Job of the week (worst recruiter reach outs of the week)

[DrewG]

Let's look at this weeks worst recruiter reachouts (feel free to contribute).

From today:

1. Role is advertised as central London, role is actually in Borehamwood, it took over a dozen linkedin messages to get the location
2. Role advertised as market rates, role is actually £390 day
3. IR35 status advertised as pending, status is inside
4. Role advertised as a leading tech company, role is actually with a large Indian consultancy
5. Role advertised as remote, they require 2 days onsite/week

Share your recruiter shenanigans for the week below!

[Lance]

this crap belongs in General.

[eek]

this crap belongs in General.

It's also the tale of every agency trying to fill a contract with an indian consultancy since the late 1990s...

[avonleigh]

I had quite a few phone calls with an Indian recruiter before I realised that the job was actually in Wokingham and not working from home.

[northernladuk]

this crap belongs in General.

This.

To be fair if you think any of them are really out of order and are completely wrong then you are in the wrong industry. All looks very par for the course to me they do.

Role is advertised as central London, role is actually in Borehamwood, it took over a dozen linkedin messages to get the location

So less than 14 miles away in a town no one has ever heard of.

Role advertised as market rates, role is actually £390 day

The only reason they put market rates is because it's going to be crap. If it says market rates and you expect market rates then you need to take a reality check

IR35 status advertised as pending, status is inside

Again, to be expected. If it doesn't state outside then it's inside. Period. And even if it states outside expect inside. It's the new way

Role advertised as a leading tech company, role is actually with a large Indian consultancy

And their client is likely to be leading tech. Either way, close enough to not really make any difference

Role advertised as remote, they require 2 days onsite/week

Again, if you expect remote to mean 100% remote in this day and age of hybrid working then you need another reality check.

So in a nutshell it's a crap role they've fluffed up which will all come to light the minute you stick your CV in.

IMO hardly something worthy of a post.

[DrewG]

IMO hardly something worthy of a post.

Because you've set the bar so very high.....

[Lance]

Because you've set the bar so very high.....

that's a fair shout to be honest

[Guy Incognito]

Wipro, TCS, Infosys and HCL can certainly be described as leading tech companies.

[GigiBronz]

Python + Front end full stack engineer- - London, UK- Contract

Hi, We have a Job opportunity for Python + Front end full stack engineer, Please share me your email ID, will share job spec, you can share me your updated CV with contact details, Will call you to discuss further about this role.
Please provide below required details : Current Address : Visa status with validity/ Work permit in UK: Expected daily rate inside IR35 : Notice Period/Availability : Job Description / Responsibilities::::: Role: Python + Front end full stack engineer
Location: London, UK Hybrid: 3 days a week work from office.
Client: Accenture
• We are looking for Python + Front end full stack engineer, Desired experience level : 7+ years.
• Python (Must have) - flask framework, pandas, data frames, SQL Alchemy – Must have (Expert)
• VueJS or ReactJS or Angular- For front-end (Any JavaScript based Front-end knowledge should work) – Must have (Moderate level would do)
• Postgres - Any relational db knowledge should work. (Must Have)

This role is for client Accenture, clients budget is 350-400 GBP/Day inside, May i know your minimum negotiable expected day rate inside? Waiting for your response........

If you do not want stained bed sheets(with man juice), the rate after tax barely covers a hotel for the night.

[Paralytic]

Python + Front end full stack engineer- - London, UK- Contract

When I get email like that, with silly rates, I always make a point of going back with what rate I expect. I never hear back, and I doubt it changes anything, but a little bit of me hopes that message makes its way back to those with the budget.