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    Has anybody had a positive experience with them?

    I've heard plenty of stories about fake job postings for CV farming and also that they're bad payers with long payment terms.

    I've never had an interview from them but they advertise a lot, like take up 50% on any search results. I automatically discount anything from them but wondering should I...

    Just thinking surely there must be someone out there who has actually been placed by them....?

    #2
    They got me an interview for a permie role a few years ago... Seemed OK.

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      #3
      Big player on the Manchester recruitment scene but never had an interview from them. Prefer Spring and a couple of others when based up there. Allan at Recital is a great guy - proper account manager type recruiter rather than sales drone; takes you out for lunch to thank you for renewing, etc.
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        #4
        Originally posted by LondonManc View Post
        Big player on the Manchester recruitment scene but never had an interview from them. Prefer Spring and a couple of others when based up there. Allan at Recital is a great guy - proper account manager type recruiter rather than sales drone; takes you out for lunch to thank you for renewing, etc.
        Yeah, I'm north west so that's probably why I see a lot of them.

        I'll look out for Recital, thanks.

        I've had a couple from CF who give the full sales spiel and then disappear. Proper time wasters

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          #5
          They got me my first contract which was a goodun'. But that particular agent left a couple of years later. I've had bad experiences with them also. Now I would engage with them, cautiously.

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            #6
            Where about in the north west are you?

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              Their contracts usually need adjusting to be more IR35 friendly, but dealing with them and getting paid I never had any issues
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                #8
                Same as Microsoftbob

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                  #9
                  Positive in that, shortly after putting the phone down, I had a bloody good laugh.

                  If you do engage with them make sure the salesman ...err... consultant holds a current rod licence from the Environment Agency. They'll want a much higher level of disclosure from you.
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                    Originally posted by Zippy View Post
                    Positive in that, shortly after putting the phone down, I had a bloody good laugh.

                    If you do engage with them make sure the salesman ...err... consultant holds a current rod licence from the Environment Agency. They'll want a much higher level of disclosure from you.
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