It was ever thus, Steve: agents in all forms are scum of the earth.
The only decent ones I've found were in Switzerland (where I suspect they are heavily regulated). All other agents have one and only one goal: commission.
Because I have the words SQL, Oracle and Sybase in my CV's skills list, I regularly get sent DBA jobs (even for non-Sybase/Oracle) although my CV clearly states that I'm a DB programmer. Basically, they just search their DB for keywords and send out form emails to those that pop up. I used to reply that the job doesn't match my skills or my interests, but it's rare that I got a response; so I just ignore them now.
Posted By: BerlinCanary on April 24th 2007 at 16:33:33
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- Rant: Recruitment agents the most useless "professionals" on earth ? (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 24, 16:24:43
- True story (General Chat) - Partial Angler, Apr 24, 17:00:41
- I am an excellent Recruiter (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 24, 16:36:30
- well recruit 5 very good players for City this summer! LOL! (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Apr 24, 20:58:40
- I used to know an agent who was a City fan actually (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Apr 24, 16:44:13
- Thing is... (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 24, 16:43:30
- Yes but you still earn your living selling live goods, so I doubt you (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 24, 16:49:49
- No. I make my living by providing a service. (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 24, 16:52:29
- No I am being spammed by the wrong people. I'm not doing business with them. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 24, 16:57:07
- demand they stop spamming you. or report them. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 24, 17:03:03
- No I am being spammed by the wrong people. I'm not doing business with them. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 24, 16:57:07
- No. I make my living by providing a service. (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 24, 16:52:29
- Not you then ... (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Apr 24, 16:47:47
- oh. I only deal with high level consultants (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 24, 16:53:00
- what over 6' 5" tall ? LOL! (n/m) (General Chat) - Commisar_Canary, Apr 24, 20:59:51
- oh. I only deal with high level consultants (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 24, 16:53:00
- Yes but you still earn your living selling live goods, so I doubt you (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 24, 16:49:49
- Yeah, but (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 24, 16:35:24
- It was ever thus, Steve: agents in all forms are scum of the earth. (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Apr 24, 16:33:33
- Me too most of the time. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 24, 16:34:32
- Their only advantage is that when you're actively seeking a job (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Apr 24, 16:40:50
- Er, present company excepted, of course ... (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Apr 24, 16:41:35
- Their only advantage is that when you're actively seeking a job (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Apr 24, 16:40:50
- Me too most of the time. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Apr 24, 16:34:32
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