Has anyone here ever got a job through Vivid Resourcing?
Over the past three years or so since I've been back as as contractor, I've been approached by them over 50 times with vacancies - it's almost always them approaching me rather than me replying to an advertised job. Each has been a pretty good match for my skill set, so it's not total random spam. However, in that time I've not had one single interview through them.
My most recent encounter with them has been typical - an interesting sounding job pretty close to where I live - but it's followed the same old sequence
V: "Hello, I've got this great job, are you interested?"
Me: "Sure, put me forward"
3 days silence ...
Me: "What's going on with this role you put me forward for?"
V: "They really like your CV but the hiring manager is off sick - they'll be in touch in a few days to arrange an interview"
3 days silence ...
Me: "Still waiting to hear back regarding this role"
V: "They still like your CV, but they're being very slow to arrange an interview"
etc etc ...
No doubt they'll be in touch again in a couple of weeks time with another role.
I don't understand that they hope to achieve by this - it's not as though they're fishing for leads with the "I just need to get 2 references" line.
Over the past three years or so since I've been back as as contractor, I've been approached by them over 50 times with vacancies - it's almost always them approaching me rather than me replying to an advertised job. Each has been a pretty good match for my skill set, so it's not total random spam. However, in that time I've not had one single interview through them.
My most recent encounter with them has been typical - an interesting sounding job pretty close to where I live - but it's followed the same old sequence
V: "Hello, I've got this great job, are you interested?"
Me: "Sure, put me forward"
3 days silence ...
Me: "What's going on with this role you put me forward for?"
V: "They really like your CV but the hiring manager is off sick - they'll be in touch in a few days to arrange an interview"
3 days silence ...
Me: "Still waiting to hear back regarding this role"
V: "They still like your CV, but they're being very slow to arrange an interview"
etc etc ...
No doubt they'll be in touch again in a couple of weeks time with another role.
I don't understand that they hope to achieve by this - it's not as though they're fishing for leads with the "I just need to get 2 references" line.
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