How Can a Headhunter Help Your Job Search

09/24/19 • 20 min

The headhunter is a good thing that could happen to job seekers these days. Christopher Taylor shares the difference between being recruited and headhunted. Chris is a former headhunter and now a job search strategist. Let me know what you think in one of three ways: Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message Send email feedback to [email protected] More about Chris: Christopher Taylor is a former recruiter who writes for The Muse and is also a career practitioner. His articles appeared in TIME, Business Insider, and Forbes. You can learn more about him and what he does at Occupation Optimist.

Being approached by a headhunter is a good thing during your job search
Chris shares the headhunter is employed by the client while a recruiter works eternally
Headhunters are only as good as their client
Not many candidates took advantage of working with a headhunter
Headhunters can plug you into a network
Headhunter understands the culture, the salary, may know the interview questions, and how to stand out
Headhunters have multiple clients looking for various roles, but will take the time to offer some guidance
People should change their thinking about headhunters as they could advocate for you
More often job seekers will have a LinkedIn profile instead of a blog and LI profile
Since most don’t have a blog, it is the one thing to stand out

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Being approached by a headhunter is a good thing during your job search
Chris shares the headhunter is employed by the client while a recruiter works eternally
Headhunters are only as good as their client
Not many candidates took advantage of working with a headhunter
Headhunters can plug you into a network
Headhunter understands the culture, the salary, may know the interview questions, and how to stand out
Headhunters have multiple clients looking for various roles, but will take the time to offer some guidance
People should change their thinking about headhunters as they could advocate for you
More often job seekers will have a LinkedIn profile instead of a blog and LI profile
Since most don’t have a blog, it is the one thing to stand out

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Repurpose Your Career, 3rd Edition, with Marc Miller

Welcome back to the seventh year and season of my show! So many of you have listened since 2013! Thanks so much. Marc Miller is back on the show again to talk about his new book, Repurpose Your Career: For the 2nd Half of Life, 3rd edition. He shares stories from his clients and helping them to align their interests and careers.

This is the third edition of his book. His media features include CBS Money Watch, U.S. News and World Report, and Forbes. His blog, Career Pivot, is a Forbes Top 1oo Best Career Website and has achieved several other best career website awards.

Let me know what you in one of three ways:

Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number

Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message

Send email feedback to [email protected]

Here are highlights of our discussion:

The numbers differ during an employment surge: Although BLS reports, 3-4% for American overall, 13%-14% is more accurate among older workers
Baby boomers are planning to work into their 70s
Many want to take control by working for themselves
Career change – make sure the industry has legs
How should older workers market themselves?
Want to learn industries, stay up-to-date, listen to related podcasts. It will be on your dime.
Network with younger people

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Trying to Change Careers? This is the Time

To change careers or jobs is the norm as it has been for some years now. One survey from Robert Half International shows 66% of professionals see changing jobs every few years as positive. Virginia Franco, the founder of Virginia Franco Resumes, wrote an interesting article about career change I wanted to feature. Let me know what you think about this episode in one of three ways: Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message Send email feedback to [email protected] Let me share more about Virginia: Virginia is a five-time executive resume writer and been in business for the last nine years. She is also the host of her podcast, “Resume Storyteller” over the previous two years. She is also the current president of the National Association of Resume Writers. Here are highlights of our discussion:

Career change is a popular subject and the right market to do so
Changing also make it a very competitive market
Make your case in front of a human being rather than applying online and competing with an Applicant Tracking System
Applying online is a false sense of security – three of 100 successfully get interviews
Referrals get 10x the response
Using the limited space for emphasizing years of experience wastes that space
Being a perpetual learner is a critical attribute, and showing your learning aptitude
Enthusiastic about learning is what employers want to see
Build a bridge by identifying transferable skills