I have seen a number of people with stories of dishonest engineering recruitment agencies that have taken their money and done nothing for them. Here are some tips on judging the quality of engineering recruiters that will help you kick start your engineering job hunt.
Recruitment agency’s website:
Most agencies that are involved in recruiting overseas engineers have a website. There are a few things you need to look for on a recruitment agency’s website that will help you judge their quality of services. This includes following:
Affiliation with professional recruiting organization:
An engineering recruitment agency should have membership with organizations and also should have license. Only such recruiters offer you the client protection from illegal fraudulent practices. Check the agency's website to see if they belong to a membership organization. If they do not advertise, you can ask them by sending email.
Time period the agency has been operating:
Engineering recruitment agencies that have been operating for a while are more likely to operate legally and consider your best interests because they have to maintain a reputation. Ask around about their reputation before getting register.
Offline listed contacts:
Every recruitment agency should have a real life address. It may not be on the front page of the engineering recruitment agency's website; it may be given on a 'Contact Us' page or at the bottom of each page, or on the 'terms of use' page. If you can't find a way to contact a agency offline, it is probably a good idea to be suspicious.
While I cannot guarantee that using these tips for landing engineer jobs will secure you an engineer career overseas, I can assure you with confidence that I have used these strategies myself and have always had good luck with them.
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