Why is there no Darwinism of terminally stupid agents?

[expat]

How does it happen that I get emails to the address that is on my CV and nowhere else, from agents who have clearly not read my CV, and who describe a role and suggest that I should apply for it if I have the required skills?

What is the F point in making a CV then?

I am on the bench so I have some spare time. I am going to reply to all of these junk mails applying for the role. By the time they find out that they would have been better to have read my CV, it will have cost them some time. Grrr

[s2budd]

I receive loads of these also that are totally irrelevant. I reply with a blank email and a copy of my CV. The scary thing is that the agent sometimes puts me forward for the role.

[RichardCranium]

How does it happen that I get emails to the address that is on my CV and nowhere else, from agents who have clearly not read my CV

Because they sent that email to every entry in their database. All 127,000 of them.

But knowing that doesn't help at all, does it?

[RichardCranium]

Why is there no Darwinism of terminally stupid agents?

Because stupidity is not one of the criteria that reduces their chances of survival. In fact, I suspect the ability to carry out repetitive work for months on end, and deal with desperate members of the public without any risk of feeling any empathy, are useful survival techniques.

I would think intelligent people would, on the whole, not find it easy to cope with being in recruitment. Hey, just look at the thick bimbos in HR!

Intelligent and evil - that would probably survive and thrive. Intelligent and normal? Nah. Wouldn't cope.

So, Darwinism may well apply to stupid agents - not in a terminal manner but by helping them survive.

[Cliphead]

I use a mailbomber to reply to all those fcking areshole agents that I've already told dozens of times that I'm not available.

[MPwannadecentincome]

I receive loads of these also that are totally irrelevant. I reply with a blank email and a copy of my CV. The scary thing is that the agent sometimes puts me forward for the role.

Would it be scary if you got an interview?

[pzz76077]

How does it happen that I get emails to the address that is on my CV and nowhere else, from agents who have clearly not read my CV, and who describe a role and suggest that I should apply for it if I have the required skills?

What is the F point in making a CV then?

I am on the bench so I have some spare time. I am going to reply to all of these junk mails applying for the role. By the time they find out that they would have been better to have read my CV, it will have cost them some time. Grrr

There is probably no actual person involved in the process you describe. Most agents have systems that mail these things out automatically on matching a few keywords input into the system. Its only the next stage that could result in contact with someone on an Agencies staff if you are unfortunate enough to be a close match.

PZZ

[expat]

There is probably no actual person involved in the process you describe. Most agents have systems that mail these things out automatically on matching a few keywords input into the system. Its only the next stage that could result in contact with someone on an Agencies staff if you are unfortunate enough to be a close match.

PZZ

So they're like silent phone calls: such a selfish insult to one's person as to merit a good slap, knee in nuts, or ideally hanging.

[rabiddog]

You'd think, somewhere out there, maybe, just maybe, one of these companies would cotton on, change its business model, do 'proper' targetting and makes loadsa dosh.

Sheeitt ! A pig just flew past the window ! Really, it did !

[pzz76077]

You'd think, somewhere out there, maybe, just maybe, one of these companies would cotton on, change its business model, do 'proper' targetting and makes loadsa dosh.

Sheeitt ! A pig just flew past the window ! Really, it did !

This is what the Indian companies who believe that they can cut out the agent are doing. Actually doing some research first and making sure they hit their target.

PZZ