Agents!

[Bagpuss]

I always try it, right until they start coming out with the usual tulip.

Tell them you know the game, remember (if they are new) they are probably working from a script and being closely watched. Engange them in a conversation about the kind of rubbish you may see on here, they will be happy to have a break from the monotony.

[timh]

Oh, I do that - so they switch scripts for a while, and then it's back to normal as soon as there's an offer on the table and money comes up.

I've only ever dealt with one agent who I'd be happy to sit and have a beer with - and he was the exception that proves the rule (a developer himself, ran a small-scale agency as a favour to friends in the business).

[SallyAnne]

Have any of you guys tried being polite to agents? Some of them are actually nice people given half a chance.

I always knew you were wierd

[Churchill]

I always knew you were wierd

weird -

[SallyAnne]

weird -

Fricken spelling police - they're everyhere!

[Churchill]

Fricken spelling police - they're everyhere!

Please tell me you meant that...

[SallyAnne]

Please tell me you meant that...

[aj1977]

Agent/Agencies

Some of the CV/Lead Trawlers I have come across

Gary Strong -- Abraxas
Adams -- Networkers International
Gary Rosslee -- -- Networkers International
Peter Mildon -- Antal International
Jo Wederell -- Absolute Applications
Andrew Thurstans -- Maximus

Seems endless.....

[AlfredJPruffock]

Have any of you guys tried being polite to agents? Some of them are actually nice people given half a chance.

Quite right BP, honestly reading this site I do wonder if perhaps its been hijacked by the Socialist Worker.

Agents are trying to drum up business, hopefully you will be the benefactor but if they get a lead on a site youve been placed before and somebody else gets a contract (providing of course its not YOUR contract!) then so what ?

Some of the comments on this thread really are quite bitter and very unkind towards the agent - but when the market is down and contracts are hard to come by - and you really need some help to get a placement - my oh my -how you will change your tune then.

Anyway - time for my evening Caber Tossing.

Pip-Pip !

[Moose423956]

Just had a very interesting chat with an agent. They put my CV forward for a role, but won't tell me who the client is, and won't until they say if they want to interview me. He said it's because they don't want other agents to find out that the client is looking for people. Then he said that's how they get most of their business - by "stealing" (he used that word) them from other agents by extracting the information from unsuspecting contractors. He said "We're professionals at it". Knob.