Many people looking for a job have only a vague or mistaken understanding of how recruiters and career coaches work.

…just some food for thought to help you clarify and manage expectations around the differences.

Imagine that the candidate is a brand new car on the sale showroom floor. Think of the recruiter as the sales representative and think of the career coach as the raw material provider and manufacturer who takes the car to the showroom. The coach prepares the car and the recruiter closes the deal…

An analogy will help me explain that more easily.
Look at this retro-stylish US-based car showroom!

Both of them are instrumental and complementary in supporting the candidate’s success

How useful do you think it is to meet a recruiter if you are not fully prepared?
How useful it is to be prepared if you don’t work with the good recruiter providing the best job opportunities?
Let’s quit the beautiful showroom and have a look at the other differences.

Two different but complementary services concerning the solutions they provide. It is important to realistically adapt your expectations of both of them, in order to be satisfied with the service.