ASK THE HEADHUNTER 10 Tips for Picking The Best Staffing Firms

[deanwebb]

10 Tips for Picking The Best Staffing Firms

In the April 14, 2020 Ask The Headhunter Newsletter a reader questions the wisdom of working for staffing firms. Question I had a contract job with a staffing firm that officially ended a couple of months back. The firm said that they were still looking for other clients to send me to, but just now told me that I’m released. Do you think it’s even (or ever) worthwhile to get involved with staffing firms like this to look for jobs? I’m also asking because, since a lot of them have “presented” me to their potential clients, my reputation may have

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[Otanx]

I re-started my IT career using TekSystems. They were not great jobs, sometimes they were barley even IT jobs, but it kept the bills paid, and got my name out there. They never did get me a full time job, but I got my first network engineering job from contacts I made doing those short gigs.

-Otanx

[deanwebb]

I see them as a door, but not the destination.

[icecream-guy]

Never had any luck with teksystems,  they were always too much looking for an exact match, nothing for someone with lesser experience to grow into.
had several FTF with recruiters  (make sure I don't have face tatoos, or wearing birks and a tyedye, and am presentable). never had an interview through them.

[Nerm]

I get hit up by Teksystems and CBTS all the time, however it is normally contract work and I am a little leary of leaving an FTE role for a contract gig.

[icecream-guy]

I get hit up by Teksystems and CBTS all the time, however it is normally contract work and I am a little leary of leaving an FTE role for a contract gig.

it's not too bad as long as you get with a company that is in the business and wins contracts frequently.  There are always new opportunities.
I understand the FTE role, comfortable, but not much new opportunity. 

[deanwebb]

OTOH, FTE with a vendor has comfort and opportunity, but you be also getting opportunities to see some real messes at some customer sites...