Indian recruitment consultancies operating in the UK

[Hawkeye]

Just got called from a lady at Avance. Would not state a rate. Asked me what rate I have been charging and when I told her she said she would speak to her manager and put the phone down...

[SueEllen]

Just got called from a lady at Avance. Would not state a rate. Asked me what rate I have been charging and when I told her she said she would speak to her manager and put the phone down...

You need to learn to put the phone down when they introduce themselves.

Don't give them any information as it doesn't help you or any other contractor in the UK to be under cut.

Also block their number on your mobile.

[HPsauce]

You need to learn to put the phone down when they introduce themselves.

Don't give them any information as it doesn't help you or any other contractor in the UK to be under cut.

Also block their number on your mobile.

Completed agreed, this is the best method - hang up on the outset. OR you can treat it as a bit of a wind up; however, these scammers have poor English and barely know anything about the role. Their main objective is to obtain rate-based information to price their work with clients.

[Stevie Wonder Boy]

You need to learn to put the phone down when they introduce themselves.

Don't give them any information as it doesn't help you or any other contractor in the UK to be under cut.

Also block their number on your mobile.

My SOP. In fact I've stopped answering calls unless I recognise the number. If they won't leave a message, they will not get through. Also after my last contract, not applied to any agencies.

[Stevie Wonder Boy]

In the list above I doubt Square One is India based. A mate of mine has been working there for a decade as an accountant. Perhaps their call centre is based in India?

Also, Dabster in that list is a dodgy India based agency. They try all tactics to harvest your CV and you never hear back again. Avoid!!

Square One do the shopping list adverts. blatant cut and paste, full of wide boys that ring you and try and rinse you for information. Once you cross the threshold and just don't deal with them at all it saves a lot of time and angst.

[PermieToContractorAndBack]

I've started getting more calls and emails (I work in AWS Cloud) and I just block and delete.
Initially had a couple of chats with them just to satisfy myself that perspective shared on this thread would tally with my personal experiences - it does.

[l35kee]

Had a large number of indian IT workers where I used to work. The low level workers were nice enough, honestlyu just tryuing to get by more than anything else. Felt sorry for them as many had to leave family behind and houseshare in small apartments for months on end.

The thing that always surprised me was when the higher up managers came over and essentially shouted/screamed at the underlings in front of everyone...

[SueEllen]

Had a large number of indian IT workers where I used to work. The low level workers were nice enough, honestlyu just tryuing to get by more than anything else. Felt sorry for them as many had to leave family behind and houseshare in small apartments for months on end.

The thing that always surprised me was when the higher up managers came over and essentially shouted/screamed at the underlings in front of everyone...

Why are you surprised?

Once they get into management they treat those under them like sh*t.

[ladymuck]

You need to learn to put the phone down when they introduce themselves.

Don't give them any information as it doesn't help you or any other contractor in the UK to be under cut.

Also block their number on your mobile.

Trouble is, they change numbers so often. Have been fortunate enough not to have been called by them yet but I know of people who receive calls from the same people but different numbers. They must buy a block of them and rotate.

[BR14]

i let them introduce themselves, and then say '<agency name>? - no, sorry, - i already have double glazing, thanks'
and hang up