5 Ways to Make Your Recruiters Job Easier

5 Ways to Make Yur Recruiters Job Easier5 Ways to Make Your Recruiters Job EasierTactics job seekers can use to work more effectively with recruiters.Heres a short list of tactics to make the recruiters life easier - and increase your chances of landing that job.Dont try to be a square peg in a round hole.If the hiring company is looking for a candidate with 10 years of experience in small companies, dont act as if your 20 years at large companies isnt right there on paper. Candidates need to know that nothing would make us happier than saying, Yes, this is a good fit, said Marian Rich of Bonell Ryan. But our clients pay us to bring candidates who most closely align with their ideal profile.Dont be cagey about compensation.The first question that hiring managers tend to ask recruiters is how much the job seeker is earning, Rich said. So when candidates hesitate to disclose their compensation or instead inquire about what the prospective job would pay, Rich takes pause, wondering why the candidate is not forthcoming. It is always better to give us the information that we need to represent anyone to our clients and to be as honest as possible around issues concerning compensation, Rich explained.Establish an understanding about phone calls and e-mails. If your every phone call is not promptly returned, it could be that the recruiter is extremely busy or that your background wont help him fill an immediate position. While you may disagree, sending frequent or belligerent e-mails wont change his mind and may make him not want to work with you on future positions. Every now and then I get a nasty e-mail that will say, This is the third time Ive sent you my resume and youre not even bothering to respond, said Frank Laux, president of Strategic Search Partners in Keller, Texas. But they didnt understand that they werent qualified for anything I had. After your interview with the hiring company, contact your recruiter right away. You may be busy or feel like the int erview was lousy, but its leise your responsibility to let the recruiter know how it went. It could be that the hiring company wants quickly to schedule another interview. The lack of follow-up may show a level of disinterest, which isnt always the case, noted Harold Laslo of the Aldan Troy Group in New York.Refer talented friends and colleagues to your recruiter. It could only work to your advantage to recommend talented people to your recruiter(s), even for a role that you wanted but werent qualified to perform. Your recruiter will appreciate the help and he may return the favor in the future.