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Thanks for taking a stand. Trying to write a nice reply without going into a recruiter rant.. I've deleted my response 3 times now :) One thing you left out wa

by rjd 15y ago

Thanks for taking a stand. Trying to write a nice reply without going into a recruiter rant.. I've deleted my response 3 times now :) One thing you left out was laziness and stupidity. Recruiters that can't understand requirements and blag into an interview you aren't skilled for. Or won't get a JD so you have to go to the interview to find out what the hell the position is about. Wastes everyones time, so many of them are like that as well. London recruiters generally have a special place in hell :) But if you want a good recruiter story... I was in London during the end of .com boom and the aftermath. I ended up making good friends with a recruiter who couldn't place me as I was young and times weren't the best. He had an allowance for smoozing premium clients, several hundred quid a week. So he jacked up my CV, altered my records in the system, and we'd blow that huge recruiter bounty you mentioned on dinner, booze, strip clubs, smoozing other clients. It was awesome (and fraudulent) but still awesome. Another good story is same guy introduced me to a client, we got drinking at lunch as part of the interview, turned into an all nighter, client broke out the coke stash, partied like the .com bubble was collapsing around us. Best interview of my life. Next day I got a call saying I couldn't have the position because we got on to well and it wasn't good for boss worker relations... but was I keen to hit the town in the weekend LOL Ahh.. the good old days, god bless London. But I'll never go back.

Peroni 15y ago
He had an allowance for smoozing premium clients, several hundred quid a week. So he jacked up my CV, alter my records in the system, and we blew that huge recruiter bounty you mentioned on dinner, booze, strip clubs, smoozing other clients. It was awesome (and fraudulent) but still awesome. You'd be surprised how common this is. You'd also be surprised how many people got fired for the exact same reason! London is...special. I love working in the City but it can be a bit frustrating at times having to deal with the egos.
gaius 15y ago
Don't recruiters usually only get that "bounty" once you've been there 3 or 6 months?
- rjd 15y ago
  Yep, but some of that bounty goes into a fund to head hunt new placements. You've probably encountered yourself without realising, when a recruiter meets you in town and buys you a coffee. He doesn't pay for that coffee the agency does. Im not sure what its like ATM as i avoid recruiters like the plague these days, but it went nuts in the .com days. I remember people getting given cars as joining bonuses and all ksorts. It was mental. Spending £200 quid a month on me, at the time didnt even raise an eye lid. It probably would now, but so much then.

by rjd 15y ago

Peroni 15y ago

He had an allowance for smoozing premium clients, several hundred quid a week. So he jacked up my CV, alter my records in the system, and we blew that huge recruiter bounty you mentioned on dinner, booze, strip clubs, smoozing other clients. It was awesome (and fraudulent) but still awesome. You'd be surprised how common this is. You'd also be surprised how many people got fired for the exact same reason! London is...special. I love working in the City but it can be a bit frustrating at times having to deal with the egos.

gaius 15y ago

Don't recruiters usually only get that "bounty" once you've been there 3 or 6 months?

rjd 15y ago
Yep, but some of that bounty goes into a fund to head hunt new placements. You've probably encountered yourself without realising, when a recruiter meets you in town and buys you a coffee. He doesn't pay for that coffee the agency does. Im not sure what its like ATM as i avoid recruiters like the plague these days, but it went nuts in the .com days. I remember people getting given cars as joining bonuses and all ksorts. It was mental. Spending £200 quid a month on me, at the time didnt even raise an eye lid. It probably would now, but so much then.