How to find the agency advertising a job

[Soled73]

you really need to toughen up a bit if you want to get into contracting. Fake jobs are the minimal amount of stress compared to plenty of other contracting related issues.

Fair point, and well said

[chef]

surprise surprise - the agent has just emailed me to confirm they job has been filled

I've never been so gutted before

you really need to toughen up a bit if you want to get into contracting. Fake jobs are the minimal amount of stress compared to plenty of other contracting related issues.

[Fred Bloggs]

surprise surprise - the agent has just emailed me to confirm they job has been filled

I've never been so gutted before

Sympathies, but this is typical agent bull.

[Soled73]

surprise surprise - the agent has just emailed me to confirm they job has been filled

I've never been so gutted before

[Fred Bloggs]

It also could be the case this "job" never existed...

That is the most likely explanation IMO right now. Often I've been able to find the job on a client's own website from a job spec posted by the agency. Given the end client, you can then choose your own agency to use, or not as you see fit.

[zamzummim]

What's the point of that? Have I been had?

OMG !!!

[Soled73]

It also could be the case this "job" never existed...

What's the point of that? Have I been had?

[MrMark]

It also could be the case this "job" never existed...

[RichardCranium]

They may be sole suppliers.

Other agencies may have filled the role from their databases and not needed to advertise.


I have also been in the "perfect match but too late" position a few times. It is frustrating but there are so many people on the bench, the others may be perfect matches too.

[Soled73]

Often agents are lazy and copy/paste a client supplied job spec into Jobsite/Jobserve etc.... Often, a well selected line copied into Google will find multiple instances of the same job across quite a few job websites with different agents. Take your pick and you're home and dry! HTH.

Thanks. I've tried but still can't find anything other than from the original (agency called: Computappoint) Looks like I may have found a "non-lazy" agency!

But thanks for the tip.

[Fred Bloggs]

Often agents are lazy and copy/paste a client supplied job spec into Jobsite/Jobserve etc.... Often, a well selected line copied into Google will find multiple instances of the same job across quite a few job websites with different agents. Take your pick and you're home and dry! HTH.

[Soled73]

I've seen a contract position that really excites me , it's exactly up my street. The JD states you must have over 10 years experience in this field to be considered, infact the JD could be my CV !!! I really want to be considered for this….but

My problem:

I'm sent my CV to the advertising agency, but they're stated that they've already sent a batch of CV through, and they won’t send anymore until they get rejections (or something like that). I did manage to extrapolate that they aren't the sole-agency for this position.

My question: How can I find out the other agencies advertising this job?

I've searched Jobserve using keywords etc but as yet I've not managed to find anything similar.

I'm sure that I would "beat" anyone out there to this job - I just need to get in front of the client.