Jivaro Professional Headhunters

Working with Nick Starkey was an excellent experience. Not only did he work hard to negotiate a competitive salary, job title, and benefits package, but he was friendly and professional throughout the entire process.
If you get the chance, I would highly recommend working with the fine folks at Jivaro.

I have been very favorably impressed by the professionalism and consistent follow-​up by the Jivaro team. They are courteous, friendly and provide excellent service. They are always willing to go the extra mile. They have been available after hours, and have clearly communicated the requirements of prospective positions. Furthermore, they paid attention providing the right fit that the employers were looking for.
I would highly recommend them to anyone seeking employment, as they make a stressful situation enjoyable.

Pushy. Once you reply to one email, even with a no thanks, you will get 10 more, all with «I dont know if you got my last email, you didnt reply» or something of that nature. And I’ve gotten the «ceo of a company gave me your name». emails others here have noted. I tried being polite but they wouldnt lay off, so I put in a gmail filter to send everything from jivaro to the trash. I get the feeling they hire very jr people right out of college, and they are going by an engagement plan set forth by some pushy salesman jerk personality.

Stew is top notch and in as little as 12 days supported me through multiple interviews with one company. I spoke to 13 people in that time mostly during the last 2 days. His insight into the company and the position helped me be prepared. I don’t plan to look again but if I did this is the company I would call first.
I can only assume that like anything in life you get what you put into it… so don’t hesitate to work with them based on the negative comments here by some.
I am a very satisfied customer.

Waste of time. After 4 calls and dozens of email the information about hiring company or job description is not shared.
It looks like they just collect your information and sell it to other recruiters.

These are the worst headhunters that I have worked with. After having a bad experience many years ago, these guys keep calling us. I have asked them to stop calling my cell and they continue to do so.
These guys are amongst the worst amongst many recruiters I have used in the past. I recommend that you stay away from these guys.

Years later, I still get constantly pestered by these clowns, despite explicitly adding to my LinkedIn profile for Jivaro employees not to contact me. That addition has brought in lots of horror stories from other recruiters who want to share just how bad Jivaro’s reputation is within that community.
I’ve tried to post the latest bit of spam, but Jivaro is really, really terrified of someone seeing their techniques and keep having Unilocal take it down. Needless to say, it’s a an exact copy of what others are reporting. Looking at the not-​recommended reviews, it’s clear that this is a common Jivaro technique.

NOTE: I had a previous post that got removed — not sure if Jivaro has some influence on post removal and wonder if there are more reviews that have gotten removed.
These guys lie in their emails. Look at the below posted boiler plate emails. They claim to have sent a previous email (they didn’t), and claim that a CEO referred me to them. I responded to one of their representatives, who reached out to me, on who referred me to him. I was never told the person who «recommended» me to them.
Skip them, recruiters like these don’t deserve to make a living. I for one am glad that Hired/​WhiteTruffle will replace their livelihood soon enough.

I received a similar message as Hunter L and Jakob H. It began: «I tried to reach out a few weeks ago on referral from the Co-​founder of a company I’m working with…» The reality is that this guy and his company have never contacted me before. The rest of the message said things like «the company is disrupting the industry» and other baloney. It all sounded very shady.

If you’re going to use lies and deception to reach out to developers, at least be smart about it. A quick google search returns several results nearly identical to the boilerplate I just received:
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Dear Hunter,
I tried to connect with you a few days ago. I was given your name by the Founder of a company that I’m working with. He asked me to reach out to you on his behalf and see if you’re on the market looking for a new job. Your Full Stack experience is impressive and exactly what they are looking for.
The company is creating a tracking, template and analytics platform used to empower sales teams. They have $ 5 Million in funding located San Francisco. If you could pass your contact details, I’d be happy to get more details in front of you. Any interest?
Bryson Hollenbeck
Senior Headhunter
Jivaro Professional Headhunters
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This appears to be his standard shtick, as there are several examples of the same thing from the same person throughout the web.
The message sends two signals: first, the person is incompetent — who would believe such a transparent lie? Second, the person is deceptive — who would want to get a job through someone obviously comfortable lying to them?
This is disappointing, because I’ve worked with recruiters before and most of them are smart, caring people who just want to find good matches for their candidates. A good recruiter is a solid resource. Unfortunately, deceptive tactics like this tarnish the reputation of the whole industry.

These guys are great!
Their initial call was unsolicited, but very kind /​professional /​welcoming, and we hit the ground running
In less than a month, they set me up with two (potentially 3) companies, both of which made offers. I now have a full-​time job, and these guys handled the blunt of the communications between the companies and myself. It feels like they’re really on your side, and it’s great to have someone schedule interviews for you /​negotiate salary /​handle the social dynamics
Again I repeat — these guys were extremely professional, both in talking to me, and in conveying messages
My contact with them was ²⁄₃ verbal, ¹⁄₃ email, and I really enjoyed having them work for me! I would definitely use them in the future for hiring my own team

I had a chance to speak with a few of the folks at Jivaro… Dirk reached out first, and I kind of blew him off because he «wasn’t local». His team continued to reach out to me with offers, and I took them up on a few.
Upon giving them a chance, I had the pleasure of working with Joshua Burkwist. Some others have commented on Jivaro’s persistence, but I appreciated their persistence and it definitely paid off. I was working with a handful of recruiters for the past 3 weeks or so, and they all did their job — to get me in front of employers. Joshua, specifically, put me in front of people that needed my skill set, and the rest was on me at that point.
Today, I signed an offer letter to work for a fantastic company, at the salary that I requested. It couldn’t have gone better… Mission accomplished.

Several years ago, I worked with Joshua Burkwist from Jivaro when I was looking for work. Joshua was professional, personable and always on top of everything. It was a joy working with him. I ended up with multiple offers but decided to join the company Joshua connected me with. After I started with the new job, Joshua called in about a month to see how things are going. I have worked with recruiters in the past where as soon as business is done, you never hear from them again.
Several weeks ago, I decided to look for work again. I sent Jivaro my resume. Joshua talked to me about a couple companies/​positions but I didn’t think they were the right match for me. Joshua told me no worries, Jivaro has many recruiters that work with many companies. They all work together and do their best to serve their clients.
Soon Stephen Vouch and Jesse Robinson from Jivaro contacted me. They both talked to me about companies/​positions that I think might be a good match for me. They followed up with more info in emails. Stephen not only sent links of the company and job descriptions, he also included links about the company founder/​CEO, news articles, etc. Phone interviews were setup quickly with on site interviews soon after. Just like Joshua, I also found Stephen and Jesse very professional, personable, always on top of things and a joy to work with.
Both companies Stephen and Jesse connected me with gave me offers. But I finally decided to accept an offer from another company where my friends work. Jivaro was very nice about the whole thing, no high pressure sales pitch, never being a bother but always there to help. Stephen and I exchanged some more emails afterward. He is very nice and supportive as he has always been.
If I ever look for work again, I would work with Jivaro again. If I know of anyone looking for work, I would highly recommend Jivaro.

Reading the reviews of Jivaro here is surprising and interesting. I’ve used them for a number of years and multiple job searches, and have been quite happy with their services so far. They do remind me a bit of the Borg — all have young, strapping, male voices, and work almost interchangeably well together.
The last time I used them, I laid out what I was looking for in an employer and a job from the get-​go, clearly stated that I was enjoying my time off, and would consider perfect jobs only. Within a two week period, they managed to find me a truly perfect job, with perks like a short commute, flexible hours, and a dog-​friendly environment. I did my own salary negotiations, and I would definitely use Jivaro again.

Don’t waste your time with this company since it is run by a bunch of clowns who call themselves professionals. Dealing with them will most likely waste your valuable time. In Silicon Valley, there are simply way too many great companies and true professionals available to you that you can ignore this company. This company will take up your time and effort. If you are currently employed, and are looking for a change, such a wastage of time can be harmful to your career. They can be extremely rude, unprofessional and sneaky. After discussing opportunities with this company, you may come away with the feeling that you have just spoken to a
dishonest car salesman.

I had a wonderful experience working with Nic Bingham — a Jivaro group manager and headhunter. He found my resume online and identified a great potential job for me. He made sure to follow up with the hiring manager and landed me an interview. I really appreciate his hard work and aggressive nature. 5 stars.

Jivaro may have the term «Professional» in their name. They are anything but professional.
They have a very bad reputation of quantity not quality. They have neither the best interest of the candidate nor the client company in mind. They only have their own interests in mind.
My experience? I was contacted by a Jivaro head hunter about a position. I informed him that I had already applied for this position. He informed me that he was on retainer for the position with the company, so not to worry, that he would set up the interview. I later found out that he lied — misrepresenting himself. He was not on retainer. He didn’t even have a copy of my resume except for what he had crawled online. Not only did he lie directly to me, but he unethically, and without my permission, forwarded a resume of mine that he found online to various companies.
When the company with whom I interviewed questioned the process, the Jivaro recruiter threw me under the bus, telling the hiring manager that «I didn’t know what i was talking about.» Now, why would a hiring manager hire someone who doesn’t know whatt they’re talking about?
I didn’t follow thru with that job with a main reason being I didn’t want this completely corrupt organization to have the chance of getting paid for their unethical behavior.
I informed the VP and co-​founder of this occurrence. There was no follow up. I wasn’t even asked which job or what recruiter was involved, so can be pretty sure that nothing was done.
Now, at a new job, Jivaro keeps sending resumes here by the dozen, including a resume from a former employee. I am fairly certain that the former employee is unaware that his resume is being forwarded to his past employer. I am certain that Jivaro does not ask candidates before forwarding off their resume, as that is what was done with mine.
Their modus operandi is to blast resumes everywhere, and hope someone bites. Go with ethical recruiters. With companies like Jivaro roaming the earth, I understand why many would feel that «ethical recruiter» is an oxymoron. I have worked with ethical recruiters in the past. No one at Jivaro would qualify.
Named after the Jivaro tribe, «The Jivaro’s fierce fighting reputation and head-​shrinking practice continued to discourage outsiders from entering their territories. I caution you against entering their territory. They are cannibals — headhunters in the archaic sense of the term, not in the present, employee/​employer matchmaking sense of the term.
Named after the Jivaro tribe, «The Jivaro’s fierce fighting reputation and head-​shrinking practice continued to discourage outsiders from entering their territories. I caution you against entering their territory. They are cannibals — headhunters in the archaic sense of the term, not in the present, employee/​employer matchmaking sense of the term.
While Jivaro may market themselves as recruiters, a recruitment agency, professional head hunters, staffing agency or whatever, they are simply pure incompentent evil.
I wish i could give them a negative number, but that ain’t an option.