Phone interview with Recruiter. In person Interview with Recruiter. Recruiter matches companies. You go out on interviews. Recruiter contacts you if you get the jobs. Recruiter gives (or send you out for ) drug test, newly hired paper and first of work information. This may take a few weeks if a company has a lot of work and needs a large group of people or it could take months. I interviewed with a Recruiter for a position in April of 2013 and was interviewed by a company but not placed. I re-interviewed for a different position in December 2013 and started work in January 2014.