I am looking for work and was wondering if anyone had positive experience with a specific company/contact in the area? My background is data/technology/project management if that provides any guidance. I know a lot of the bigger recruiting firms really depend office-to-office so was wondering if anyone had had a good experience here. Thanks!

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gamerthrowaway_ t1_it95l86 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 9:05 PM

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As in internal recruiting where the company has a recruiting division to beat the bushes for talent, or external/third party (aka, headhunters)?

greencheeseplz OP t1_ita5722 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 1:40 AM

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Replying to gamerthrowaway_ (#170,839)

As in I give my resume/info to an external service /company and they help me get placed in a job

[deleted] t1_itag06p wrote on October 22, 2022 at 3:13 AM

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RabidSeaTurtle t1_itbg8ao wrote on October 22, 2022 at 10:52 AM

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There are probably dozens. A few come to mind: Hayes, Teksystems, Apex, Triumph, Vaco, CapTech, randstadt, Robert half….

Most are contingent search firms where a company sends the job out to a bunch of firms and they’re all able to submit applicants. As a candidate, those type of firms suck because you’re just a body to them and when it become clear that the hiring firm found other candidates they like, the contingent firm will just stop communicating with you.

If you can get hooked up with a retained recruiter, you’ll have a much better experience as the job posting only goes to that one recruiter. Lori Jennings is the top “retained recruiter” for technologists in Richmond, she knows EVERYONE. https://www.jenningsprosearch.com

DefaultSubsAreTerrib t1_itbr9xo wrote on October 22, 2022 at 12:55 PM

#177,390

I work in tech so I'm frequently contacted by both in house recruiters and headhunters. As yet every one of them has been hiring for jobs outside of the Richmond metro region.

wwbtmnd t1_itcka6x wrote on October 22, 2022 at 4:37 PM

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I have a good friend who is a recruiter if you are interested I can help connect you?

gamerthrowaway_ t1_itdmpd3 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 9:02 PM

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Replying to greencheeseplz (#173,506)

Ah, then I would second what /u/RabidSeaTurtle has, especially about working with Jennings (who I had positive interactions with a few years ago).

StayPuftMrshmalloMan t1_itesh2j wrote on October 23, 2022 at 2:28 AM

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Macon IT is the best. I've worked for them before and if i was looking, I'd give them a call