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Not informing agent where your CV is
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If you're looking for a new role (as you might be soon given your other post), do you really want to close off an agent who might find you your next role?I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!
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I'm not the OP, but ok, how about:Originally posted by BolshieBastard View PostIf you're looking for a new role (as you might be soon given your other post), do you really want to close off an agent who might find you your next role?
"The role sounds ideal, but I've worked there before and I would rather look for new challenges than revisit old ground. " S̶o̶r̶r̶y̶,̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶k̶s̶,̶ ̶b̶y̶e̶ What other roles are you working at the moment?".Comment
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"You've worked there before, you say, but I can't see them on your CV - when were you there?"Originally posted by 7specialgems View PostI'm not the OP, but ok, how about:
"The role sounds ideal, but I've worked there before and I would rather look for new challenges than revisit old ground. " S̶o̶r̶r̶y̶,̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶n̶k̶s̶,̶ ̶b̶y̶e̶ What other roles are you working at the moment?".Comment
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slightly offtopic... I had an agency contact me today to see if I was interested in the role I am leaving.Comment
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"It's on page 6. "Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post"You've worked there before, you say, but I can't see them on your CV - when were you there?"
They will then either have to ask for another copy of your CV as they don't have "all" the pages
or bluff you back.
"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Come on, you know they have never, ever read your cv anyway, that is even if they can read!Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post"You've worked there before, you say, but I can't see them on your CV - when were you there?"Comment
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This will only work if you are not Suity/PV01.Originally posted by SueEllen View Post"It's on page 6. "
They will then either have to ask for another copy of your CV as they don't have "all" the pages
or bluff you back.
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I had that in my last permie role.Originally posted by AMH View Postslightly offtopic... I had an agency contact me today to see if I was interested in the role I am leaving.
I hadn't handed in my notice, either, but had an agent ring me to say that they had a job that would be ideal for me.Comment
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