One job by two agencies

[northernladuk]

SO THE MORAL OF THE STORY IN THIS MARKET IS: THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CV GETS TO THE CLIENT IS TO PHONE THE HR DEPARTMENT OF THE END CLIENT AND MAKE SURE YOU ARE IN THEIR STACK. IF NOT OFFER TO SEND YOUR CV REPRESENTING YOURSELF BECAUSE NOONE ELSE IS.

Also bit embarrassing when what you type in caps is pap.

[BrilloPad]

Hi,

I am sure many of us here has come across the situation where you apply for a job by agency A and few days later agency B come across and show you the same job.

I am in the similar situation. The difference is that I am still waiting for last 3 working days to hear from Agency A. I am having my doubts that the AgencyA hasnt sent my CV and tomorrow she is going to tell me that my application was not successful!.

Does any one has any idea how to handle this ( if at all!!)

ta

Edit: I havent yet applied through AgencyB

Personally I only ever allow an agency to represent me subject to my CV being put forward. Some clients only allow an agency a set number of CVs for an agency might try to block you.

I would ask agencyB to check if you have been submitted. If not then get them to do so.

[bobspud]

Personally I only ever allow an agency to represent me subject to my CV being put forward. Some clients only allow an agency a set number of CVs for an agency might try to block you.

I would ask agencyB to check if you have been submitted. If not then get them to do so.

That was the point I was trying to get across although the CAPS seems to have diverted the northern git.

I did what you normally would do with all 4 of the agencies concerned. All of them swore blind the CV was going forward. Yet the smalest one got me the interview and when I spoke to the chap in the interview about it. NONE of the others had submitted me despite having the emails guaranteeing that I was represented....

SO THE CAPS GO ON AGAIN TO SHOUT THE POINT:
DON'T EVER TAKE AN AGENCIES WORD OR EMAIL SAYING YOUR IN THE CUT OF CV'S...
PHONE THE END CLIENT AND MAKE SURE...

That obnoxious piece of shouty advice could one day be the difference between a gig and and another few months on the bench.

Take it or leave it

[northernladuk]

SO THE CAPS GO ON AGAIN TO SHOUT THE POINT:
DON'T EVER TAKE AN AGENCIES WORD OR EMAIL SAYING YOUR IN THE CUT OF CV'S...
PHONE THE END CLIENT AND MAKE SURE...

[bobspud]

Or to emphasise the importance of not taking agencies word on a matter that will have you sat on a bench for 6 months while they lie to you....

Caps Is a perfectly fine method of communication, it's definition is shouty or attention grabbing, which is exactly what I am trying to do.

You may note that in my previous 400 odd posts I am able to use punctuation and precise grammer.

Now, run along you cheeky northern monkey. Shoo

[northernladuk]

Or to emphasise the importance of not taking agencies word on a matter that will have you sat on a bench for 6 months while they lie to you....

Caps Is a perfectly fine method of communication, it's definition is shouty or attention grabbing, which is exactly what I am trying to do.

You may note that in my previous 400 odd posts I am able to use punctuation and precise grammer.

Now, run along you cheeky northern monkey. Shoo

[bobspud]

Oh bollocks!!

[TheFaQQer]

Or to emphasise the importance of not taking agencies word on a matter that will have you sat on a bench for 6 months while they lie to you....

Caps Is a perfectly fine method of communication, it's definition is shouty or attention grabbing, which is exactly what I am trying to do.

You may note that in my previous 400 odd posts I am able to use punctuation and precise grammer.

Now, run along you cheeky northern monkey. Shoo

Muphry's Law strikes agian [sic]

[Friday Blue]

this is exactly what i went through. i had the desire to leave company A for some time and had my eyes home-in on Company B. From insiders, Company B definitely needs people asap, so I trimed my cv to an exact match to the job spec then upload it to common job hunting sites. got a few calls and of course back then I just stick to one agent at a time. After a few attempts/weeks which all resulted not hearing a single thing back, an agent called me and asked if I'm interested. I told the agent: to be prefectly honest I got another agent to try, so good chance my cv has landed on the hr desk before, so if you still want to try, by all means. so the agent gave the client a call and it turns out none of the agent forwarded my cv through and he was the first one.

In some way it confirms the above post, the agents are on the hunt 24/7 and will bin your cv as soon as a better one arrives, as long as the better ones arrive before your application is being put forward.

i guess you just have to be honest with agent B and ask agent B to check if your cv has ever landed on the HR desk. you know he will do it as there is a still chance to get a contract, and you know he wouldn't screw around because he would't do anything stuipd to tick himself off the PSL.

but having said all that.... it's a strange world and full of different kind of people, ultimately it's all down to you luck if the HR guy is in a good mood. (i don't think there is any guidelines in HR departments to address this.)

PS: i did get the job at the end and still in it.

[acontractor]

I have tried to get in touch with clients directly after agents sending the CV in the past but in my experience agents do not like me contacting agents directly. (Obvious from their point of view!). As a new to be contractor, I am (mostly) on the mercy of these agents until I have a decent experience as a contractor.