Doctor Who 2 (5/19/2014)
This is the second time, in this thread, that the idea of hiring a recruiter has come up. (It may have been you, Eric, that brought it up before, can't remember.) At first I thought it was a mistake. Now I realize it isn't. I've never heard of hiring a recruiter to help one find a job. How is that done?
What I'm specifcally talking about is more like a "career coach". You need to have to know who you are and what you want for a recruiter to be helpful.
http://blogs.wsj.com/laidoff/2009/05/28/is-a-career-coach-really-worth-the-investment/
http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/11/06/career-coaches-benefits/
There are a lot of companies, some of the best ones, that only hire through recruiters, so you'll need to work with them eventually, even if you initially start out just talking
with a career coach who can help you define where you are and where you want to be. Over the years, there have been handful of recruiters who have provided constructive feedback and advice, even if our relationship didn't lead to a job at the time. That's a handful out of the hundred or so that I've spoken with. You'll know the helpful ones when you meet them.
"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho