As you can guess, this installment is about “the money question”... We’re not talking about salary negotiations. Rather, I have some strategies to help you answer the recruiters when they ask you the following:
“How much money are you making, anyway”?
Most folks answer with something along these lines: “I’d rather not give you a specific number because”:
1. I haven’t been offered the job yet
2. I don’t want you to know how much I make
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Today, we are continuing our discussion on working with independent recruiters.
In our last installment, we talked about how to decide WHICH voice or email messages left by recruiters were worth responding to. To recap, you want the ones who identify themselves immediately as a recruiter, and the ones who leave a pertinently descriptive voice message, email, or LinkedIn message.
Now we’re going to discuss what to do (and not do) when you make contact.
I assume that many of you reading blogs on Bio Careers are recent grads or grads-to-be, and are scanning trade journals and websites looking for that plum position.
This time around, we are continuing on the topic of working with independent recruiters. A very common question I get is this:
“I am contacted by recruiters all day long – how do I know which one I should work with, since they all sound alike – is there a way to tell which ones deserve a response?”
As always, the first thing to be dealt with is your mindset.
This time around, I want to give you some insights into working with independent recruiters…it’s not a small topic, so I will cover various aspects over a series of posts.
What is an “Independent Recruiter?”
When I was looking for a job last year, I applied endlessly (online) to positions that seemed to fit perfectly with my skill set. Even with inside referrals, I found it very difficult to get a response from hiring managers, especially with large companies. They were most likely overwhelmed with the volume of applications that they received. It’s very easy to get discouraged in this type of situation.
