So this may be the wrong place to ask, but I’m curious if anyone has ever heard of headhunters that work for a candidate? Almost every recruiter and firm that I’ve seen only works on behalf of a company, or only cares if you match a role that they’re searching for.
I’ve always wondered if there are services were people will search on your behalf. Paid is fine as it is a pain now with everything being distilled down with AI.
As an industry, headhunters have a vested interest in selling you since that is their business model. You aren’t the client, you’re the product.
That’s an inaccurate statement. You’re a client because you can fire them and hire someone else. This is also true for basically any type of agent.
Just because they have a vested interest in your success doesn’t make you a product.
I mean, it’s kinda both ways. You are the product since they’d be selling you. You are also the client since the deal cannot happen without your consent.