I've linked into a few agents and the one thing I have noticed is the cr*p they post b*tching about other agents and bogus CV's sent by agents, naming and shaming of agents by other agents, its a good insight into what idots alot of them are.
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AhemOriginally posted by Bumfluff View PostI've linked into a few agents and the one thing I have noticed is the cr*p they post b*tching about other agents and bogus CV's sent by agents, naming and shaming of agents by other agents, its a good insight into what idots alot of them are.
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I noticed that a lot of the SAP guys have a little SAP logo added to their photoOriginally posted by Pondlife View PostI was having a chat with a mate who works for a consultancy in the US. They are now creating/modifiying the LinkedIn profiles of their consultants and there is pressure on them to all get 'recs' for any work they do.
His profile now says he studied at Harvard, he did, it was a 3 day course and he went for day 3.Coffee's for closersComment
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I love it when the Bobs I have had replaced send you a request to rec themOriginally posted by norrahe View PostAt best I try and get 1 or two people from each gig if I can, I person who has managed me and I person I've managed.How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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