Professional Recruiter: Someone Who Puts Your Interests First
Your job as a project manager is crucial to you, and as a recruitment agency, we play a role in the job satisfaction you experience. We feel responsible for practicing our profession skillfully and with integrity. In this blog, you will learn how to distinguish a professional recruiter who prioritizes your interests from someone who does not.
1. Provides Clarity on Salary
In discussions with professionals, salary expectations are undoubtedly a point of attention because salary remains crucial. We want to know immediately what your salary and employment conditions preferences are. We always ask the question: How important is salary compared to job content? In other words, if you could get the perfect job but earn less, would you still be interested? If the answer is no, we know that we can only approach you if the job represents a real improvement salary-wise.
We also know the salary range of the companies looking for professionals through us. This way, we aim for a match early on, also in financial terms.
2. Understands the Actual Need
Many professionals are approached with job vacancies that do not match their knowledge and experience. As a result, many professionals are currently a bit tired of recruiters.
A professional recruiter does not shoot with a scattergun but approaches professionals with care. They ensure that the job vacancy precisely meets the need. What exactly does the professional need to make a difference? In which phase is a project? How is the team composed? What is the organization's culture? Finding out all this requires good listening and probing skills because a job vacancy is much more than a list of skills.
3. Operates According to the Recruiters' Code
Are you familiar with the Recruiters' Code? This code describes the behavior and knowledge that comes with the skilled and ethical practice of the recruiter's role. It provides practical guidelines and ethical principles, rules, and views that the recruiter adheres to.
An example of principles from the Recruiters' Code:
- The recruiter communicates transparently, respectfully, and based on correct information.
- The recruiter is aware of their own biases and does not discriminate.
- The recruiter informs the candidate as early as possible about employment conditions (including pension provisions).
At GHYSELS, we are affiliated with the Recruiter Code and operate according to this principle. Read more about the recruiter's code here.
4. Recognizes Talent and Leadership
Companies approach us for good project leaders—project managers with leadership qualities.
A project manager with good leadership skills achieves results more quickly and effectively within projects. At GHYSELS, we not only connect project managers with multinationals and scale-ups but also coach them on the job to become even better leaders. In our previous blog, you can read how you can benefit from this approach, unique in the recruiting world.
How do we find out about project managers' leadership skills? By asking how you steer a project, how you communicate with others in the team. In short, we recognize talent and help you further develop it.
5. Coaching During Job Interviews
Some professionals find going for an interview stressful. In such cases, we provide extra help with good preparation for the job interview. We ensure that both parties have the right information, provide tips, and send additional information. After the interview, we call all involved parties to ask how it went. Even if the outcome is not positive, you receive feedback. Non-professional recruiters sometimes 'forget' this, which is, of course, not polite.
If there is a match, both parties know what the next steps in the process are.
6. Challenges You and Provides Advice
A good recruiter is a confidant and an advisor. Why should we be this? Many companies in this tight labor market are looking for a jack-of-all-trades. It is up to us to advise which aspect is the least important and can be omitted. On the other hand, some professionals are afraid to take the risk of changing positions. They are stuck in a golden cage—everything perfect in terms of employment conditions and routine, but they are not happy. Because they lack challenge.
As recruiters, we stimulate both companies and professionals to get out of the impasse. You only stand still if you keep holding on to 'the perfect picture' or 'the perfect moment for a new job.' Sometimes you just need a little push, and that's where we challenge and advise.
7. Works Quickly and Accurately
"I want it, and I want it now."
Companies often need a project manager very quickly. A good recruiter quickly presents suitable candidates. Because we are continuously connected to our extensive network of project managers, we often succeed in doing this.
And once there is a match... We ensure that the momentum is maintained.
Waiting a week or longer to let someone know you want to proceed is not smart. Someone may interpret this as a lack of interest. Or the professional may have found something else. Not only do we respond quickly and professionally, but we also address people's behavior if they do not act promptly and accurately.
8. Understands Your Industry
Managing projects in the high-volume tech industry is a completely different ballgame than in the low-volume tech industry. If, as a project manager in low-tech high volume, you save €10 on a component, it can result in millions in savings. Whereas, as a project manager at, for example, ASML, a small saving won't win the war. Different KPIs come into play there.
With about 20 years of experience in connecting companies with professionals in the technical industry, we understand this like no other.
If you are looking for a recruiter, make sure this agency understands your line of business. This way, you can act more quickly and avoid mismatches.
How do you build a good team? When do you involve a project manager? What steps can I take in my career? For many professionals in the technical industry, we are advisers when it comes to taking the next step. With our years of experience in placing project managers in industries such as the semiconductor industry, pharma, automotive, and aerospace, we know what type of project manager is needed at which stage of a project.
Are you a project manager or looking for a project manager in the technical industry? Then contact us!
About GHYSELS
GHYSELS brings organizations and project managers together. From Scale-up to Multinational and from R&D to Industrialization. And how. We ensure a perfect fit between the actual needs of an organization at the strategic, tactical, or operational level and an optimal challenge for the project manager.
About Bart Ghysels
Bart (47) is originally from Belgium but has lived in the Netherlands his entire life. In his free time, he enjoys the Burgundian lifestyle, and personal development is also a common thread in his life. He is also sporty: he loves windsurfing and snowboarding. In the past, he played a lot of soccer but had to stop due to a torn cruciate ligament. Additionally, he is an area director of Toastmasters, a global organization where you improve your presentation skills on stages. He is also a member of Groeiclub and the Covey club, where growth as an entrepreneur and personally takes center stage.