If you are not getting interviews

[MarillionFan]

If you are in London come and see me.

DA. I'm going to be in London on Monday in Knightsbridge. If you fancy a catch up send me a PM and I'll come and introduce myself.

[tim123]

That may be true about cv's if it hadnt got me all my jobs before including ones I've turned down! My cv has evolved. What its missing is skillset 37 in a list of 37!

I was missing number 9 in a list of 9.

So was everybody else that the agent(s) put forward

Nobody got the job.

tim

[tim123]

Then it is the CV.

If you are getting interviews but not landing jobs then either you are not very good or you are not very good at interviews.

If any of you want to PM me your CV then I will have a look and make helpful comments though I cant promise to get you any work!

DA

OK PM your agency name and you're on.

(But I think I know why I'm not getting interviews, it's because I don't have security clearance or in depth Linux kernal experience, or several other things that are must haves in the current embedded market).

tim



tim

[norrahe]

Dodgy, have PM'd re CV, can you send me your e-mail so I can send it to you.

[pmeswani]

PM I have one other like you. I cant promise anything.

On that premise, do you want my CV too? :-)

[IBM Agent]

Blatant fishing dodgy!

Would you like two references as well

If you are not getting interviews then it is the CV, or could it be your agent?..

Which agents genuinely specialise in what you do? If you don't know, then find out and quickly. The odds of you securing interviews and contracts will be dramatically increased by dealing with an agent that understands what you do, is connected/has a network in your technical discipline, is respected in that network and knows his/her market.

As my name suggests, I specialise in a very niche area of IBM technology. And I would wager I know more or less every technical hiring manager in the UK for my discipline. Equally I know most contractors that perform the services I sell. So when it comes to marrying the two parties up, the odds of you securing the interviews/contracts are high.

And yes, I would like two references please. If I'm bringing in an unknown quantity to my pool of people, what is to say you're reliable, can do what you say you can do, are honest, have integrity etc. What is the point of me not vetting people who then turn out to be unsuitable once my client has expressed an interest? I lose that opportunity, possibly that client, and subsequently you (my pool of people) lose the opportunity of that particular contract. Also, have you stopped to think how you need to differentiate yourself from all the others that are out there sat at home declining to give references to an agent in this market? A reference or two with your application will make all the difference, not to mention the 'business benefits' you achieved in your last contract, I'm getting deep here. The moment you're asked for two references from an agent on the other end of the phone that you can patently tell is a spotty, sixteen year old who couldn’t find his/her own backside with both hands then fair enough..

I'm going for a lie down.

[DodgyAgent]

If you are not getting interviews then it is the CV, or could it be your agent?..

Which agents genuinely specialise in what you do? If you don't know, then find out and quickly. The odds of you securing interviews and contracts will be dramatically increased by dealing with an agent that understands what you do, is connected/has a network in your technical discipline, is respected in that network and knows his/her market.

As my name suggests, I specialise in a very niche area of IBM technology. And I would wager I know more or less every technical hiring manager in the UK for my discipline. Equally I know most contractors that perform the services I sell. So when it comes to marrying the two parties up, the odds of you securing the interviews/contracts are high.

And yes, I would like two references please. If I'm bringing in an unknown quantity to my pool of people, what is to say you're reliable, can do what you say you can do, are honest, have integrity etc. What is the point of me not vetting people who then turn out to be unsuitable once my client has expressed an interest? I lose that opportunity, possibly that client, and subsequently you (my pool of people) lose the opportunity of that particular contract. Also, have you stopped to think how you need to differentiate yourself from all the others that are out there sat at home declining to give references to an agent in this market? A reference or two with your application will make all the difference, not to mention the 'business benefits' you achieved in your last contract, I'm getting deep here. The moment you're asked for two references from an agent on the other end of the phone that you can patently tell is a spotty, sixteen year old who couldn’t find his/her own backside with both hands then fair enough..

I'm going for a lie down.

Just how many COBOL CICS VSAM jobs are there?

[MaryPoppins]

Also, have you stopped to think how you need to differentiate yourself from all the others that are out there sat at home declining to give references to an agent in this market?

I'm going for a lie down.

I personally decline to give out references before the sniff of an interview, to try to ensure I remain on good terms with previous clientco's.

[MarillionFan]

Thanks DA, managed to get sorted. I'll drop a copy across anyway but obviously missing out my latest role.

I find it hard to believe that so many people have fallen for your 'CV farming' exercise. Good luck in prising some guys out of their roles and replacing them with offshore resource!

[IBM Agent]

Just how many COBOL CICS VSAM jobs are there?

Practically none from what I hear. I work outside of the mainframe market.