Any of you fine folks in O&G (Houston specifically) had any luck with recruiters? I've been "working" with one and have had about zero feedback on anything and it's frustrating as hell.
I know that the market is saturated right now, but I would expect some kind of feedback on how I stack up to other resumes coming across their desks or actively looking for opportunities that I may fit. I'm not sure how the recruiter game works, but perhaps some of you who have been through this before may shed some light.
In the past, when the market was good, I used to get calls 2 and 3 times a week asking if I'd be interested in jumping ship. Now I'm lucky if I can get someone on the phone or return an email. I get constant job updates from Monster, ZipRecruiter, OilPro and the likes so I know there are opportunities out there, but I feel like it's about useless using those mediums. I have gotten inquiries as to whether I'd like to become and HVAC technician (I don't), sell insurance or start my own absentee franchise business, however I have yet to get one meaningful inquiry in the Houston area.
Am I just going through a pisspoor recruiter/headhunter or are they all about the same? I've accepted the fact that there are better candidates than me out there, but when I don't hear anything back and I see the same job open for months I start to wonder what's going on.
Sorry for so many words, but it's starting to get frustrating.
TL;DR - Are recruiters worth it and are there any recommendations?
I know that the market is saturated right now, but I would expect some kind of feedback on how I stack up to other resumes coming across their desks or actively looking for opportunities that I may fit. I'm not sure how the recruiter game works, but perhaps some of you who have been through this before may shed some light.
In the past, when the market was good, I used to get calls 2 and 3 times a week asking if I'd be interested in jumping ship. Now I'm lucky if I can get someone on the phone or return an email. I get constant job updates from Monster, ZipRecruiter, OilPro and the likes so I know there are opportunities out there, but I feel like it's about useless using those mediums. I have gotten inquiries as to whether I'd like to become and HVAC technician (I don't), sell insurance or start my own absentee franchise business, however I have yet to get one meaningful inquiry in the Houston area.
Am I just going through a pisspoor recruiter/headhunter or are they all about the same? I've accepted the fact that there are better candidates than me out there, but when I don't hear anything back and I see the same job open for months I start to wonder what's going on.
Sorry for so many words, but it's starting to get frustrating.
TL;DR - Are recruiters worth it and are there any recommendations?