Tl;dr:
Agent blatantly lied when he said he had submitted me for a role when he hadn't.
A role was advertised and three separate agents called me about it. I am an exceptional fit for the role as I know the hiring manager, he wants me, and the role was written to fit my skillset. The role was only advertised because the company's procurement rules insist on it.
Having spoken with all three agents I agreed that one would submit me exclusively. This is not an agency I'd used before, however I wished to move to a new agency for other reasons and the agent seemed keen to work with me on the application and was enthusiastic. All pretty standard so far.
This afternoon I got a call from the hiring manager asking why I hadn't applied for the role. I called the agent who said that he could only submit two people and I wasn't one of them: the others had come in last minute and were a better fit in his opinion (despite the role description being written for me). If the hiring manager hadn't have called me, I'd be none the wiser. It's all turned out semi-OK as the hiring manager has extended the deadline by a day and I've got hooked up with another agent. I do feel that my relationship with the hiring manager has been damaged somewhat though.
So the question is about the agent who said he would submit me then didn't. Why would he do this? There was a guaranteed commission there that he's just lost.
Can anyone explain his motives so I can avoid similar pitfalls in the future?
Thank you,
HW.
Agent blatantly lied when he said he had submitted me for a role when he hadn't.
A role was advertised and three separate agents called me about it. I am an exceptional fit for the role as I know the hiring manager, he wants me, and the role was written to fit my skillset. The role was only advertised because the company's procurement rules insist on it.
Having spoken with all three agents I agreed that one would submit me exclusively. This is not an agency I'd used before, however I wished to move to a new agency for other reasons and the agent seemed keen to work with me on the application and was enthusiastic. All pretty standard so far.
This afternoon I got a call from the hiring manager asking why I hadn't applied for the role. I called the agent who said that he could only submit two people and I wasn't one of them: the others had come in last minute and were a better fit in his opinion (despite the role description being written for me). If the hiring manager hadn't have called me, I'd be none the wiser. It's all turned out semi-OK as the hiring manager has extended the deadline by a day and I've got hooked up with another agent. I do feel that my relationship with the hiring manager has been damaged somewhat though.
So the question is about the agent who said he would submit me then didn't. Why would he do this? There was a guaranteed commission there that he's just lost.
Can anyone explain his motives so I can avoid similar pitfalls in the future?
Thank you,
HW.
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