Agents asking for sole representation

[Ltd]

Here is a story which I have been told happens on regular basis. Agent A calls a candidate Mr C about the role and asked for sole representation email which C provides. Then agent B calls him about the same role and C replies that unfortunately he has already been introduced for this role by first agent. Then agent B calls the client and says "Hi Mr Client, you asked me to email you every CV with FOOBAR experience so I have one but as the only honest agent in the universe I have to tell you I spoke to this candidate over the phone and I did not found him very motivated and his soft skills did not impress me either. Do you still want his CV? No? No problem, I would have been surprised if you do. Great, but I also have another candidate...".

And I am not sure how to protect myself from this form of communication.

[SlipTheJab]

Here is a story which I have been told happens on regular basis. Agent A calls a candidate Mr C about the role and asked for sole representation email which C provides. Then agent B calls him about the same role and C replies that unfortunately he has already been introduced for this role by first agent. Then agent B calls the client and says "Hi Mr Client, you asked me to email you every CV with FOOBAR experience so I have one but as the only honest agent in the universe I have to tell you I spoke to this candidate over the phone and I did not found him very motivated and his soft skills did not impress me either. Do you still want his CV? No? No problem, I would have been surprised if you do. Great, but I also have another candidate...".

And I am not sure how to protect myself from this form of communication.

Go permie.

[Ltd]

Go permie.

Why this would not happen with permies the same way?

[cojak]

STJ is suggesting that if you can't figure this out, go permie.

Otherwise just tell the agent that you don't fancy the contract. You can normally tell that it's the same contract that you've just applied for.

[TykeMerc]

Why this would not happen with permies the same way?

For many glaringly obvious reasons, if you can't work out what they are then I'd suggest not only should you step away from contracting as a way to earn a living you would be better off at a place with padded walls and no sharp objects to hand, maybe they let you out of nursery school a bit early?

It's clear you haven't a clue and the stream of threads with absurd questions leaves plenty of us scratching our heads. I admit that it does make me suspicious that the Ltd ID is just another trolling persona, but I fail to see how any of the threads could be called remotely funny even to a very twisted mind, they're just rather sadly dim.

[Ltd]

For many glaringly obvious reasons, if you can't work out what they are then I'd suggest not only should you step away from contracting as a way to earn a living you would be better off at a place with padded walls and no sharp objects to hand, maybe they let you out of nursery school a bit early?

It's clear you haven't a clue and the stream of threads with absurd questions leaves plenty of us scratching our heads. I admit that it does make me suspicious that the Ltd ID is just another trolling persona, but I fail to see how any of the threads could be called remotely funny even to a very twisted mind, they're just rather sadly dim.

Oh dear... Is everything OK with you? What makes you so alternatively polite? Maybe contracting is not for you either as it clearly makes you too stressed and aggressive. Get well soon.

[TykeMerc]

Oh dear... Is everything OK with you? What makes you so alternatively polite? Maybe contracting is not for you either as it clearly makes you too stressed and aggressive. Get well soon.

Well seeing that reply puts the tin hat on it, we've all seen exactly that style of response from many a banned sockpuppet.
Ho hum another one that trolls the professional forums spamming stupidity in some feeble effort to appear "funny".

[SlipTheJab]

Well seeing that reply puts the tin hat on it, we've all seen exactly that style of response from many a banned sockpuppet.
Ho hum another one that trolls the professional forums spamming stupidity in some feeble effort to appear "funny".

Ltd is about as funny as a dose of the clap, what a sad little individual...