agency tactics?

[Spacecadet]

I once got some hens teeth (feedback) from an agency
Copy and pasted from the email with names removed:

Thanks for getting back in touch. I tried to contact you early this week and left a message on your mobile.I've been unable to get back to you until this week due to xxxx xxxx conducting several other interviews, afterwhich yyyy yyyy has been waiting to discuss his decision with the IT Director.

Unfortunately, your application is not being progressed on this occassion. However, I would like to highlight that yyyy indicated you performed well in your interview. He felt that you were a confident candidate whose technical skillset was relevant for the position and whose communication skills were strong. Additionally, yyyy felt that you would have integrated well into the team which is always an important factor for any recruiting manager. In all honestly, yyyy was unable to provide any specific constructive criticism as there is nothing you could have done any better. On this occassion, it was simply a case of a stronger candidate who was immediately available being interviewed.

Whilst I appreciate that this feedback might be frustrating, this is an extremely positive response. It indicates that you have a solid interview technique and that it will be only a matter of time before it is successful for you. From a Consultancy standpoint, we would have no hesitation in recommending you to future clients.

We will keep your details on file and contact you regarding any other potentially suitable vacancies.

I was so shocked after getting that email I almost wept

[Tensai]

on the other hand we dont get too many yes's either

Sounds like you need to put forward some better applicants old bean.

<Ducks for cover... >

[Tensai]

I once got some hens teeth (feedback) from an agency
Copy and pasted from the email with names removed:



I was so shocked after getting that email I almost wept

Name and praise? (doesn't rhyme as well, but there you go.)

[Spacecadet]

Keyworx Limited

[TykeMerc]

Just had a 10 min call from Spring with feedback on an interview I attended last week. Admittedly after the interview I called the agent and told him that the role wasn't what I was after as it would be a retrograde step for me, but it was nice to get the client feedback.

I told the Spring guy how much of a refreshing change it was to actually have an agent call with a negative and feedback and he admitted that his business was full of "unprofessional cowboys who only know how to sell" and he considered it "basic good manners to let candidates know the outcome of the interview".

As I said earlier in the thread agents who bother with this courtesy are all too rare.

[serverlad]

i didnt call them today agency or client, but from what the posts said its possible the agency is stringing me along so that they can get me to do another interview. hmm its a rock and hard place situation I dont trust em. feck it ill just move on. i fancy makin an arse out of the agency by callin the client. haha but then the agency might be tellin the truth.

[RichardCranium]

i didnt call them today agency or client, but from what the posts said its possible the agency is stringing me along so that they can get me to do another interview. hmm its a rock and hard place situation I dont trust em. flip it ill just move on. i fancy makin an arse out of the agency by callin the client. haha but then the agency might be tellin the truth.

In the time time you wrote that, you could have sent off an application via Jobserve.

Don't get bitter, just wiser.

You will be amazed at the things agents do, a lack of communication scores just '1' on the scale. And I thought the scale only went up to 'ten' until last year.

Just keep firing off those CVs. (And try using capitals, commas, apostrophes and so on. That might help.)

[TykeMerc]

Again Mr Cranium has a valid point, proper English is well worth using, I'm not just being picky here, poor English blares out unprofessional idiot.

I get far too many documents authored by the txtsp34k generation that display the writers ignorance and require me to correct them before putting them forwards as professional documents.

Basic stuff like using there instead of their and they're are all too common and seeing ur instead of your and you're are far from unknown. Punctuation isn't optional either.

My English is far from perfect, we all make mistakes, but I always proof read my stuff and get a colleague to proof read anything with an audience.

[serverlad]

Ah I understand about the english writing, your quite right on how it reflects you but I was just being quick and lazy. text speak makes you look like a dumb tit right enough.

cheers for pointing it out to me.

My approach to agencies is to call them about the advertised job first before sending the CV off to them I find that they communicate to me quickly.
I am also hard of hearing , sometimes makes doubts for them whether I can achieve the job if even given the interviews.

got loads if interviews tulip hot jobs and didnt get it MAYBE cos of my hearing .

considering contracting in australia plenty contracts out there. is it worth it would I bring home decent savings?

[DodgyAgent]

considering contracting in australia plenty contracts out there. is it worth it would I bring home decent savings?

As long as you dont expect payments in gold, silver or bronze