My fiance was contacted by a recruiter a couple of weeks ago and has had 2 interviews with them since then. He is very skilled in his field (IT and sales engineering) and has a lot of experience; the recruiter said they could likely get him into a position making the same if not more money than in his previous job. Here's where I start to feel uneasy - the recruiter wants a $3500 fee from my fiance. Supposedly this fee covers their services as well as a package that contains things like contact information/direct lines to hiring managers, salary negotiations, "targeted position search", resume assistance and interview training (the last 2 my fiance does not need) and things like that (he just called me and was driving - I haven't seen the paperwork so there could be more - we're going to go over it when he's home tonight because those were some of the offhand things he remembered from the interview). I'm not sure how I feel about it. We haven't been given any specifics on companies or positions. From what I've read online, legitimate recruiters work for the companies and therefore receive compensation from them, not the job seeker. I also feel like it's strange that they want this fee from someone who likely is not working. My fiance isn't sure how he feels about it. The idea of having assistance in negotiations and the fact that the recruiter explained that it could mean the difference of about 20k in an annual salary has him wanting it to be legitimate, but there are still concerns. I feel uneasy but I wanted to ask people who may have experience with this sort of thing. Does this sound legitimate to you or like a potential scam? We have a week to give them a decision and he has 2 more interviews scheduled with actual companies (one tomorrow morning and one at the beginning of February). Please give us some insight into the recruitment industry and whether or not these sounds legitimate.
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Legit recruiters don't charge the applicant. The fee is paid by the hiring company. In some states what they are offering isn't even legal. The only case where a fee is paid by the job hunter it should be paid after a job is secured and even that is rare these days.
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As the post above points out, recruiter fees are paid by the employer. The fee they pay is based on a % of the successful candidate's annual salary. The applicant NEVER pays a recruiter. I've worked with at least 3 different recruitment agencies over my career and have never been asked to pay a cent from any of them Find another agency
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