Notes
Long answers to the questions people ask before hiring someone to run their search: what it costs, what to check, and what real search work looks like.
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Can you hire someone to find you a job?
Recruiters, outplacement, coaches and reverse recruiters all get described this way. Who pays each one, what you get, and the offer to walk away from.
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Senior job search in 2026: what the numbers say
Interview rates by experience, how long searches run, and what stops working past 50 applications. Huntr and BLS data, every figure linked.
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Is reverse recruiting worth it
It depends on four things: what your time is worth, how long you have, whether your target is decided, and whether you would do the work otherwise.
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Reverse recruiting, a career coach, or a resume writer
Three different purchases that get confused constantly. What each one does, roughly what each costs, and which specific problem each one fixes.
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Should you pay someone to apply to jobs for you
It depends entirely on whether they apply carefully or in bulk. The two are sold in identical language and cost similar money, so you have to ask.
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What reverse recruiting costs, and what the price is buying
Published 2026 rates from named US providers, the four pricing structures behind them, where the money goes hour by hour, and my own two plans in full.
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How to tell a real reverse recruiter from a resume mill
Nine questions you can put to any provider in about ten minutes, with the answers that should reassure you and the ones that should end the call.