Agencies asking for referees on initial contact

[jmo21]

Nope. Just the name of the company. He did give me an endorsement on linked-in, but it wasn't a big company so wouldn't have been hard to track him down anyway.

And they asked about you? That is pretty bad!

[Contreras]

They need someone's CV to find a company name to search for someone on LinkedIn?

Yes. Particularly if it's a small company they would have not come across before. When an agent is reviewing CVs they're not just matching candidates to roles. That's partly why I don't have client co. names on my CV.

[Zippy]

No need for rudeness, as you say it's their job.

No, but I do recommend brusque. It tends to sort the men from the PPI salesmen.