Procrastinating, dodgy feeling agent

[Scrag Meister]

... What's new I hear you say.

Have just had an agent (A) that I have worked through before contact me about a role which is a good skills match but I think I have been put forward already by agent(B), back in the middle of January.

Weekly I have chased the agent B both for the state of the application and to get confirmation that they are on the PSL and work on a fixed rate margin.

Agent B tells me there is no response from the hiring manager and he also hasn't given confirmation of the relationship between the agent and the client.

Having worked for Agent A before I am more than happy for them to represent me but not sure what the situation is with agent B. Just feels agent B is not got enough fire in his belly or he is dodgy.

Ideas?

[malvolio]

... What's new I hear you say.

Have just had an agent (A) that I have worked through before contact me about a role which is a good skills match but I think I have been put forward already by agent(B), back in the middle of January.

Weekly I have chased the agent B both for the state of the application and to get confirmation that they are on the PSL and work on a fixed rate margin.

Agent B tells me there is no response from the hiring manager and he also hasn't given confirmation of the relationship between the agent and the client.

Having worked for Agent A before I am more than happy for them to represent me but not sure what the situation is with agent B. Just feels agent B is not got enough fire in his belly or he is dodgy.

Ideas?

If you trust A, ask him to put you forward but to be aware you may already have been submitted. If you haven't, no harm done. If you have, he'll back away.

Also the fact that A has come to you some time after the original opening implies the client hasn't got any suitable candidates and is widening the net...

[TheFaQQer]

If you trust A, ask him to put you forward but to be aware you may already have been submitted. If you haven't, no harm done. If you have, he'll back away.

Also the fact that A has come to you some time after the original opening implies the client hasn't got any suitable candidates and is widening the net...

+1

[minstrel]

I've seen a lot of this lately, and it's made even worse by the fact that agents are reluctant to confirm client before putting candidates forward.

I would just ask agent A to put you forward. If agent B has not got back in a month, someone is stalling.

If you've interviewed already client should recognise you and tell agent A they've seen you already. If you didn't get interview maybe you didn't get through first time, and going through agent A you have another bite at the cherry.