Guide to Marketing Recruiters

Choose the right advertising recruiting agency for your needs

One marketing recruiter may be interested in the way your business works and how the other employees get along with each other, while another may be more interested in how much money you have to spend and how quickly you need a placement. By speaking with representatives, you should get a feel for how marketing recruiting works with your situation.

I recommend: Go online to fill out contact forms at your leisure and wait for marketing recruiters to contact you. Marketing recruiting firms keep updated websites allowing you to sign up to search through qualified resumes.

Work with marketing recruiting services to find local or national candidates

Search for a local or national advertising executive. Recruiters can narrow or widen their search if you cannot afford to relocate a candidate or have exhausted local possibilities. Many national resources also have local affiliates.

I recommend: Whether hiring for marketing or advertising, recruiting directories allow you to search by location or specialty to make searching more effective. Local websites from major cities give you tips on searching for executives in the area.

Let marketing and advertising recruiters know your budget and timeline

Combine recruitment services with your own searching for even better results. Many human resources departments find covering all aspects helps find more qualified candidates in a quicker timeframe.

I recommend: Ask the agency to place advertising or search resumes on marketing job sites as well as search their own existing resumes. Firms also understand that you work with a small budget and don't have time or funds for a long drawn out process. Listen to their suggestions and let them know yours.

Be as involved as you want to be in the hiring process

Be your own recruiter by searching job websites yourself or hire recruiters for marketing and advertising executives and allow them to do the entire process. You can even instruct the company to tell the most qualified candidate to show up to work for you.

I recommend: Post full-time, part-time or contracted job requirement advertisements on recruitment websites. Many sites focus on online marketers that work from home or office, either temporarily until the position is permanently filled or permanently as your needs change.