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Recruiter says they cannot disclose the company's name but want to forward CV
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostNot the whole picture that though is it. One scenario maybe.
I've done some serious soul searching and decided that there really isn't much point to any recruitment agency.Comment
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Originally posted by HealthyProtein View PostIs this a normal practise in contracting?
Apparently financial institutions has asked for candidates but cannot disclose the name of the bank/organisation.Comment
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Originally posted by saptastic View PostFrom my understanding under GDPR the recruiter will have to confirm the destination of your CV (i.e. end client) as they are sharing the data with a third party and therefore needs your approval. Unless they have approval specifically to share your details with a list of clients or you provide approval for sharing to anyone.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostNot sure that's true...is it?
But interested to hear from some experts.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostNot sure that's true...is it?
(Anyone who cannot guess someone's approximate age who has their qualifications on their CV is a complete fecking dumbass.)"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by saptastic View PostFrom my understanding under GDPR the recruiter will have to confirm the destination of your CV (i.e. end client) as they are sharing the data with a third party and therefore needs your approval. Unless they have approval specifically to share your details with a list of clients or you provide approval for sharing to anyone.
The wording will be similar to what you see on opt in marketing now. "Your personal information may be entered into a data base, used to match your skills and experience with client requirements and shared with selected third parties in order for us to provide you with recruitment services." or words to that effect.
In practice most of them will tell you who the client is before submitting a CV as it avoids multiple submissions, and get you to agree to them being your sole representative for the gig.
GDPR doesn't actually change your rights, it just enforces them more specifically and with bigger penalties for not doing it properly.Last edited by DaveB; 16 March 2018, 20:10."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostMost of the time there is no role and the agent is BS-ing you. If in the same conversation the agent also asked for 2 references it's 100% certain there is no role.
While the agent might be BSing you when asking for references, they might just as well be speaking the truth and just doing what is required for a submission to the client. It is impossible to tell which one it is. Just make sure to have very good references who can confirm your abilities and, in the rare case they would instead be sold to, can just tell the caller to not bother calling again.Comment
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Originally posted by m0n1k3r View PostNot quite. It is not uncommon for clients outside of the UK to be provided with two references per candidate (why just two I don't know, but I've seen the actual documents from such clients). It is becoming increasingly common in the UK as well.
While the agent might be BSing you when asking for references, they might just as well be speaking the truth and just doing what is required for a submission to the client. It is impossible to tell which one it is. Just make sure to have very good references who can confirm your abilities and, in the rare case they would instead be sold to, can just tell the caller to not bother calling again.Comment
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