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Some of things the newbie wannabee saleweasels, sorry, recruitment professionals, will do are truly awful. I have personally seen candidates blown out of the w
by whyowhyowhy 12y ago
Some of things the newbie wannabee saleweasels, sorry, recruitment professionals, will do are truly awful.
I have personally seen candidates blown out of the water for a role just because the agent can get a bigger payoff for another candidate. Even though the process was basically complete - the agent lied to both client and candidate to accomplish this.
They will try to pump and harvest new candidates for their network of contacts to spam them for leads.
They will advertise fake roles to harvest CVs.
They will nuke your application with big companies when you are represented by an alternative rival agency (usually accomplished by forwarding your CV again for the same role, to make your overall application look unprofessional).
They are scum. But it seems today we are stuck with them...
- noarchy 12y agoYou're stuck with them only if you don't build good networks. This doesn't happen overnight, but over time, you should be able to get a heads-up on new opportunities without having to deal with recruiters. Most recruiters are terrible. Turnover in their industry seems to be sky-high. If you find even one who is good at what they do, maintain contact with them. Otherwise, they often aren't worth the time you'll inevitably waste.
- mcwidget 12y ago- They will advertise fake roles to harvest CVs. In the UK, this isn't allowed.