Takeaways from looking for a new senior role in tech
Definitely get comfortable with independent recruiters. I&#x27;ve written a few blurbs about this to people who&#x27;ve contacted me here on HN.<p>Basically the incentives make sense, to a point. They get paid a quarter of your first annual compensation. So they want to place someone, and they will do a lot for you if you are a profile that seems like a match for the roles they are covering.<p>Note it&#x27;s important that you find people who actually have the goods. There are a lot of recruiters who seem to think spamming peoplev with crap is a way to get placements.<p>The thing to do is look at the jobs you like, for finance that&#x27;s on efinancial and one or two others, and then call the most pertinent recruiters. Don&#x27;t use the application systems, they&#x27;re a black hole. Get the person on the phone, sell yourself, hopefully get some interviews lined up.<p>The really good recruiters will keep the relationship open. They call me now and again to check my status (I&#x27;m also a hiring manager prospect), they call to ask me technical questions, and they get me to refer people I know as well. It&#x27;s actually a lot of work if you consider the average candidate is only going to change jobs a few times in their life.<p>And yes, keep organised, try to know where you are with each firm. It&#x27;s important not to get introduced by different recruiters to the same firm, it messes with that incentive I mentioned and the recs are scared of being the second person to intro someone.