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  • TheDude
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    TEK Systems. Payroll dept were straight out of clown college.
    Last edited by TheDude; 13 March 2023, 17:01.

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  • WTFH
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    Yes, I can add Washington Frank to that list.

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  • suityou01
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    Noted

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  • eek
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    Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
    Jefferson Frank
    See also Nigel Frank and every other part of the Frank Group.

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  • Guy Incognito
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    Salt. Cancelled my interview without telling me - luckily remote but I was still sat there on Zoom like a melon for twenty minutes on my own. Then blanked me completely.

    One year later same plum contacted me about the same role as if nothing had happened.

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  • suityou01
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    Jefferson Frank

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  • GreenT
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    Possibly need to notify next of kin if I fall in a coma during my interviews?


    Originally posted by perplexed View Post
    The first you can understand, eligibility to work in UK. Job history? Lead generation. Agencies "registered with"? Want to see what others are doing.

    Next of kin? That's the bizarre one.

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  • BigDataPro
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    Originally posted by GreenT View Post
    I came across this gem today.

    To represent me, this agent wants a copy of my passport, job history for the past three years with contact names/phones/emails, other agencies I'm registered with...
    ooh, and next of kin details

    Why...?
    He must have moved from Insurance to Recruitment. Old habits die hard!

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  • perplexed
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    Originally posted by GreenT View Post
    I came across this gem today.

    To represent me, this agent wants a copy of my passport, job history for the past three years with contact names/phones/emails, other agencies I'm registered with...
    ooh, and next of kin details

    Why...?

    The first you can understand, eligibility to work in UK. Job history? Lead generation. Agencies "registered with"? Want to see what others are doing.

    Next of kin? That's the bizarre one.

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  • GreenT
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    Broadstone Resourcing

    I came across this gem today.

    To represent me, this agent wants a copy of my passport, job history for the past three years with contact names/phones/emails, other agencies I'm registered with...
    ooh, and next of kin details

    Why...?

    Leave a comment:

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