"The company expects older workers nearing retirement to be the most likely candidates, partly because they would have more financial wherewithal to take the pay cut that becoming a teacher likely would entail."
This is really just a cost-cutting maneuver to encourage older employees to leave, similar to early retirement payouts.
Hey buddy, seems like you had an imaginary girlfriend. Takes your money, kind of moody, never does what you want, leaves you unsatisfied...
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Would anyone else just find this annoying. Maybe I'm a grinch, but if the guy next to me was putting up a house over his cube, it would drive me crazy. Not to mention the people constantly stopping by to marvel at it.
I have had both good and bad luck with head hunters.
Some warning signs of a bad one:
1) The headhunter says things like "This is the best developer I have ever talked to." or "You'll want to hire this guy immediately" or "I have ten people perfect for the job you're offering"
2) The resumes that the headhunter gives you are fully of typos and gramatical errors. Not only doesn't the applicant care enough to fill it out, but the headhunter didn't care enough to review it.
3) Headhunter says "Even though he doesn't have the experience you said you wanted, I know you'll love him".
Good signs when talking to a headhunter.
1) FIXED RATES!!!! Most headhunters get a percentage of the salary of the person coming in. There incentive is to get you to hire the most expensive guy, whether he is qualified or not. Fixed rate headhunters just want to keep you happy so that you come back.
2) They do full pre-screening interviews with technical questions before forwarding any resumes.
3) When you reject a candidate, they try to find out why so that they don't make the same mistake twice.
Overall, I think that the right headhunter can be a great help with recruiting, but always understand that there interest is in placing candidates with you and not necessarily that the candidate fits.
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This is really just a cost-cutting maneuver to encourage older employees to leave, similar to early retirement payouts.
Hey buddy, seems like you had an imaginary girlfriend. Takes your money, kind of moody, never does what you want, leaves you unsatisfied...
Would anyone else just find this annoying. Maybe I'm a grinch, but if the guy next to me was putting up a house over his cube, it would drive me crazy. Not to mention the people constantly stopping by to marvel at it.
I have had both good and bad luck with head hunters.
Some warning signs of a bad one:
1) The headhunter says things like "This is the best developer I have ever talked to." or "You'll want to hire this guy immediately" or "I have ten people perfect for the job you're offering"
2) The resumes that the headhunter gives you are fully of typos and gramatical errors. Not only doesn't the applicant care enough to fill it out, but the headhunter didn't care enough to review it.
3) Headhunter says "Even though he doesn't have the experience you said you wanted, I know you'll love him".
Good signs when talking to a headhunter.
1) FIXED RATES!!!! Most headhunters get a percentage of the salary of the person coming in. There incentive is to get you to hire the most expensive guy, whether he is qualified or not. Fixed rate headhunters just want to keep you happy so that you come back.
2) They do full pre-screening interviews with technical questions before forwarding any resumes.
3) When you reject a candidate, they try to find out why so that they don't make the same mistake twice.
Overall, I think that the right headhunter can be a great help with recruiting, but always understand that there interest is in placing candidates with you and not necessarily that the candidate fits.