Dealing with recruiters/headhunters

[chingkoi 1]

Hi!

Just a week after arriving here in US I begun uploading my resume on different job hunting sites.

I was contacted by 4 different recruiters for different job vacancies but to one client only.

I sent my updated resume to 3 of them but these are different positions that I know I am qualified.

Of course I am hoping to get the job on which I can have the best offer.

By the way, one of them had me on phone inteview and forwarded my application to the client.

Now I am waiting for the interview schedule with the client but I am more interested on the positions offered by the other recruiters. Is it ok to continue to transact with them too?

I am not yet familiar with this headhunters system coz all my previous jobs in the Philippines were all direct hired and I only deal with the HR and the managers I will be reporting to.

Need you opinion here.

Thanks!

[sweet cakes 326]

I'm not very familiar with the I-130 stages and how different it is from a K-1 visa. But, in any case, I'm just sharing my little knowledge, since we're both on the job-hunt boat here.

In order to legally work in America, you will need a SSN (Social Security Number) and an EAD (Employment Authorization Document) card. If you already have these, then you can continue talking with the head-hunters. But be extra cautious though. Maybe it will help a lot if you do a little research about their background. By the way, the head-hunting system is not new in Philippines. It's the same as manpower or external HR agencies, except that they are highly focused on looking for specialized skills, and they are paid for by the prospective employers to look for skilled people for them. So be careful, if they ask for cuts from you.

Maybe others who have more experience and similar to your case can chime in. Good luck!

Edited January 17, 2014 by sweet cakes

[TBoneTX 45,234]

OP, you have a very high-class problem.

Absolutely continue to deal with the other headhunters. You need to arrange what's best for YOU. If the first client company is interested in you, you can negotiate a better package by stating that you have multiple offers. Tell the remaining recruiters that a company (the first company) is interested in you and is preparing an offer, and that speed on the part of their clients might be called for.

[Darnell 8,478]

The recruiters' exclusivity on you doesn't exist.

If you are a W-2 employee of the recruiting firm, after hiring, then many times there's a non-circumvent clause in the contract you signed prior to going to work, with a duration that may seem strange.