I've been headhunted a lot lately. A recruiter at Fox Interactive friended me on Linked In but then never actually contacted me. I guess she just wanted to lurk and see what jobs I actually got for myself. Then a second recruiter contacted me through that first, asking if I knew anyone who would be a good fit for a social media manager she had open. Note that she never asked ME if I was interested. And then when I requested to link to her on the site, she ignored it. So, why exactly should I help her?
Recruiters are an interesting breed. They become your best friend for a week and then if you don't warrant an interview with any of their clients by the first week, they never call you again.
By "best friend" I mean seriously intrusive. They call all the time to clarify or ask if they can pitch you on something and they don't care if they're bothering you or not. They don't even care if the position is right for you. "That's really not what I do," I've said to a few. "Oh that's ok, you have web experience, and that's really all they want."
Um, trust me, it's not all they want, and by saying that you're only proving that you suck at your job.
But some of these recruiters are truly genius at making you feel special. I've met quite a few where I've left the meeting and felt, "that person totally gets me." And then by the next day they've already pawned me off to some low level peon who thinks everything on the web is the same job. Programmer, graphic artist, content manager, what's the difference?
Recruiter, user, pimp, what's the difference?
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