More fishing - references!

[Epiphone]

A recent conversation with an agent went along these lines:

Agent: Your CV looks great. I'm forwarding to my client.
Me : Thanks. Who is the client?
Agent: Confidential. Will let you know at the interview stage.
Me : Fine. No problem.
Agent: Can you tell me the companies you have forwarded your CV. My client doesn't like to see the same CV from different agencies.
Me : Well, I wish I knew. The other three agencies who put forward my CV won't tell me the client name, just like yourself.

The line went dead the next nanosecond

Brilliant!

[Turion]

Agents have a suckers list of contractors who give references for nothing. Often a bored agent will call around some, just to hear a desperate contractor singing like a canary, in order to be put forward for a job that exists only as a figment of the warped agents imagination

[sounds]

A recent conversation with an agent went along these lines:

Agent: Your CV looks great. I'm forwarding to my client.
Me : Thanks. Who is the client?
Agent: Confidential. Will let you know at the interview stage.
Me : Fine. No problem.
Agent: Can you tell me the companies you have forwarded your CV. My client doesn't like to see the same CV from different agencies.
Me : Well, I wish I knew. The other three agencies who put forward my CV won't tell me the client name, just like yourself.

The line went dead the next nanosecond

All,
After a long time on the same contract I'm back on the market (and I know, not a great time, but not my choice).

It seems almost like every agent I talk call (or who calls me) wants the name of 2 references, I know that they're trying to generate more leads for themselves but this isn't really a problem as neither of my references are hiring! This has happened a few times and I never hear from them again.

Thing is, do I assume that because of this the role's they're advertising don't exist? Its tricky because you don't want to miss any opportunities.

I had one recently that was definately a wrong 'un "Ohh yeah, put yourself fwd at a higher rate, my client pays well, now tell me the names of all of the other companies you've been put fwd for", needless to say I didn't.

I'm not really expecting to find anything before the New Year, but despite having v good experience and being well flexible on rate, there seems to be very few real contracts to be had ATM.

Its worse out there than I thoght it was!

[Mich the Tester]

All,
After a long time on the same contract I'm back on the market (and I know, not a great time, but not my choice).

It seems almost like every agent I talk call (or who calls me) wants the name of 2 references, I know that they're trying to generate more leads for themselves but this isn't really a problem as neither of my references are hiring! This has happened a few times and I never hear from them again.

Thing is, do I assume that because of this the role's they're advertising don't exist? Its tricky because you don't want to miss any opportunities.

I had one recently that was definately a wrong 'un "Ohh yeah, put yourself fwd at a higher rate, my client pays well, now tell me the names of all of the other companies you've been put fwd for", needless to say I didn't.

I'm not really expecting to find anything before the New Year, but despite having v good experience and being well flexible on rate, there seems to be very few real contracts to be had ATM.

Its worse out there than I thoght it was!

Just give them a couple of names from the telephone directory. Look under 'sex shops and adult entertainment'.

[freebo]

All,
After a long time on the same contract I'm back on the market (and I know, not a great time, but not my choice).

It seems almost like every agent I talk call (or who calls me) wants the name of 2 references, I know that they're trying to generate more leads for themselves but this isn't really a problem as neither of my references are hiring! This has happened a few times and I never hear from them again.

Thing is, do I assume that because of this the role's they're advertising don't exist? Its tricky because you don't want to miss any opportunities.

I had one recently that was definately a wrong 'un "Ohh yeah, put yourself fwd at a higher rate, my client pays well, now tell me the names of all of the other companies you've been put fwd for", needless to say I didn't.

I'm not really expecting to find anything before the New Year, but despite having v good experience and being well flexible on rate, there seems to be very few real contracts to be had ATM.

Its worse out there than I thoght it was!