportunities

Believe it or not, not all open positions are posted on job boards. Some companies only put job openings on their websites. Others rely solely on recruitment agencies to find candidates. You could be missing out by only looking for open positions on job boards. With more options for jobs to apply to, the better the chances of you getting the offer you want.

Keep in mind that it is not a recruiter's job to find you a job. Recruiters are hired by businesses looking for employees to fill their open positions. They don't find jobs for people - they find people for jobs. 

Why not take advantage of these perks if it helps you find what you're looking for faster at no cost to you?