Just wondering if anyone has used the linkedin recruiter package yet for their company?
Got a quote from them which is total madness!
surely this cant be right? AUD $30k+ annually???

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timmmay: My understanding of recruiting companies is they charge up to 50% of a new hires salary, so tens of thousands of dollars. With that frame of reference LinkedIn would be pretty cheap, if anyone actually used it to find a job. They keep show me, an IT solution architect, roles about buildings.
timmmay: My understanding of recruiting companies is they charge up to 50% of a new hires salary, so tens of thousands of dollars. With that frame of reference LinkedIn would be pretty cheap, if anyone actually used it to find a job. They keep show me, an IT solution architect, roles about buildings.
Jaxson: I hate recruitment companies.
It's akin to human trafficking in my view, just trading people with skills they've worked hard to obtain and then claiming they brought something useful to the party as well.
Linked in jobs don't seem to align with NZ's geographical layout very well, with my area being lumped in with areas a long way away, with no ability to filter further down easily.
I still think it's seek first in NZ presently, followed by trademe and linked in etc afterwards. Anyone seriously looking for a job will be on seek. Linked in may catch those who aren't actively looking, like passive poaching...
Geektastic:Jaxson: I hate recruitment companies.
It's akin to human trafficking in my view, just trading people with skills they've worked hard to obtain and then claiming they brought something useful to the party as well.
Linked in jobs don't seem to align with NZ's geographical layout very well, with my area being lumped in with areas a long way away, with no ability to filter further down easily.
I still think it's seek first in NZ presently, followed by trademe and linked in etc afterwards. Anyone seriously looking for a job will be on seek. Linked in may catch those who aren't actively looking, like passive poaching...
No different from real estate agents. Do nothing but show a few people round a house after doing a short course and collecting coupons from cereal box tops and then claim vast sums of money. You could pay cash for a brand new Subaru Outback for what they want to charge to sell our house.
Geektastic:
No different from real estate agents.
timbosan:Geektastic:Jaxson: I hate recruitment companies.
It's akin to human trafficking in my view, just trading people with skills they've worked hard to obtain and then claiming they brought something useful to the party as well.
Linked in jobs don't seem to align with NZ's geographical layout very well, with my area being lumped in with areas a long way away, with no ability to filter further down easily.
I still think it's seek first in NZ presently, followed by trademe and linked in etc afterwards. Anyone seriously looking for a job will be on seek. Linked in may catch those who aren't actively looking, like passive poaching...
No different from real estate agents. Do nothing but show a few people round a house after doing a short course and collecting coupons from cereal box tops and then claim vast sums of money. You could pay cash for a brand new Subaru Outback for what they want to charge to sell our house.
I would like to offer a slightly different view - I am an I.T. contractor, have been for many years, and most (but not all) of my work comes via agencies, especially from the larger companies who want to hire, as they prefer outsourcing the task or contacting/interviewing/short-listing. So in this case they are a necessity, but after a while you develop relationships with agencies and this can help with new contracts and getting hired quicker. I don't fully subscribe to them being worthless - they have the contacts inside companies that I don't have, and they spend the time doing the follow ups, meetings, contract negotiation that I don't want to have to bother with (and that wouldn't be chargeable time either).
However I do think some charge far too much - they often add an amount (not a percentage) to hourly rates. The worst recent example was a non-IT agency I contracted through (they primarily deal with accounting work) and they added $20/hour, which I think it far too much. Especially since I have not heard from them since leaving 6 months ago.
Geektastic:
I agree and my wife also contracts, and gets a lot of her work via agencies. Her worst example was one that insisted she bill them at the agreed rate per hour and they were billing the client rather than her - then making her wait 4 weeks for her pay!
kiwitrc: I think you find being a member of Linkedin is not compulsory, if you don't like the way it works, vote with your feet (or mouse in this case) I did.
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