Paying to find a job?

[manderly6]

There is no way anyone could be sure of completing this task. They can't make someone hire you. If you really think this through I think you will see how flawed the idea really is.

[zentropa]

And yet there is a thriving market for paying people to get your child into their first-choice college...

I Can Get Your Kid into an Ivy

I would suggest that such a service could be done on a contingency basis, and fees are not paid until a job is offered and accepted.

A good headhunter knows all the unadvertised positions and reqs and would have a list of jobseekers ready to be matched up to them. Of course, the headhunter would be able to turn down a client whom he feels he could not help.

[marcus903]

Originally Posted by wawaweewa

Does this exist? Like a reverse head hunter? lol

I'd happily pay up to $5k (maybe more; depends on the position and firm) to a recruiter/person/etc. who finds me what I'm looking for. I'm currently employed but need to move somewhere with more opportunity. I'm not looking for high pay either. Even entry level but at a good firm/corp would be great.

I tried to look for these but have had no luck. I'm thinking there must be a market for this?

Truth be told I haven't put forth much effort on my own but if I can get a pro to do it, why not?

You do realize that making us pay to get a job is illegal, right?

The point of getting a job is so that the company pays you, not vice versa. Nobody is going to pay to get a job because there would be a large number of people not being able to pay their mortages because of the application fees.