You have worked hard to get to this point in your career. There is a good chance you feel comfortable with where you have gotten and just want to settle down for the time being— there’s nothing wrong with that. However, while you may be completely satisfied with your current position, you may be starting to feel that you are ready for a career move.
Admittedly, you may be hesitant to explore new opportunities. You may also not want to make a switch if you’re not fully confident. In cases such as this, where confidentiality is utmost importance, using a recruiter is, by far, your best option. In fact there are many reasons why a recruiter may be the way you need to go. If you need any of the following… get in touch with a recruiter.
✓ You need confidentiality
You don’t need to post about your career move publicly or throw yourself out there. When working with a recruiter, most candidates still have regular employment, and it is often crucial to keep this fact private to avoid soured relationships or even retribution. A recruiter understands how important confidentiality is to a client, and they work as hard as they can to preserve it. They work with many passive candidates, this is nothing new.
✓ You’re looking for support/mentorship
Not only will a recruiter talk with you about your career objectives and goals, but they will also walk you carefully through each stage of the hiring process. Recruiters can help you prepare for job interviews, negotiations for your salary and your benefits package, and they will provide you with objective, honest feedback, and constructive criticism regarding your experience and skills as they relate to the jobs that you are sending resumes to.
✓ First access to top positions
When an employer or a hiring manager is looking to bring someone on as a new hire, roughly 70 percent of the positions they are looking to fill will not even be published on job boards. Recruiters often have considerable access to “hidden job markets,” as these companies have spent decades building up industry experience and relationships. Not only do they have first, sometimes even sole, access to new job postings, but these recruiters also know the opportunities that are incredible and which ones are not.
✓ Insights into the industry
With their specialty firmly in place, recruiters are the undisputed masters of their chosen industry. They know the exact skills, qualities, and competencies that companies want from new hires. They also have tremendous insights relating to different company cultures, the reasons behind job openings, growth plans, any details on recent turnover, advice about the hiring managers, and information on recent promotions inside different organizations. They even have advice for you on which businesses you should avoid entirely. Every one of these is an insight you cannot get when you apply to a job directly.
✓ You want long-term connections
Most recruiters know that a candidate today is a client tomorrow. Even after they have secured you a position somewhere, they can easily become a life-long contact who can help you with industry knowledge, potential career moves, and career advice while you keep developing as a professional in your field.
Are you ready to make a career move to a new position in the hospitality industry? Joseph David International is the best hospitality and senior living recruitment firm in the country for good reason. We find the ideal fit for both the candidate and the hotel or hospitality organization. For more information about our placement services for candidates or to see a list of current opportunities, click here.