Headhunter Situation (Urgent!!!)
Dear all,
Im in a dilemma. Situation is I submitted my cv to a major fund via a headhunter who was asking for junior candidates of a specific profile which I fit (including non technical criteria)and it has been 3 weeks and counting. I may sound silly but I have little experience on this issue so please pardon me.
I have emailed them twice, 1st at the 2 weeks mark and another most recently at the 3 weeks mark. Each time the reply is the client is still looking and not yet revert and they will reply once client does so. Somehow the recruiter seems reluctant to speak more.
As for my profile, I have worked short stints in a boutique investment bank and a major fund but recruiter seems uncomfortable with my short stints which is understandable. However I am confident of my abilities and able to add P&L especially in the region I specialise in. Im not the typical M&A banker who does 8mb excel models with scrolling sensitivities but Im more hands on, pen and paper investor. In fact I do not like to rely a lot on excel models due to the false comfort. However I do notice the major fund (as well as affiliated entities) hires alot of the BB M&A people (the likes of GS, MS etc)
My profile is not the usual M&A profile and I have much more to offer and elaborate outside of my CV in terms of investing experience. Many of these M&A guys dont perform when they come to this region and many blow ups have since occurred in various good name firms.
My questions are: 1) I know which fund is this and should I contact the firm/founder directly after say a ultimatum of 4 weeks lapsing? 2) What are the pros and cons of this approach and should I wait out indefinitely instead? To me, 4 weeks seems to be too long to decide if you even want to do a 1st round phone interview?
Not hearing anything in 4 weeks and the position still being open sounds to me like you're not getting an interview unfortunately. Especially with the recruiter seeming less and less likely to respond.
Sounds like a position in the Middle East going by the timeline ! If its not the Middle East then either (a) the recruiter has not forwarded your profile, or (b) if he has, the company has indeed not come back which means that they probably have other candidates who they would like to interview first.
he's blowing you off, move on. but if you know someone at the firm, that should have been your first port of call, ALWAYS bypass the standard recruiting avenues.
Definitely, move on.
Recruiters are not in it for you, they are in it for themselves. If you happen to be what they need at that moment, great! Otherwise, you are just a name on a piece of paper.
dude, fuck headhunters. I see no reason to get an entry-level job through one of them (assuming that's what you're doing). You're not gonna be making that much as it is (considering you're just starting out) let alone after these guys siphon off their portion for merely connecting you to the opp. I see their value-add for connecting "unique" "advanced" workers with hard to find positions, but for entry-level I've always found it asinine.
Hi guys appreciate the comments, keep it coming in.
I have to clarify a few points:
1) This is not a middle east role but the fund HQ is in US, opening is for somewhere halfway across the globe. 2) Its a junior analyst role but by no means an entry level position. It requires about 3 years or so experience. 3) The recruiter did mention they will forward my cv over. 4) @ Oreos, the contact I have is for the founder of the firm and I must say I dont know him 5) Should I then drop the founder of the firm an email instead? Contacting the recruiter is like flogging a dead horse in more ways than one.
From what I know and heard if its US HQ hiring for subsidiary offices elsewhere, the process might be more protracted. For example it may take up to 2 weeks for the firm to finalize all submissions and to start reviewing them.
It does not seem likely that the recruiter will hold back your cv especially when they said they have handed it in. To them, if your profile is of some fit to the requirements, it doesnt hurt to throw another profile in for their clients to review isnt it?
Since you have submitted it in and with the considerations above, perhaps you should wait out a lil longer?
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