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Agents asking to fill in profile sheets?

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    Agents asking to fill in profile sheets?

    Since when have agents started email back candidates to fill in profile sheets? This is something new - no doubt to save money hiring admins?

    Sod that for a game of kabadi!

    #2
    Originally posted by Liability View Post
    Since when have agents started email back candidates to fill in profile sheets? This is something new - no doubt to save money hiring admins?

    Sod that for a game of kabadi!
    Theres always one prepared to try it on.

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      #3
      what's a profile sheet?

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        #4
        Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post
        what's a profile sheet?
        You see! We mock agents for knowing nothing about file permissions or scalar references, but there's a whole world of BS in agency land we're totally ignorant of.
        Speaking gibberish on internet talkboards since last Michaelmas. Plus here on Twitter

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          #5
          Well don't tell me to just Google.
          Google says these are profile sheets:
          http://www.steelroofsheets.co.uk/boxprofilesheeting.htm

          but I am none the wiser why an agent would need one, unless he works from a tin office.

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            #6
            I take it that is the "so how long have you used a keyboard for? 2 years? can I put down 3? the client might want 3, I will put down 3, and you have used a monitor for? 2 years?"

            They get told to GTF.

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              #7
              Basically - there are generally 2 attachments - one asking for summary of your skills and a few questions and another that is more admin and personal details. All of which are on the CV?!?!

              Its happened twice this week from diff agencies.

              Tossers

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                #8
                Originally posted by Liability View Post
                Sod that for a game of kabadi!
                i love kabaddi, last time I played it was at uni..

                kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi kabaddi

                CM: click here
                The proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek Points

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                  #9
                  Seen a few of these over the years, generally just ignore them and if another agency has the contract advertised apply though them instead

                  But that said, having seen quite a few of the "contractor CVs'" on the market recently, majority being poorly written load of old permie tosh cannot blame them for trying to get "contractors" to "translate" their CV's

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