Agencies to avoid....

[BolshieBastard]

In general, I would really love to find a way to rid the Industry of these blood-sucking Parasites (wouldn't we all) that add Yards to the overall Cost.

Sadly, the old women and 'cant be arsed' worker types who generally populate client HR departments, want an easy life until retirement. And how much easier can it be than to get an agency to shift the hundreds of cv's they get and whittle them down to 10 or 12?

[User98]

Fleas that live off the Dogs back ...

In general, I would really love to find a way to rid the Industry of these blood-sucking Parasites (wouldn't we all) that add Yards to the overall Cost.

Personally, I will not deal with any Pimp that speaks with an Indian accent - or, work for Companies like Wipro, Tata, InfoSys etc either i.e. The Bob COs. And, neither will I deal with the OffShore.

[quackhandle]

Spoke to one pimp the other day about a gig down south, but first there was an online test to perform and the interview is with the pimp and not the client.

qh

[BolshieBastard]

FruitionIT because they're trying on the old 'we must have 2 referees names, addresses, email address and company title' before we submit you for a role.

[Crusoe101]

Spring IT

I would have to say in my opinion Spring IT are by far the worst. They plonk you on client sites....

you hear nothing from them and to top it off you have to use "the portal" to register time sheets and get paid....

Its more of a black whole... they never pay you as per their T&C's and what they stipulate on their web site and it took almost a week last time to respond to a query. If you submit any expenses then you might as well just forget being paid as this just breaks the whole process.

I suspect this is an outsourced arrangement.

Had a couple of stints with them now and I will give them a wide berth in future...

[NDawg]

I'd found out how much they were charging a day (30% mark up) and wanted a rise. The guy gave the hard sell etc but ultimatley the "directors" wouldn't signed it off.

I emailed him his own company accounts from Companies House showing that he was the director

[fitzy73]

They are all much of a muchness i.e. greedy pri(ks.

The best laugh is the protracted conversation I had about a rate rise with a pimp. I'd found out how much they were charging a day (30% mark up) and wanted a rise. The guy gave the hard sell etc but ultimatley the "directors" wouldn't signed it off.

I emailed him his own company accounts from Companies House showing that he was the director.

Bell end.

Oh, by the way, hello Explore Recruitment in Reading.

[Taita]

Did you call or email them? I am genuninely useless at giving candidates feedback. In such a time pressured environment, calling up a candidate and saying "you have no feedback" or "you were rejected, I dont know why". If I am sending 15-20 CVs to jobs a week and 10 of those are rejected (often without the manager telling the agent themselves) then it doesnt always get passed along.

You are not REAL are you? You are ONLY handling 3-4 CVs a day and that is such a pressured environment that you don't have time to give feedback?? You have not followed up on your submitted CVs so you do not know even if they have arrived on the right desk???

[NDawg]

HW Select. Took threats of legal action to get payment out of them after I left contract a few weeks ago. Common sense apparently isn't something that agency possesses as simple requests like "phone the client and get them to sign off on the timesheet" were met with questionable hostility.

Cititec and Tom Goldberg. Posts the same JD up every few weeks to fish for CVs/leads and is never available for calls regardless of what time you call in to follow up.

[BillHicksRIP]

Avance Consulting via LinkedIn:

From Sr Bob:

"Hi Bill. I found your profile on LinkedIn and wanted to do discuss about an opportunity at UK for a DBA role let me know your interest. Do not IDK if you are not interested in the role as it will stop me reaching the people in need of job".

Right-o, skip. Tempted to accept the link just so he can see my contacts are hidden.