They receive fees for their search at the beginning of a search assignment and continue to submit candidates until the employer fills the position or calls off the search. Retained recruiters are usually used for senior level positions. Contingent recruiters work on assignments without retainer fees. They receive payment from the employer only if a candidate they present to the employer is subsequently hired. Contingency recruiters normally work in the middle management, professional and technical ranges.
Corporate recruiters are employees of the corporation.
Corporate recruiters often engage the services of a third party recruiter to locate qualified candidates, so it often happens that a candidate is initially contacted by a third party recruiter, then interviewed or screened by the Corporate recruiter. If you are considering sending your r sum to more than one recruiter, your r sum might be submitted to the same employer by competing recruitment agencies. To avoid potential problems, you should advise each recruiter that you are working with other search firms and you should disclose the names of employers to which you have already been presented. If your background appears to match a current search assignment, a recruiter will usually discuss the position with you and disclose the name of the company to you before he or she presents you to the employer. You might have been discouraged from submitting your r sum to more than one recruiter out of concern that you might lose an offer because competing recruiters have referred you to the same company.