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• some are useless a lot of them are good, more so executive search firms...but yes unless they specialise for graduates they wont be able to help...many candidates apply for positions that require experience they dont have...then they expect a response and an interview... imagin how many CVs the recruiters get...some times 100's and its difficult to reply to everyone with individual feedback when they have numerous assigments going on. So as a graduate, apply for ads that ask specifically for graduates. If they ask for all A's in Alevel and a degreee from a red brick uni and you have C's from a ex-poly uni dont expect them get back to you. You might get someone give you a chance but your best betis to apply dirctly to a company. Recruiters are looking for something specific...thick recruiters are looking for just key words on CVs...good ones can see outside the box....so your generalisation that all recruitement agencies are useless i would say is wrong.

  jonnybgood 15 Jul 2008

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• I've heard The Cornell Partnership help top grads. www.cornellpartnership.com If you hit the required academic benchmark they are meant to be useful.

  The Prent 15 Jul 2008

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• If you are a young graduate life can be tough - especially in a credit crunch. If you don't have internships or first class academics, life can be really tough if you are trying to break into the city. Its always worth remembering that recruitment consultants are not the job centre. If you apply to recruiters they are under no obligation to help you. After all you are not paying them for there services right? The role we play is essentially providing qualified resources to our client base. Thats why our clients pay our fees. Rather than have somewhat limiting attitude that all recruiters are useless, why not research your market and apply directly to the banks whilst also trying to build a rapport with recruiters. If you have'nt secured a role via the milkround try not to aim too high when applying for jobs directly or through a recruiter.

  buysider 15 Jul 2008

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• If you better understood the economics of hiring, you would not make such a point. Recruitment firms charge their clients a percentage of a candidate's first year's income. Financial institutions will pay this premium to hire experienced, hard-to-find staff, but - particularly in the current climate - would not pay a fee for candidates they can access through their own graduate recruitment programmes. I recommend that - instead of letting rip at recruitment agencies - you research graduate hiring into the types of firms that appeal. There are also a handful of recruitment firms that specialize in junior candidates, who may be worth a try too.

  In-house recruiter 15 Jul 2008

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• I understand what you mean. I completely agree! But you have to understand that there aren't that many graduate positions on the market. You are not only competing with new graduates, post graduates, but experienced graduates who have had about 1 years of work experience. Just keep trying or do some more education.

  Arsene Wenger 15 Jul 2008

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• Or put it another way, why would a company use a recruitment agency (and therefore pay a fee) for something you can find pretty easily by just putting out some well placed ads. Stop being lazy and trying to get an agency to do the work for you and go and approach the companies you want to work for directly yourself! They've all got career links on their websites!!

  EJ 15 Jul 2008

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• The only reason they feel useless is because your CV is not good enough for banking... there are plenty of qualified ppl around in the credit crunch days... 3 yrs ago I had difficulties getting a FO position with a MSc from CASS Business School...

  risager 15 Jul 2008

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• I wonder why companies and banks hire a recruitment agency - if they have HR - does it mean its own HR are not enough smart to hire proper employees ¿?

  Jcmoron 15 Jul 2008

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• They hire a headhunter as theydont want to get taken to court for poaching competitors staff. Also teh fact that HR's job is more than just recruitment...also you dont HR to be sales orientated and commission based.

  jonnybgood 15 Jul 2008

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• Recruitment Firms are paid by their clients to find their best people and reflect market forces. Therefore, they are GOOD for GOOD graduates and USELESS for USELESS graduates. If you were any good you would've been snapped up by a graduate scheme and wouldn't have to waste your time with recruitment agencies anyway. You seem very angry and bitter, but I think you should be more constructive and start reflecting on what you could do better rather than blaming other people for YOUR lack of success in YOUR job hunt.

  Cold Hard Truth 15 Jul 2008

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