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OriginalGriff wrote:
Trouble is it's not the agency, it's the agency employees.
THe agency is its employees, and if it cant control them it needs shaming. All the rest of what you say is true for some agencies, and they must be named. If not its not going to get better.
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Munchies_Matt wrote:
THe agency is its employees, and if it cant control them it needs shaming.
All the rest of what you say is true for some agencies, and they must be named. If not its not going to get better.It's all the agencies, or most all with very few exceptions. If you want to get an interview you need to go through them. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn't. If you can come up with a list of good agencies that would be more helpful.
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Yeah, these are normal stories in my experience. I find head hunters like this to be on the same level as "Used Car Salesman".
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Dave KreskowiakDave Kreskowiak wrote:
I find head hunters like this to be on the same level as "Used Car Salesman".
Head Hunters aspire to be as honest as Used Car Salesmen. :~
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Jacek Glen wrote:
do you find job agents to be quite unprofessional
Some are utter liars; like saying you get interview expenses and then ignoring your request to get them after the interview. We should have a list of bad agencies so we can black list them.
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Jacek Glen wrote:
So, is it just me or do you find job agents to be quite unprofessional too?
It's being professionally lazy; they optimize their chances by employing prejudice and bias, and only take time to look at what appears to be a deadbeat-match. Anything that requires work is dismissed immediately. Since the pool of people they pick from is large enough, no problems. If problems do arise, then a customer may be lost - but who cares about a single customer? :)
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Eddy Vluggen wrote:
It's being professionally lazy; they optimize their chances by employing prejudice and bias, and only take time to look at what appears to be a deadbeat-match. Anything that requires work is dismissed immediately.
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S u n s h i n e wrote:
You wouldn't happen to be *job* agent 007 now, would you?
If he were he would have started out the conversation with "I have a fantastic opportunity for you with a leading company". :-D
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