If you’ve ever received outreach from a recruiting firm asking to discuss an opportunity with you, but didn’t trust the validity of the message, you’re not alone. Just like any other opportunity, it’s always important to vet the recruiter and consider your happiness in your current role first. You may be perfectly content to stay put, and decline the offer to chat, but if you’re curious in the slightest, you may be pleasantly surprised if you entertain an introductory conversation. At a minimum, all it will cost you is a few minutes and could place you in the next stage of your career while expanding your network in an exponential way.
So before you brush off that next InMail outreach, reconsider the ways working with a recruiter could propel your growth if you’re remotely interested.
Searching for your next role can be incredibly stressful regardless of the market. Even if companies are coming to you, it’s hard to navigate those conversations while dealing with your current full-time role. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a recruiter in the wings when you need support to find the right fit role without the time consuming hunt?
Let’s break down the top seven benefits to working with a recruiter:
Don’t get us wrong, not all recruiters and firms operate alike, so it’s very important to interview them to see if they offer most or all of these benefits before engaging. Just like any other engagement, there needs to be rapport, trust and value-added on both sides of the relationship. Don’t only focus on the role they’re presenting you, but focus on the firm they work for, and their process to ensure that they’re going to be the right advocate in your corner.
HubSearch specializes in finding top, skilled talent in the HubSpot community. We work with many candidates and clients to help cultivate career paths and grow businesses alike. Considering we have this incredible community at our fingertips, we took to the polls on LinkedIn to see what value candidates enjoyed most from working with a recruiting firm. Here are the results:
What we love about these results is it tells us that there are so many benefits to working with an advocate, and different candidates receive support for their unique needs. This data exhibits that there’s so much value added, and recruiters really listen. The fact that out of four of our eight top benefits listed, there’s not one clear winner of the poll, affirming there are multiple factors that weigh into why working with a recruiter is beneficial.
Not only did we talk to candidates for feedback, but we asked some of our recruiters what they believe is most valuable for candidates in working together. What is the HubSearch difference in their opinion? We were blown away by their responses.
Here’s what they had to say:
“What's unique about working at HubSearch is how much we care about our candidates. It's a very unique process where we get to know our candidates on a personal level and have their best interests at heart.” - Christina Eng
“There is no better feeling than being able to help a candidate land a dream job where, of course, they're going to provide value to the client, but they're also going to secure their goal compensation, and a sweet new opportunity where they'll be valued. We advocate for our candidates way more than any other agency/firm I've worked with by far! I think I speak for all of the recruiters when I say our main focus day-to-day are the candidates, and in turn that helps our clients secure the best talent.” - Chelsea Joki
So if you’ve been a little weary about engaging with a firm or answering a recruiter in your InMail inbox, hopefully we’ve been able to provide you with some reassurance. Not only are there many benefits to working with a recruiter, but hopefully you enjoyed hearing from our candidate community, and our recruiters in order to gain more perspective.
If you’re in a digital marketing, account management, project management, creative, revenue, or agency role with HubSpot experience, and are looking to learn more about securing your next big opportunity, reach out. We’re here to help!