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CHAPTER 6

QUESTIONS FOR
HEADHUNTERS,
RECRUITERS, AND
STAFFING AGENCIES

IMPORTANT INTERMEDIARIES IN
YOUR JOB SEARCH

Headhunters and recruiters can be your best friends during your
job search. They can present you to dozens of employers. They can
coach you on your résumé and interviewing skills. And frequently
they can get the kind of feedback that employers rarely entrust to
individual candidates.

But remember that recruiters can’t hire you. They are interme-
diaries who add value to their clients by screening and presenting
qualified job candidates. Occasionally their endorsements carry
significant weight. If they recommend you highly, it increases your
chances of getting a job. But recruiters can’t make you an offer. Only
their clients (called principals) can do that.

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