I had been a Top Producer recruiter at my last position and held that title for many months until they decided to make management changes and let go of me plus others so they could bring in jr's to pay less and mold to their acceptability. I have been out of work for almost 4 months now. I have applied myself, made myself open to salary drops and different environments, and to the points of having a final face to face interview. I still have nothing. I am looking for work in North Dallas. Can't seem to get any good feedback from past interviews nor do I see any new positions really opening up. Would love some perspective from this source of professionals.. ?? Thank You.

All these "recruiters" call and then don't reply back to you... I don't understand the online application process. No one ever call you... I am signed up with a Temp Agency and whenever I call to get a status of a position, all they'll say is I got your resume sent out... Are they not allowed to call employers anymore to get an update??

So I got a phone call yesterday from a company I had applied to back in May. The GM made me an offer over the phone about 30 seconds into the conversation. This was a position with a company I REALLY wanted to work for so I was SUPER excited, but I had to ask what changed his mind? He asked what I meant and was completely puzzled by my question. He made mention of the walk-through of the plant we went on....at which point I had to stop him and tell him I did not walk through the plant with him. I explained that I had received a second phone interview, then a "thank you for applying email". He stopped, then asked what my last name was... It was a Jennifer he was calling-just not me. The recruiting company had given him the wrong phone number. He was horrified and apologized emphatically. I assured him it was okay, and an honest mistake, and to call me if he changed his mind. No matter what I said, it didn't feel okay. Quite the contrary actually. It felt like someone knocked the wind out of me, and I've never wanted to play dumb so badly in my life.

What is up with recruiters? I have a executive level background and can't even get a return call from much. With an undergrad in accounting and MBA, it seems like the job market is just that hard? Most jobs are streamline staff accounting roles. May be I need to take one of them just to get myself working? Thoughts?

I'm a recent college graduate and still on the search for a job. I'm getting frustrated because I keep applying and have applied just about everywhere but have not heard back, or turned down. i have been on a couple interviews, but unfortunately they were scams and were not enough to help me grow and provide for myself.

I've been thinking of getting in touch with a job recruiter to help with my search. I have my degree in Marketing and Journalism and Mass Communications and have been focusing on Sales positions. I am currently in the DC area, but wanting to find a job somewhere else. I am from Kansas originally and wanting to find my way back out there. I've narrowed my search down to Oklahoma City and Denver. Has anyone worked with a recruiter before? How do you get in touch with them?

Thanks! Victoria

I have over 15 years hands on experience as a production artist. Worked steadily, registered with appropriate temp agencies, in the past turned down many assignments because I was working. However, suddenly I have heard nothing but crickets from the recruiters for 3 months. Created what I thought was an eye-catching Infographic profile please let me know what you think http://vizualize.me/delano-franklin?r=delano-franklin#.V4jOpo-cFpi, in addition to a traditional resume (with B+ RezScore) and portfolio. Beginning to think I may be doing something terribly wrong. Would welcome any suggestions from this helpful group.

I am a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, passed the very difficult HL7 Certification exam in 2011 on the first try, having studied completely on my own (at Quest Diagnostics, where I worked at the time, it was unheard of for anyone to pass this the first time without taking courses or having help. My last job at Harvard Vanguard Atrius Health in Needham, MA, Epic was the EHR in use, my manager was highly approving of my work as were my team mates. A new CEO came on board during my 3rd month there who talked of nothing but budget cuts. I and others were laid off. Fine. Since then I have been required to take an Epic assessment exam which is like an SAT test. I have felt I did well both times I took it at the insistence of two recruiters, but was told only "you didn't do very well" and was denied either an interview or the job I had already taken many good interviews for with many people who seemed to approve of me, my experience, etc. One job needed FIFTY NEW PEOPLE yet I "did not qualify" for ONE position out of FIFTY. Something smells in Denmark here. I called the bosses of both recruiters, one of whom was all over me before the exam and would not even have the decency to return my calls or emails after I took the test to even tell me how I did. I was forced to ASSUME I "didn't do very well." Utterly degrading and horrible. No one has been able to tell me what my actual score was or how the test is graded. Has anyone heard of or experienced this?

I'm Tom Chuna, and I am the internal recruiter for QTL Holdings, which operates various locations of One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Mister Sparky Electric, and Benjamin Franklin Plumbing. We strive to be the preferred choice for home contracting services, and our goal is to be a preferred employer of residential HVAC technicians, plumbers, and electricians. I am also looking for managerial and office support staff.

What if a recruiter tells you that you made the small pool from a much larger search of people to be interviewed for a job, however, the client has made a conscious decision to only interview younger people from the pool? The recruiter stated that my credentials were at least equal to everyone else. Yes, I am 55, and I have been out since February. I have my MBA, tons of client, people and managerial experience, and my technical skills are above average for someone in my age bracket. I have sensed ageism during this search more than ever. I could go on, but I wont. I can't seem sell myself up, and I am overqualified to settle back down into entry or mid-level positions. It is extremely frustrating. I predict those in their 40"s will soon start feeling the same pinch based on what I have read and experienced. Always open to thoughts.

So here is the back story. I was contacted by a recruiter who found my resume for a job that is in Location X. About 1 hour drive from my home. It was communicated that it would be a consultant position at X dollars an hour. The job description was very vague but was about providing IT Support as a help desk kind of role.

Had a phone interview found out that there would be travel to other locations on an as needed case. I would be working with another IT Tech the company had and assist with some projects. The ability to work weekends when needed.

Then had a face-to-face interview with the 2 manages that I would be under. Job changed to be more of, I would be the only IT person handling about 160 employees across multiple sites. Travel to these sites is expected on a rotation basis, where once every other week to be in another site for several hours. More work would be weekend base then during the week, but also being available 24x7 for support of the employees who are actually independent contractors of the company who need to be up and running at all times. In addition, the position is not a contract but rather a full time employee. The other IT person is actually a consultant who would be moving away from the day to day tech work and I would take over. So the description has changed.

Got into a heated exchange with the recruiter who is arguing that I was okay with the price of x/hr and not I'm requesting an "unrealistic" amount. Very hard to explain to the 2 recruiters I was dealing with that at the original price was a very limited job description, without travel involved. Now the job is full time, me the only IT person, being available 24x7x365, traveling throughout 6-7 different locations on a routine basis. Not sure if travel reimbursement is being authorized.

So hypothetically, lets assume the following the original pay was $10/hr contract and when the topic of salary expectations came up during the interview I mentioned that I was making at my previous job (2 years ago) around the $30/hr mark. Since my last full time role to the present, I've been running my own IT business. Now I'm just looking for a full time paycheck.

So the question is, how am I being unrealistic when the job description changed, more travel involved, don't know if gas/mileage is being reimbursed (recruiter is looking into this). What would one suggest as I am expecting a call today to provide a specific salary amount. Thank you all in advance.