phishing

[expat]

We agents are also victims of phishing. I was asking my resource teams about this and they admitted to being constantly called by rival recruitment consultants pretending to apply for jobs that we advertise on jobserve. So what I would like to do is write a few open questions relating to a number of basic disciplines (testing.. what tools have you used?, BA.. what methodologies have you used and in what context.. give an example of a project.. programming languages..how do you check your code...etc) so if any of you have any ideas then they would be much appreciated. I already have the "do you know who your parents are"? question in the script.

It had occurred to me before that agents must get phished a lot by other agents who want to take their roles. This did make me more sympathetic to agents' refusing to identify their clients early on.

The real answer is the same as the contractors' answer to a lot of their complaints: build up a relationship of trust and only work with people you know. I can see a difficulty though.

As for your idea, AIUI you want a set of questions that a contractor could answer but an agent couldn't, so you can distinguish. Trouble is that you are an agent too so will you be able to apply them? It's a bit like having a limited skill in a foreign language: you can ask for directions but you can't understand them when you get them.

But wouldn't this real/phishing test be worth money? Oh, probably not, once you start out on it, all the other phishing agents will want one.

As I said, I do sympathise though.

[basshead]

I suggest asking 'Are you a recruitment agent?' will filter the slower ones out fairly quickly.

[Bob Dalek]

I suggest asking 'Are you a recruitment agent?' will filter the slower ones out fairly quickly.

It's easy as 123 for an agent to spot another agent: the Essex accent, the clink of innumerable signet rings as the agent types-in any info. gleaned during the call, phone number withheld, etc.

[Incognito]

I'll quite happily write you a script, however I do have a fixed margin of 50% of your fixed margin every time you use it. I'm only offering a service here, don't blame me, blame the market factors that have led up to a client using an agent using a contractor to interview a contractor for the client.

[zara_backdog]

I'll quite happily write you a script, however I do have a fixed margin of 50% of your fixed margin every time you use it. I'm only offering a service here, don't blame me, blame the market factors that have led up to a client using an agent using a contractor to interview a contractor for the client.

[DodgyAgent]

I'll quite happily write you a script, however I do have a fixed margin of 50% of your fixed margin every time you use it. I'm only offering a service here, don't blame me, blame the market factors that have led up to a client using an agent using a contractor to interview a contractor for the client.

I cam get it done much cheaper in Bangalore

[TheFaQQer]

We agents are also victims of phishing. I was asking my resource teams about this and they admitted to being constantly called by rival recruitment consultants pretending to apply for jobs that we advertise on jobserve. So what I would like to do is write a few open questions relating to a number of basic disciplines (testing.. what tools have you used?, BA.. what methodologies have you used and in what context.. give an example of a project.. programming languages..how do you check your code...etc) so if any of you have any ideas then they would be much appreciated. I already have the "do you know who your parents are"? question in the script.

Find me a job. Take me to lunch. Buy me drinks.

And I'll explain what I do, how it works, and what kind of things you need to know.

Quid pro quo, Dodgy, quid pro quo.

[Incognito]

I cam get it done much cheaper in Bangalore

And the script will be the same quality as your posts then.

[DodgyAgent]

And the script will be the same quality as your posts then.

I am sure once translated from Hindi it will be blinding

[Bagpuss]

We agents are also victims of phishing. I was asking my resource teams about this and they admitted to being constantly called by rival recruitment consultants pretending to apply for jobs that we advertise on jobserve. .

I have had my CV used in this way by a recruiter who simply replaced my name at the top.