How to get noticed by recruiters?
Would love some insight from those who have been reached out to by recruiters or recruiters themselves. How could you best tailor your profile to be sought out be recruiters/headhunters?
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I asked a headhunter this once and got a kind of interesting answer, she basically said they pay for the most expensive version of LinkedIn that lets them search by all sorts of filters and keywords. So what matters most?
Keep in mind that recruiter firms generally only work on experienced hires, generally 5+ years min experience or time since graduation. So, if you haven't hit 5 yrs yet, you may not get tons of traffic, after 5+ and especially 10+, that changes. If you switch jobs a lot and have short 'stints' at many places, that can hurt. If you profile seems incomplete or just shitty, that will hurt. Remember that a search firm is working on behalf of the client, for big bucks typically, they won't want to give a name to someone who has a shitty profile, it makes them look bad.
I've heard that activity on LinkedIn can make you likely to appear higher in searches, that sounds logical, but I have no proof it matters with search firms and internal recruiters use their tools. I suspect their search features overpower the algorithms, but I don't know.
Still better to network directly, my firm will use search firms but generally likes to try with network first before we commit to paying a fee (plus its time consuming).
Final random point, have a professional headshot, simple mistake but I can see how a screener would reject a profile on the basis of it.
I don't mean to be flippant, but work for 1-2 years in the industry and you'll be asking how not to get noticed by recruiters. The emails and especially LinkedIn posts are endless, in my experience, and 90%+ of them are either unprofessional or telling you about a job that doesn't fit your experience level or product type.
Good point, I made the mistake turning that feature of LinkedIn 'on' once, OMG, worthless contacts and spam. Real search firms know how to find you.
I honestly can only think of one recruiter I've ever dealt with who was particularly impressive and from what I can tell he's kind of a "third party recruiter" with one big main client type of guy, so he could just as easily work for the company.
The rest of them? Woof.
I've had some good conversations, but only firms that are well known (Ferguson Partners, Korn Ferry, Heidrick Struggles, and those types). I've also seen ones that I think were scams to get me to pay for some resume conversion BS, its a wild world. My current job came via networking, but prior one was via a search firm that I was referred to for the role. They are useful for some positions, but generally only senior roles from my experience.
You can also ask friends who have worked with recruiters for introductions. That’s always an easy way. And than you just need to stay on top of the recruiter with an email every 30-45 days to stay top of mind as opportunities come up.
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