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Originally posted by founder View PostUK is going down the socialist route fast, dont blame youComment
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Originally posted by wattaj View Post^^ This.
ATS is the Devil's work. Particularly so when it's been badly implemented. One can try to make a CV ATS proof, but there's always another more incompetently deployed ATS out there.
I responded to an ad yesterday, got hold of the agent on Linkedin, and he gave me his direct number.
Called him up, and he said he was going through CVs using CTRL+F and looking for keywords manually.
He did this with my CV and said he doesn't get enough matches of the words the client gave him (they mean nothing to him at all).
Updated my CV by adding a few more occurences, he ran CTRL+F again and he seemed pleased with that. Forwarded my application to client.
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Originally posted by CheeseSlice View PostThe other common issue sits between the ATS and the client.
I responded to an ad yesterday, got hold of the agent on Linkedin, and he gave me his direct number.
Called him up, and he said he was going through CVs using CTRL+F and looking for keywords manually.
He did this with my CV and said he doesn't get enough matches of the words the client gave him (they mean nothing to him at all).
Updated my CV by adding a few more occurences, he ran CTRL+F again and he seemed pleased with that. Forwarded my application to client.
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Originally posted by bees2020 View Postwish there's a way to report these recruitment companies like bulling in social media..
However, I don't apply to theirs because I have had a bad taste of these similar high rate fake job posts from one other rubbish agency called Intec Select... Bloody fake job posters.
Intec Select wasted quite a bit of my time, by luring me into applying for a very high rate roles (one based in UK, one other with a Singapore client, etc.), claiming to pay 700 per day, 100% remote, Outside IR35 (all these bits in bold in their fake job ads). I should have guessed easily that there was something dodgy about these ads by them, but unfortunately fell for it - desperation!
If only we could report these fakers to an authority... but they are not regulated at all I guess. Shameful.
UK feels like a 3rd world country every day, nowadaysLast edited by CosmicWave; 17 September 2020, 14:52.Comment
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Originally posted by CheeseSlice View PostThe other common issue sits between the ATS and the client.
I responded to an ad yesterday, got hold of the agent on Linkedin, and he gave me his direct number.
Called him up, and he said he was going through CVs using CTRL+F and looking for keywords manually.
He did this with my CV and said he doesn't get enough matches of the words the client gave him (they mean nothing to him at all).
Updated my CV by adding a few more occurences, he ran CTRL+F again and he seemed pleased with that. Forwarded my application to client.
Crazy!Last edited by CosmicWave; 17 September 2020, 14:53.Comment
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Originally posted by BR14 View Postthree calls today from chapati sellers.
all for a job i'm already doing <six months in>.
FFS.Comment
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Originally posted by BR14 View Postthree calls today from chapati sellers.
all for a job i'm already doing <six months in>.
FFS.
I hope you applied.Comment
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yeh, - right!
the end client needs more of me, and is obviously finding it difficult
no point on here, i suppose.
all namby pamby web devs and waste of space PM's/BA's/etc etc.
no engineers.Comment
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