Phishing 'agents' - name and shame?

[zazou]

I did a quick search but didn't find a thread like that.

How about naming and shaming those guys?

Hi zazou,

Thanks for your time on the phone I appreciate it.

All I need from you now is the name of your managers at your last two companies. We don’t ask for any sensitive information if you are not comfortable forwarding that. So all my client requires is the name and company of your references.

When the job spec becomes available I will send it over to your straight away.

Thanks again for your time

Regards,

Ricky Roma – IT Recruitment Consultant
Glengarry Glen Ross Resource Consulting

[Mich the Tester]

A thread naming agents that don't fish for 'references' would be very very short.

[northernladuk]

I did a quick search but didn't find a thread like that.

How about naming and shaming those guys?

Why? It's a standard sales tool in many industries. Why name and shame when they are just doing what they have to? If you really want to be proactive just get a list of every agency in the UK and post them all and have done.

Just forget it and move on.

[VectraMan]

Glengarry Glen Ross Resource Consulting

Sounds like one of Scotland's agencies. The agents in rUK don't do this sort of thing.

[MicrosoftBob]

Just tell them, to give them references you would be throwing them away.

They're for closers

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I don't mind fishing agents so much anymore, I just tell them honestly and openly that I am not giving them a reference without an interview.

What I do mind is some of these agents (Computer Futures cough) who call me asking the same silly questions every single time. Last time they called before today I thought to give them all the information they want in the hope they would not need to ask for it again. Got a call today from the same agent asking the same questions. Told him I already spent an hour answering them all last time!

There is this one particular agent from that firm who really does my head in, above all the other agents. First name starts with A. The most annoying agent ever.

[evilagent]

slack agents, unfortunately.

they should be phishing clientcos for new upcoming roles, so they can start gathering CVs for.

[petergriffin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wRLWM_m5wQ

[zazou]

*** got the joke ***

I have thought to automatically ask for their managers name and contact details when I get that type of behaviour, anyone do that?
Strike some fear into the trainees.

[MicrosoftBob]

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