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I don't think that would be a bad thing; LinkedIn at the end of the day is about expanding your network. I just wouldn't have conversations with multiple recruiters from different firms as people from both firms probably know people at the other and vice versa.
That's kind of a tough thing to not do though because of cyclical recruiting cycles. The example I am thinking of is a recruiter at one B4 firm who is currently helping me. I am wondering whether adding another recruiter from another B4 firm would alienate the first B4 recruiter, especially if the new recruiter recruits for the same things.
I don't think it's a problem. Even if the firm of the recruiter you're talking to is your top firm, it's unreasonable for them to expect you to not be looking at other firms. Anyone reasonable who is looking into finance isn't going to put all their eggs in one basket with one firm.
Yea, I have a unique situation though, and this guy has been pretty helpful. I don't want him to turn is back on me because he thinks he can't trust me.
Linkedin and recruiters. (Originally Posted: 04/30/2011)
First a bit of background to my question. I worked last year in a niche type of consulting firm, as a summer intern and they gave me a full time offer so I'm starting there later this year. Before working for them I only had on linkedin in my network a few classmates and some random people I worked with from a previous company I use to temp at over summer breaks while I was at school.
Since worker there I've had lots of recruiters add me on linkedin , normally with a short message how they are headhunters in the industry area that I'm in and tthat they may have a postion I might be interested in. Now the first time I got one of these messages it was a nice ego boost. I sent the guy an email and he sent me the job description.
The job description was for a job at consultant level, wanted masters, a few years experience(it roughly goes analyst-snr analyst-consultant hierachy). Now as awesome and competant as this recruiter may feel I am, its fairly clear from my linkedin profile that I've not finished my undergrad, and have only worked as a intern. Since then I've had more recruiters add me on linkedin, some not even in the industry area that I've worked in.
So my question is what is the way to handle networking on linkedin. Should I accept all these recruiters, as they may come in handy a year or two down the line if i want to change companies. Should I not accept them as it won't really make a difference and half of these recruiters will probably not even sttill be recruiting in the same industry in a year or two (I've already had one now keeps posting about jobs in japan).
I've only got one person from the team I'll be working in on my network. But i'm wary off how it'll look to have all these recruiters on my network like I'm going to jump ship. I've already had a recruiter phone the office asking for me before I've even started work.
How should I treat recruiters on linkedin?
Might as well add them. It's not like you're posting incriminating photos or status updates so nothing to fear from having those connections. Might come in handy too. I'm connected to some recruiters on linkedin and they've reached out to me before to ask if a friend of mine whose profile they saw might be interested in a position they're seeking to fill. Also, it just helps to have a greater presence on linkedin - the more people you're connected to, the more people that will see your profile, which is one of the objectives of linkedin.
I'm in undergrad as well fyi.
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I'd say most recruiters are generally good people but don't have your best interests in mind. Their job is to find and place people in jobs as soon as possible. You end up suffering from the same problem that home sellers do with real estate agents (see this youtube video on Real Estate agents and your best interests:
).Aside from that, you definitely want to be careful with accepting friend requests on LinkedIn from recruiters. Remember, your boss, colleagues and former employers can see this info, and if they see you doing it too much it definitely doesn't reflect well on you. You don't want to be seen as someone who is quick to jump ship.
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