NFT: Is anyone having any luck with recruiters?

is often very quiet.

that hire recruiters tend to be extremely picky. Only the "perfect hire" can justify the fee their paying to a recruiter.

I also agree that summertime, especially August, can be very quiet. This is the last month before kids go back to school.

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In comment 14524751 BigBlueDownTheShore said:

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financial firm

your resume to my former employers as they do primarily financial recruitment.

for a square hole they are useless IMO. I have never applied for a job in my life where I was a perfect fit.

My wife is currently out of work...lost her job as part of a downsizing effort...looked like she would make it but there was an additional unforeseen line of cuts and she was let go. She is having good success applying to jobs through targeted company websites but NOTHING from a recruiter/headhunter (Banking/Compliance).

my current job (software developer) was arranged through a recruiter. This was after 5 months of job hunting. My skills happened to line up exactly with the job description. It all worked out.

I really think this was an exception and not the norm. I was sure I would need a personal contact which I did not have.

is there a connection introducing you? LinkedIn?

Company website?

I think some of it is dependent on how you get to the recruiters.

My company, not in your space, is hiring massively now and I know our recruiters are ridiculously busy.

But there's still a lot of ghosting from recruiters on Linkedin. Unless you find an exec recruiter who is really trusted by a company, it's a slog.

Unless there's a chance you can make them some money.
Just build your network. Stick and move. It'll happen.

In comment 14524745 JonC said:

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is often very quiet.

I just picked up two contracts, both lucrative, and both entrees to even more work. I told Eric that the BBI fund drive is my good luck charm, and it continues to not disappoint.

for nearly 20 years and trust very much tells me that the big banks have stopped using recruiters for the most part (not entirely, mind you).

Because of the fees involved, recruitment for the vast majority of financial jobs in these companies has been done via LinkedIn and the job boards and promotion through in-house referral programs.

If you’re looking for a job I highly recommend The Job-Hunter's Survival Guide: How to Find a Rewarding Job Even When There Are No Jobs by Richard N. Bolles

I went through a very long period looking for a job and it wasn’t until after I read this book when I landed my amazing dream job. He breaks down the various ways to look for work, and yes these will be a bit dated, and presents the best way to find the right job and get hired. I’m a pretty tough critic on these kinds of things, and this won’t be a silver bullet unless you’re not ready to work the method he suggests. But, it worked for me and really did help me find the job I always wanted.