On chasing up agents

[nucastle]

In my experience with recruitment agents - if the job exists, the client is interested in you and you have a chance at getting the job and making the agent their commission ..... then expect to be getting lots of calls and emails.

No contact from them means its a no-goer. Move on.

[anally retentive]

little tip - always take the email address of the consultant. then if you're not getting the right level of feedback, drop an email to him and tell him that as you've geard nothing from him and you feel you're suitable for the gig, you're going to contact 3 of his largest competitors to see if they've also got the business. the 2003 employment agencies act specifies that a client can choose who to take a candidate from up to the time of first interview request.

i can promise you nothing will shake up an agent more than knowing that he might lose a deal to a competitor...!!

[dotnetter]

I find it amazing how people can analyze things so much and worry about small stuff like this.

When I'm looking for work, I dish my CV out, answer my phone say yes if I want the job and forget about it. Eventually someone will ring back and say 'When can you interview', I go for interview and I forget about it again. Eventually someone will ring back and say 'When can you start'

Pretty simple process, the hardest bit is weeding out the good and bad projects.

Seriously I'd take a more chilled approach and relax, if your confident your skills are in demand then someone out there will take you on.