To be fair, they do sometimes get tentative requirements from clients, and may need to advertise on that basis. Obviously if they said there was only a 50% chance of the role actually becoming live, not many people would respond. By all means name and shame though - we love a bit of that on here.
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Had some **** of a contractor applying for a role the other day. SlapmyBacksidewithahairbrush or something. Offered him £65.50 per hour for 15 months excel vba. When the client backed off to £65.25 , the git started having a go at me
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Personal view is to try to not let this bother me in the slightest. I can easily pick out the leads fishers, everything else - adapt CV, write brief cover note, fire and forget. If they get in touch and it sounds genuine, express interest, then forget once more.
There are so many points at which you can fail to get the job - it never existed, client removes/delays vacancy/changes requirements, better qualified/located/available people apply and push you down the list, client decides they don't want to see you, agent is keeping you on the reserve list in case his first team gets a knockback etc etc etc.
You will drive yourself mad waiting for the call/chasing agents (a call straight after applying is advised by some, to push you up the list, I don't do this though). You can only influence the process to a small degree, mostly by being a 99% match for the job and making sure your cv shows this. After that, kick-back or you will spend a lot of time frustrated and angry.
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Thanks, you are right.
I'm reasonably new to the UK and the salespeople are different here, ie more tricks, lies etc etc
I'd never been phoned and asked about 'my availability' before I came here, stupid me never realised it was a way of them trying to tee up their candidates and undercut me.
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