This is the age-old question ...
You are super keen to find a new job and you decide to register with a recruitment agency. The recruiter you meet with asks you not to register with any other staffing agency, saying something along the lines of "leave it to us ... we'll find you the perfect role".
You feel caught between a rock and a hard place since you really do trust the agent you have met with, but the thought of him or her not finding you a new job is niggling at the back of your mind. You assume that if you would register with several agencies then your chances of finding that new role would increase exponentially.
Believe it or not this is not necessarily the case.
If a recruiter knows that you have sent your résumé all over town, then they are less likely to focus on your job search, and instead will be more proactive finding a role for a candidate who has given them at least a period of exclusivity.
Just food for thought ...
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When you are looking for work, how many recruitment agencies would you consider registering with?
Paul, you hit it right on the head. A candidate is better off looking for quality rather than quantity. Find a good service or 2 and stick with them. Get to know a recruiter and let them get to know you. Be sure that your skills and their specialty is really a match. Ask them the number of times they sent someone out in the last week, month, year with skills similar to yours.