Ep 132: Recruiters Care and… - with Ben Martinez

10/08/22 • 24 min

Recruiters work for the hiring managers that pay the bills, but that doesn’t mean they can’t help with your career and job search.

Be specific on what you want next in your career and job. If you look at a sense of purpose and the bigger picture, it will get you farther.
Most recruiters care more about their work and quality of life, than just making money on placements. Many times they may talk a candidate out of a job it seems for the wrong reason.

They will want you to consider them as a choice recruiter when you need help or have a talent problem.

It’s best to keep the interview process simple with no more than 4 interviews to decide. Too many hiring managers overcomplicate the process and make it harder. Help them by not rescheduling interviews - keep your appointments.
Your reputation matters to the recruiters you want as your advocate with hiring managers.

Ben Martinez has 20+ years of experience in-house recruiting and executive search recruiting. Owner and is the Principal recruiter of Ramp Talent for the last 5+ years. They work with growth stage companies on technology roles, sales roles and key executive hires. He has also personally worked on the executive team at VC-backed companies and now partners w/ VC firms with their portfolio companies to hire top talents. You may contact him at [email protected]. He owns an e-commerce coffee roasting company that roasts and ships anywhere in America - https://sumatocoffee.com/

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Recruiters work for the hiring managers that pay the bills, but that doesn’t mean they can’t help with your career and job search.

Be specific on what you want next in your career and job. If you look at a sense of purpose and the bigger picture, it will get you farther.
Most recruiters care more about their work and quality of life, than just making money on placements. Many times they may talk a candidate out of a job it seems for the wrong reason.

They will want you to consider them as a choice recruiter when you need help or have a talent problem.

It’s best to keep the interview process simple with no more than 4 interviews to decide. Too many hiring managers overcomplicate the process and make it harder. Help them by not rescheduling interviews - keep your appointments.
Your reputation matters to the recruiters you want as your advocate with hiring managers.

If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy session - click here for more information.

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Ep 131: Your relationship with recruiters

Personally connect with hiring managers and recruiters during the hiring process. Avoid putting pressure on them to help you with your career. If they don’t have an interview for you - it could be a timing issue, but that’s not reflective of you.

Hiring managers and recruiters are people too. They have bad days, stressful days so cut them a break. If you understand their situation and contribute as you would when networking, you’ll get better results.

If you’d like to take the first step to gaining a competitive edge with your job search, download our FREE Career Preparation Checklist, featuring critical resume building strategies.

If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy session - click here for more information.

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Ep 133: Biggest Difference in Small Companies

How will you decide on whether your next job and career path should be with smaller/startup company vs a bigger Fortune 500?

The environment is going to be totally different.
Do you like to wear multiple hats?
Are you a generalist or a specialist?

The right startup can offer less bureaucracy, upward mobility, and freedom - more or less!

Our guest, Chase Kocher, is the Founder and CEO of aim4hire, a technology recruitment agency that partners exclusively with well-funded, hyper-growth tech startups. After Chase realized that most tech recruiting agencies are a dime a dozen with outdated systems, he wanted to fill a major gap and deliver value to the best up-and-coming startups in the country. You may contact him at [email protected].

A successful career doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice personal happiness. Download our FREE Career Preparation Checklist to start you on the path to work/life balance.

If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy session - click here for more information.