After many discussions and countless emails and phonecalls about the subject, Susan Goldberg of  SGES,  a retainer based executive search firm, wanted to write a helpful article detailing the differences between recruiters, agents, headhunters, search professionals, and employment agents; that article was published in the December 3 issue of  “Woman Around Town”.   Many professionals assume they understand the differences between the titles, but a lot of misinformation exists in the marketplace.  For instance, ” I receive a lot of emails requesting that I represent an individual emailer in the job market.  I am a people person.  I want to help everyone.  But that’s not my role.  What the emailer doesn’t understand, in a search situation, as a retained search consultant, I don’t work for an individual, I work as the representative of a client’s organization”.  ”Who is Going to Help You” was written in an effort to explain situations just like this one.   The article is a primer on the various recruiting titles: explaining what each one does, how they get paid, who employs them and who they represent, and how they work.  The media and entertainment industries have the widest variety of these types of titles.   However, the piece was written for anyone and everyone who wants to learn more about hiring and/or seeking employment.  You can read the entire article in the “living around” section of  www.womanaroundtown.com or simply click on this link: http://www.womanaroundtown.com/sections/living-around/who-is-going-to-help-you.  You can learn more about the details of conducting a retained search by visiting, www.susangoldbergsearch.com/search_sges.php and you can read about Susan Goldberg and Susan Goldberg Executive Search Consulting, SGES, by visiting: www.sgesconsulting.com  or www.susangoldbergsearch.com .