How to Work With a Recruiter to Supercharge Your Job Search

The process of working with recruiters in a job search has always been mystifying to us.

Since we came up through the nonprofit sector, the only recruiters we interacted with were looking for executive director level positions. They seemed to have nothing to do with the rest of us, except when they asked a few performative questions about what we (the lowly staff) were looking for in a leader.

But as we've worked with clients at all different levels and in all different sectors, we've learned a thing or two about how you can leverage recruiters as a helpful tool to identify and land an aligned position.

Working with a recruiter is a resourceful way to approach a job search.

Recruiters are natural connectors who know a lot of people and places, and they'll use their relationships on your behalf. If you're leveraging your network as a part of your job search and working with a recruiter, that's like supercharging your outreach.

And if you don't have a great network, theirs can come in handy (especially if you're moving to a new city or industry—since they know the lay of the land and can give you insight).

That’s why we’ve compiled everything we want you to know about the role that recruiters can play in your job search in this free guide, including our 5 key tips for working with the three different types of recruiters, and how to leverage recruiters as a helpful tool to identify and land an aligned position. Download the guide here.