21 Sep 10 Recruiter split – Share income or split relationships?
A particularly unique job order needed some tweaking. Couple of us recruiters and our good client met over coffee. We could not help over hear the next table – also recruiters (is this cafe a recruiter hang out or what?) were on to their banter. Their conversation was getting hotter than the brew. Long story short: Your job order, my resume, how do we split the income.
Our client asked, does that happen all the time. We volunteered a guess, on the negative. Heading back, we googled out recruiter splits and you would be surprised to a lot of dirty linen in public (IPs – so to say).
Green opportunities beckon – you have the job order, I have my resume archives gathering dust. We jump in, all in good will. When there is income to share, goodwill is under stress and, relationships split. Whats a good method:
1. The side that brings the opportunity takes the larger share (The risk is taken by this recruiter in dealing the business)
2. The person sending resumes is usually pulling out of the archives – not that there were hot hot resumes
3. If there are niche skills, or the recruiter is going out of the way to source resumes – discuss costs then and there
4. Basically agree on the split before sharing the resume
Wouldnt it be nice if someone started job order sharing service? Apparently, somebody did
www.gorecroot.com – truly a service to go recruit
Our friend here has a good story. They almost lost a client in the process of splitting earnings.
Tags: Banter, Coffee, Dirty Linen, Earnings, Gathering Dust, Goodwill, Guess, Heading, Ips, Job Order, Niche, Recruiter, Relationships, Resume, Resumes, Risk, Split Share, Splits, Stress, Tweaking
11 Mar 09 Applying for Work Abroad
For many people the thought of finding an ideal overseas assignment and then relocating abroad for a few years is a dream.
For a few people that dream actually becomes a reality.
So whats the difference between those who dream about making it happen and those who actually find work abroad and experience a whole new exciting lifestyle away from home?
Application thats what!
Application in the form of applying oneself to the task of finding suitable work abroad, and application in the form of the CV, resume and covering letter sent to suitable employers and recruitment agencies
Applying yourself: -
If you want something in life, experience should tell you that you have to go out there and get it for yourself. Opportunity seldom knocks on the door quick enough for any of us; therefore if you dream of working abroad you need to start looking for suitable vacancies in your overseas location of choice.
If you speak a foreign language you might be drawn to countries where they speak that language because you will have an obvious advantage over other overseas candidates. If on the other hand speaking English is your only linguistic skill you should either look at opportunities in English speaking countries or target countries like Dubai in the United Arab Emirates where the business language is English and where there are a plethora of job vacancies.
Whichever country you settle on you can use the internet to search for employment offers, recruitment agencies and potentially suitable employers based in that country, and you can then begin contacting them one by one.
Making an application: -
To get anywhere in life it is sometimes necessary to put yourself forward and if youre looking for work overseas youre going to have to put yourself forward to be noticed in the form of an online application or CV/resume and covering letter.
Because your CV will be your initial contact with any recruiter it has to represent you in the best possible light possible.
This means that your resume and covering letter have to be well written; if youre applying in a language other than your mother tongue you should consider paying for a professional translation to be done because recruiters hate receiving poorly put together job applications. In their view someone who cannot be bothered to make the maximum effort with their personal CV probably cannot be bothered to do a good job full stop and are therefore hardly worth considering for employment. Therefore it is up to you to put together the most well written, compelling and interesting application for employment possible.
Dont fill out your CV or covering letter with lots of flowery embellishment, be succinct and to the point. You should illustrate why you think should be considered for employment with examples of relevant experience you have and you should ensure you supply details of qualifications you have, referees who can supply personal and employment references and you should include all your personal contact information.
Finally, having targeted employers and recruitment agencies and having made the best application for employment possible, you should follow up your application and remain proactive and relentless in your search for that ideal overseas assignment. After all, only those who live their dreams have a chance of true fulfilment.
Tags: Business Language, Covering Letter, English Speaking Countries, Foreign Language, Home Application, Job Vacancies, Life Experience, Linguistic Skill, Overseas Assignment, Overseas Candidates, Overseas Location, Plethora, Recruiter, Recruitment Agencies, Speaking English, Suitable Employers, Suitable Vacancies, Suitable Work, Target Countries, United Arab Emirates
22 Dec 08 Applying for Work Abroad
For many people the thought of finding an ideal overseas assignment and then relocating abroad for a few years is a dream.
For a few people that dream actually becomes a reality.
So whats the difference between those who dream about making it happen and those who actually find work abroad and experience a whole new exciting lifestyle away from home?
Application thats what!
Application in the form of applying oneself to the task of finding suitable work abroad, and application in the form of the CV, resume and covering letter sent to suitable employers and recruitment agencies
Applying yourself: -
If you want something in life, experience should tell you that you have to go out there and get it for yourself. Opportunity seldom knocks on the door quick enough for any of us; therefore if you dream of working abroad you need to start looking for suitable vacancies in your overseas location of choice.
If you speak a foreign language you might be drawn to countries where they speak that language because you will have an obvious advantage over other overseas candidates. If on the other hand speaking English is your only linguistic skill you should either look at opportunities in English speaking countries or target countries like Dubai in the United Arab Emirates where the business language is English and where there are a plethora of job vacancies.
Whichever country you settle on you can use the internet to search for employment offers, recruitment agencies and potentially suitable employers based in that country, and you can then begin contacting them one by one.
Making an application: -
To get anywhere in life it is sometimes necessary to put yourself forward and if youre looking for work overseas youre going to have to put yourself forward to be noticed in the form of an online application or CV/resume and covering letter.
Because your CV will be your initial contact with any recruiter it has to represent you in the best possible light possible.
This means that your resume and covering letter have to be well written; if youre applying in a language other than your mother tongue you should consider paying for a professional translation to be done because recruiters hate receiving poorly put together job applications. In their view someone who cannot be bothered to make the maximum effort with their personal CV probably cannot be bothered to do a good job full stop and are therefore hardly worth considering for employment. Therefore it is up to you to put together the most well written, compelling and interesting application for employment possible.
Dont fill out your CV or covering letter with lots of flowery embellishment, be succinct and to the point. You should illustrate why you think should be considered for employment with examples of relevant experience you have and you should ensure you supply details of qualifications you have, referees who can supply personal and employment references and you should include all your personal contact information.
Finally, having targeted employers and recruitment agencies and having made the best application for employment possible, you should follow up your application and remain proactive and relentless in your search for that ideal overseas assignment. After all, only those who live their dreams have a chance of true fulfilment.
Tags: Business Language, Covering Letter, English Speaking Countries, Foreign Language, Home Application, Job Vacancies, Life Experience, Linguistic Skill, Overseas Assignment, Overseas Candidates, Overseas Location, Plethora, Recruiter, Recruitment Agencies, Speaking English, Suitable Employers, Suitable Vacancies, Suitable Work, Target Countries, United Arab Emirates
