There's **** all like generalising This sector is totally different to others. Pushiness doesn't get you any ****ing where. I'm not talking to Morrison's warehouse manager or FLT drivers. Think about it.
Honestly I get hassled all the time. The LinkedIn type are the worst. I prob get 3 phone calls a week too. All jobs requiring long moves or worse pay RHC is prob a high class pimp for these guys. Do they have to come to you or what rhc?
Still a pain cold calling though. Get on my nerves, every other day get someone from some random agency calling up. Then when you have to actually deal with them to get candidates in they come back with 1000's of questions or **** candidates who match 0% of the job spec. Some really crappy ones out there
Hays are the worst recruiters I have ever dealt with - one b*tch called me up, got my name wrong, and cut me off halfway through because she had to take another call. One recruiter (Marks Sattin) got me a contract role (this is when I moved to London) and 2 months in, they said they got my rate wrong and had to reduce it. I explained to them that I had moved to London, have a rent to pay and budgeted around the agreed rate. W*nkers.
Who? There are clients I've dealt with for many years who come to me automatically when they have a need. New ones have to be convinced. However, because of the nature of the sector and the generally small size of the companies I deal with, I'm rarely having to deal with HR, thank ****. I'm talking to main board - CEO, COO, or senior line management, so it helps if you have some sort of clue what the **** you're talking about. 99% of them are highly qualified life scientists. All our roles are advertised on scientific job boards and we search our database as well. Depending on the seniority or complexity of the role, I'll also headhunt and conduct in-depth networking (LinkedIn etc). It's the friendliest sector I've ever recruited in and can be incredibly interesting as many of the companies are spin-outs and are dealing with brand new and highly disruptive technology. Because it's all life science , I haven't placed anyone at the LHC - yet Hope this helps
So do you get contracted by companies to head hunt or do you have a list of clients you put in for jobs as they come up. It's sounds like both.
Clients = Employers Candidates = Employees I fill vacancies. Candidates are generated as a by-product of the process. I get the vacancy and then locate the strongest candidates for the client to select from.
In 5 yrs time when my daughter has her PHD in Pharmacology I will suggest she contacts you, but recommend she only deals with you at a distance!
From the methods already ****ing described 1. Advertising 2. Database search 3. Headhunting 4. Networking
Best job I ever had, was match day steward at Anfield. Main stand, Annie rd end of the stand, throwing out the rascals trying to bunk in. Probably threw half you lot out at some point. This is back in the day, when we had a standing Kop and when it shut, the lock outs would run round to all the other stands trying to bunk in. The sense of power was great, just like being a traffic warden I guess.
I bunked in to the Anny Rd when we played Oxford at our first home game in '87. The Kop had been sold out from @ 2pm. I flashed a Hamlet box as my ID. Oxford fans were bloody fantastic. Just happy to be there. I told them the stories of Paris in'81, Wolves in '76, etc, and they were eually proud of cold Novenber nights at Yoevil, Scunthorpe and Aldershot. Sound dudes - took a few of them to the Ornage Club afterwards for a bevy.
