Having been a contractor for 16 years and worked in IT since mid 90's I thought I had experienced everything with Recruiters.
So agent contacts me on LinkedIn. I was recommended by a colleague from an old role, apparently.
So I respond and after initial chat get put through to the agent at the firm dealing with the role, (high street bank)
After another chat all fine, a first stage interview is arranged to talk to one of the existing people on the contract to get a feel for the project.
No problem so far.
3 days and nothing else from agent. Then she calls me up.
Hiring Manager (inside role) would like to interview Friday. I am ok with this.
She then says client is picky and the previous two applicants the agent put forward were rejected. So wants to coach me for the interview??
Then says even though you have the skills they need. But that your more recent previous roles do not show this on your CV.
I say correct and that I do not lie on my CV. Have loads of skills but my experience is mostly one thing. As can be the case when contracting.
And that my last time using some of the OS they require was close to 10 years ago. (the role has a lot of legacy servers in it)
She then says we'll the guy who is leaving the project is going perm from contract, but staying at the bank. And they represented him when he was a contractor.
She wants to, "wait for it". Send me his CV and that I base my answers in the interview with regards my experience on his CV, not mine.
I told here this is unacceptable. And you cannot do that. I will not lie in an interview.
She mumbles something about GDPR.
I then inform her I have withdrawn my application and walk away.
I have not mentioned the agency here as a lot of this was a phone call and not written down.
But I was annoyed. Not had anything since last year. And have to walk away from a role I could have done. Because of a dodgy agency.
Not just the approach to the interview, but there is no way I am giving her any of my data (passport, financial details etc) if they are so gung-ho with how they secure it.
Is this more common than I realised. Sort of thing I imagine goes on in some parts of the world but not here.
I am tempted to issue the agency with a Subject Access Request (SAR).
So agent contacts me on LinkedIn. I was recommended by a colleague from an old role, apparently.
So I respond and after initial chat get put through to the agent at the firm dealing with the role, (high street bank)
After another chat all fine, a first stage interview is arranged to talk to one of the existing people on the contract to get a feel for the project.
No problem so far.
3 days and nothing else from agent. Then she calls me up.
Hiring Manager (inside role) would like to interview Friday. I am ok with this.
She then says client is picky and the previous two applicants the agent put forward were rejected. So wants to coach me for the interview??
Then says even though you have the skills they need. But that your more recent previous roles do not show this on your CV.
I say correct and that I do not lie on my CV. Have loads of skills but my experience is mostly one thing. As can be the case when contracting.
And that my last time using some of the OS they require was close to 10 years ago. (the role has a lot of legacy servers in it)
She then says we'll the guy who is leaving the project is going perm from contract, but staying at the bank. And they represented him when he was a contractor.
She wants to, "wait for it". Send me his CV and that I base my answers in the interview with regards my experience on his CV, not mine.
I told here this is unacceptable. And you cannot do that. I will not lie in an interview.
She mumbles something about GDPR.
I then inform her I have withdrawn my application and walk away.
I have not mentioned the agency here as a lot of this was a phone call and not written down.
But I was annoyed. Not had anything since last year. And have to walk away from a role I could have done. Because of a dodgy agency.
Not just the approach to the interview, but there is no way I am giving her any of my data (passport, financial details etc) if they are so gung-ho with how they secure it.
Is this more common than I realised. Sort of thing I imagine goes on in some parts of the world but not here.
I am tempted to issue the agency with a Subject Access Request (SAR).
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