they get paid a recruitment fee equal to a 1 month salary of their recruit
It can go a lot higher than that, 3-4 months salary for more senior hires. The good news is this means the recruiter is incentivised to help you negotiate higher pay
Just like the real estate agent is incentivised to get you a higher price for your home?
No, the increase they get is marginal, compared to just 'closing the deal'. Especially when the company is a repeat customer their incentives are to get decent candidates quickly into a role without causing any issues.
"The good news is this means the recruiter is incentivized to help you negotiate higher pay"
Not really. Like realters, "Real estate agents do not generally represent the buyer," says Florida real-estate attorney Barry Ansbacher. "But buyers think they do."
