Recruitment agent shafted me!

[TheDogsNads]

Not me but this from the torygraph and rich madeley. Sorry it's behind the paywall but you get the gist!

I recently applied for a really attractive job and had two interviews. On the day of the second, I was told I was on the final shortlist. Meanwhile, the recruitment consultant asked me on behalf of one of his colleagues if I knew someone who could quickly fill a six-month contracting position at a different company. I suggested a friend I had worked with previously.

After hearing nothing for a few days, I got in touch with the recruitment person, who revealed that my friend had been offered the job I had been going for.

He admitted that it looked bad, but said his colleague had put my friend up for “my” job without his knowledge, and he was able to start straight away, whereas I would have had to serve out my notice....

[Whorty]

Not me but this from the torygraph and rich madeley. Sorry it's behind the paywall but you get the gist!

I recently applied for a really attractive job and had two interviews. On the day of the second, I was told I was on the final shortlist. Meanwhile, the recruitment consultant asked me on behalf of one of his colleagues if I knew someone who could quickly fill a six-month contracting position at a different company. I suggested a friend I had worked with previously.

After hearing nothing for a few days, I got in touch with the recruitment person, who revealed that my friend had been offered the job I had been going for.

He admitted that it looked bad, but said his colleague had put my friend up for “my” job without his knowledge, and he was able to start straight away, whereas I would have had to serve out my notice....

There's a lesson there - don't give out details of your contacts to agents you (he) don't trust or know very well. Plus, why didn't this guy ask what the role was that was needed urgently and whether he could also be put forward for it. Very naive.

[TheDogsNads]

There's a lesson there - don't give out details of your contacts to agents you (he) don't trust or know very well. Plus, why didn't this guy ask what the role was that was needed urgently and whether he could also be put forward for it. Very naive.

Ha! Im not that green although a couple of agents have tried it on in the past. As you say, the writer was either very naive or possibly a figment of madeley's imagination!?

[ladymuck]

Can someone with access to the article confirm whether we find out how long that contractor had been in business?

[woohoo]

Did he at least get a referral fee?

[Scruff]

Dear Richard Madeley: 'I have been royally messed around by my recruitment agency'

If you can't get behind the paywall, Google is your friend...

[GhostofTarbera]

Recruitment agent shafted me

I stopped reading right there and then

Nice one, well done


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[northernladuk]

Inneresting

[Old Greg]

Did he at least get a referral fee?

Richard nicked a bottle of bubbly for him.

[Andy2]

Atleast he learnt a valuable lesson.