Fishing question

[d000hg]

I called them and it seems like a genuine role... in fact one I may already have interviewed for with another agency

[b0redom]

They might be trying to be professional, rather than calling your desk number and saying "I have this role......." without asking if it's OK to talk 1st?

[Turion]

What exactly is the worst case scenario though? If they're fishing you'll find out fairly quickly and hangup. Granted it's 2 minutes of your life that you'll not get back, but if you're currently benched it's just 2 minutes less Jeremy Kyle...

WHS. There is nothing to analyse here. The OP clearly has too much time on his hands or been watching Spooks. FFS, The agency may have already called. What's to lose by calling them if you're benched.

[Ravello]

What exactly is the worst case scenario though? If they're fishing you'll find out fairly quickly and hangup. Granted it's 2 minutes of your life that you'll not get back, but if you're currently benched it's just 2 minutes less Jeremy Kyle...

[pmeswani]

Some agencies have preferred way of contacting candidates - yours might be email?

They might not want to give skills/location in case it helps identify client - less likely that other agents will get involved?

I would call them and find out.

The strange thing is... why won't the agency call the candidate? Why is the agency asking the candidate on calling them? Are they trying to shift the burden of cost to the candidate? To me, when an agency asks a candidate to call them via means of an email, it tends to mean that they don't have a contract and they are phishing, or there is some serious financial problems that they are divulging indrectly.

[BrilloPad]

If you get a very short email like this:

Is this a good sign of fishing? Is it likely to be an auto-generated email to hundreds of people? Or would an agent not wish to be deluged by loads of phone calls?

Some agencies have preferred way of contacting candidates - yours might be email?

They might not want to give skills/location in case it helps identify client - less likely that other agents will get involved?

I would call them and find out.

[Liability]

reply back

"You have a contract I'd like to talk to you about, please give me a call"

See if you get a call.

LOLOLOL!

[minestrone]

reply back

"You have a contract I'd like to talk to you about, please give me a call"

See if you get a call.

[Turion]

No. He hasn't asked for refs or any other fishing type info.

[d000hg]

I wondered if the total lack of any information should be viewed as suspicious.

I'll call him back but if I were an agent I'd at least give a 1 sentence summary of the location and technologies used.

[Sockpuppet]

Wtf.

How else are they meant to make you get back to them. Telepathy.


Its probably not fishing, they've not asked for anything other than you to them them. Phone then and ask? If not ignore them.

[d000hg]

If you get a very short email like this:

Hi d000hg,
I have a contract I'd like to talk to you about, please give me a call

Is this a good sign of fishing? Is it likely to be an auto-generated email to hundreds of people? Or would an agent not wish to be deluged by loads of phone calls?