Sneaky agents

[Pogle]

Maybe its a new Google "robotic voice" project in testing, pretending to be agents. And we are the guineapigs?

(did someone say pigs)

[BrowneIssue]

Didn't someone else on here post as a recruiting mgr that they tend to bin double entry cvs?

Might have been me.

Running a team in the MoD I was recruiting an Analyst Programmer. I recruited Fred Bloggs from Agency X. Dart Resourcing phoned and said they had submitted Fred first; they had but for a DBA role 3 months earlier.

Dart Resourcing said they would sue us if we did not take Fred from them. I was directed by my senior civil servant manager to throw the CV in the bin and take my 2nd choice.

Everyone was upset; I contacted Fred personally to apologise and explain; he was as gutted as Agency X were.

However, when Dart offered to take me out for lunch a few weeks later, I had them take me to an expensive restaurant. What a pair of shiny-arsed, wide-boy spivs they were. At the end of the meal told them I had had them struck off the preferred supplier list for threatening us. One of the best days I have ever had in work, that was.

[BrowneIssue]

a call yesterday reagarding a role - no fishing just are you free? but email not received.

Today I had a call from Luke, again no fishing but promissed the job spec etc. So far nothing...

I have had two of those too.

[jmo21]

Might have been me.

Running a team in the MoD I was recruiting an Analyst Programmer. I recruited Fred Bloggs from Agency X. Dart Resourcing phoned and said they had submitted Fred first; they had but for a DBA role 3 months earlier.

Dart Resourcing said they would sue us if we did not take Fred from them. I was directed by my senior civil servant manager to throw the CV in the bin and take my 2nd choice.

Everyone was upset; I contacted Fred personally to apologise and explain; he was as gutted as Agency X were.

However, when Dart offered to take me out for lunch a few weeks later, I had them take me to an expensive restaurant. What a pair of shiny-arsed, wide-boy spivs they were. At the end of the meal told them I had had them struck off the preferred supplier list for threatening us. One of the best days I have ever had in work, that was.

Good.

[mailric]

Tim from Hays called late last night at 19:30 supposedly from home and said he would send a job spec through today..indeed nothing has arrived yet but it is a real role because I've checked on the client co website and they have this role advertised on their own recruitment pages..Hays are overall just be a bit shyte.

This role is also shyte though so not worries.

I've had the same fella. had two contracts through Hays and both pimps been good guys.... but i've had some calls from supposed Hays recently from people I've never heard of and probably never will again.

They've either started a few new people or there are people pretending to be from their to damage their name instead of their own.

[Jubber]

Funny about the Hays jobs - I had a couple of guys in the space of a week call me about some great sounding roles. Odd thing was they did not get much out of me (email / who I was interviewing with etc) and they promised to email me the role specs which never arrived.

I have a couple of contacts at HAYS and they couldnt find the person or the role (it was with a formula 1 team which seemed odd as I am a Financial Services worker!!). Couldnt see the point of the call which lasted 15 mins.

Any ideas???

I had a call about a formula 1 cotract too - somewhere over near Oxford I think. Was a while ago and it wasn.t Hays. Never heard any more and no job spec either

[NickNick]

I had a call about a formula 1 cotract too - somewhere over near Oxford I think. Was a while ago and it wasn.t Hays. Never heard any more and no job spec either

That would be Red Bull wouldn't it? Or are Brawn set up there now?

[Zippy]

However, when Dart offered to take me out for lunch a few weeks later, I had them take me to an expensive restaurant. What a pair of shiny-arsed, wide-boy spivs they were. At the end of the meal told them I had had them struck off the preferred supplier list for threatening us. One of the best days I have ever had in work, that was.

I'd like to shake your hand and buy you a drink

[FSM with Cheddar]

I'd like to shake your hand and buy you a drink

WHS

[Scary]

That would be Red Bull wouldn't it? Or are Brawn set up there now?

Williams are in Grove near Didcot.