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August 13,2022 at 1:35PM UTC

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Do companies working with external recruiters consider applications coming through them? Specifically asking about large corporations. Is it good to find such recruiters and apply for jobs when looking for a role in a large company?

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Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition SpecialistAugust 15,2022 at 1:25AM UTC
Yes - companies work with external recruiting companies all the time.
Many times it's for hard to fill positions that they're either not getting many applicants for or that their internal recruiters don't have time to dedicate to finding candidates for.
Yes, large corporations work with external recruiting companies - they have more jobs to fill.
The best way to get your resume noticed is to be qualified for the position you're applying for. Sometimes it may be helpful to have a recruiter to advocate for you.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Lara Ivey KauchakAugust 15,2022 at 12:52PM UTC
It depends. Large companies will often work with recruiters for specialty positions (e.g. engineering) or high-level positions and then self-recruit for lower positions. If they have a recruiter for a certain job, they have often signed a contract that they will source the job from the recruiter. However, its hard to tell which ones they have are using external for - one engineering role might be internal and another might be external.
I would work both paths - internal and external. Find the recruiters AND find an internal HR person or other lead.