Recruiting Agencies in Canada

[k.h.p.]

Unfortunately this is the problem with an academic degree in an industrial field. Employers will expect you to have industrial experience.

Was your PhD university in Canada? Do they have an office that helps students find jobs? Can they help you?

 

[Kumuluswolken]

Can I ask you how you contacted them? Did you upload your resume to their website, or applied to the position on their website, or contacted them through the website contact form, or contacted a specific recruiter in person ... etc?

In short: I applied on LinkedIn with the "Easy Apply" function. So I just sent my resume and that caught the attention of the recruiter.

In a bit longer: There was another position before with the recruitment agency that I applied for but that didn't work out. Sent my resume on LinkedIn with the Easy Apply and then was contacted by the agent. We had a first phone interview, so that was my first contact with the agent. She passed my resume along to the manager, but the main company was already in late negotiation stages with another candidate and I didn't get an interview as they closed the deal with this candidate. Then about a month later I saw the opening that I ended up getting hired for. Getting the agents attention was easier this time around since we connected before on LinkedIn so I simply wrote a message to her I'd be interested in this new position as well. She knew my resume already and also thought I'd be a good fit so we set up another phone call to get each other up to date and talk about the position and from there the process went it's way.

 

[CaBeaver]

Unfortunately this is the problem with an academic degree in an industrial field. Employers will expect you to have industrial experience.

Was your PhD university in Canada? Do they have an office that helps students find jobs? Can they help you?

Yes, from Canada. They only help currently enrolled students who are about to graduate, and the Alumni office help graduates withing one year of graduation. I don't meet either now.

 

[k.h.p.]

That really sucks.

 

[usthb]

Hi
Is there a way to hire a professional recruiter so that he/she gets me a job (or to the least pass over my resume to a hiring manager) ; I would then pay that person a commission should things work out good (land an offer letter)?
If yes, where to find those people, how effective are they typically, and how to avoid scams?
Could you share any experiences, links, etc.?
Thanks

 

[k.h.p.]

Commissions are generally a percent of the jobs salary.

I've never looked into hiring a recruiter as an applicant. You could call some firms and ask if they do that.

 

[CaBeaver]

Hi
Is there a way to hire a professional recruiter so that he/she gets me a job (or to the least pass over my resume to a hiring manager) ; I would then pay that person a commission should things work out good (land an offer letter)?
If yes, where to find those people, how effective are they typically, and how to avoid scams?
Could you share any experiences, links, etc.?
Thanks

This could work well if recruiters adopt it, where they are getting paid a percentage of the applicant's salary in the first year for example. I didn't see any agency announce they are "hireable" by job seekers, and I haven't asked. Let's know if you get any information regarding this.