Reply to: Two agencies - same role - slightly different job descriptions...

[northernladyuk]

I have been refused interview by a client while I was sat in the car park waiting to go in becuase two agents were fighting over who put me in first when I made this mistake.

That's not quite how the security guard's witness report described the incident.

[SueEllen]

Seems to me that it's up to the client to decide which agency (if any) to work with going forward. I imagine it's not uncommon for a person's CV to land in front of a client more than once from different sources, they must have a procedure for handling this, even if it's just a matter of which one came first...

Yeah it's called "The Bin".

I would have waited until both of them sent you the technical tests and made up an excuse not to complete one of them. That agency then shouldn't put your CV forward to the client.

[BillHicksRIP]

Bravo Stek. 2 crackers.

[warrenboon]

Seems to me that it's up to the client to decide which agency (if any) to work with going forward. I imagine it's not uncommon for a person's CV to land in front of a client more than once from different sources, they must have a procedure for handling this, even if it's just a matter of which one came first...

[Erhaab]

I wouldn't have done it your shoes, my aims not that good....

stek - this made me laugh so much it's forced me to turn from lurking to posting.

Is there any way to make this a sticky (like the OP's shoe)?

[manubbo]

He seems keen now but will he call you back in the morning?

That was before all of this happened

[Antman]

p.s. I wouldn't invite for a drink a recruiter that call me 2 times in a row, then send me an email, leave me a voicemail and immediately calls me back again... doesn't sound very smart, does it

He seems keen now but will he call you back in the morning?

[manubbo]

I have been refused interview by a client while I was sat in the car park waiting to go in becuase two agents were fighting over who put me in first when I made this mistake.

What you did was possibly technically correct I don't think it will make a difference now. You haven't mentioned what agent 2 said but I can imagine he won't be happy and possibly won't let it drop. Assuming they put 2 CV's in you have effectively cut his chances of getting his comission in half so can't believe he will take it lying down (waits for Stek...) Just cross your fingers and hope this one blows over.

This makes sense.

I'm sure my CV got through the 1st recruiter as they sent me a tech test - at least that's a starting point. Worse comes to worse, I won't have that role - but that's not the only job on Earth available to me.

Maybe I'd get the other role the 2nd recruiter put me through, who knows

Thanks all.

p.s. I wouldn't invite for a drink a recruiter that call me 2 times in a row, then send me an email, leave me a voicemail and immediately calls me back again... doesn't sound very smart, does it

[stek]

Two agencies - same role - slightly different job descriptions...

Stek you are a legend. First coffee on screen moment (x2) for awhile.

Cheers NLUK, risking an infarction but I couldn't resist!

I will copy and paste 'this is not general' 1000 times...

[northernladuk]

I have been refused interview by a client while I was sat in the car park waiting to go in becuase two agents were fighting over who put me in first when I made this mistake.

What you did was possibly technically correct I don't think it will make a difference now. You haven't mentioned what agent 2 said but I can imagine he won't be happy and possibly won't let it drop. Assuming they put 2 CV's in you have effectively cut his chances of getting his comission in half so can't believe he will take it lying down (waits for Stek...) Just cross your fingers and hope this one blows over.

[northernladuk]

Stek you are a legend. First coffee on screen moment (x2) for awhile.

[northernladuk]

I think the stupid thing you've done is ask for an opinion here, given the puerile rubbish that some people think is big and clever to post here

Sorry can't answer your actual question though, as I'm a relative newbie too - just coming to end of my first contract that was obtained through ex-colleagues so haven't yet experienced the delights of dealing with agents.

So your post is even less helpful, and nowhere near as amusing as the others... The irony is killing me.

[aoxomoxoa]

For newbies in the contracting world things sometimes aren't too obvious - trying to build my knowledge in this area also by asking people here. I may have done something really stupid - I know - but that's why I'm asking for an opinion

I think the stupid thing you've done is ask for an opinion here, given the puerile rubbish that some people think is big and clever to post here

Sorry can't answer your actual question though, as I'm a relative newbie too - just coming to end of my first contract that was obtained through ex-colleagues so haven't yet experienced the delights of dealing with agents.

[manubbo]

I wouldn't have done it your shoes, my aims not that good....

Usually they've been asking me for confirmation I didn't speak to that specific client before. When he told me about this client, I've been honest with him - he sent me a job spec which had a different location and a different team name (although on the 1st job desc the team name was not stated). I told him that should have been ok since the location was different - but also told him that the job description is the same.

I appreciate I may have done a mistake and burnt my bridge for the other position he forwarded my application for (which however I'm not too sure about it) but - in my opinion - it's better to be honest and telling him that this was a misunderstanding and apologising for it.

For newbies in the contracting world things sometimes aren't too obvious - trying to build my knowledge in this area also by asking people here. I may have done something really stupid - I know - but that's why I'm asking for an opinion

Thanks for all the answers.

[stek]

Two agencies - same role - slightly different job descriptions...

Not sure about the irony on this

What would you have done - in my shoes? I'm asking for a suggestion, of course it's the first time I've been in such situation...

I wouldn't have done it your shoes, my aims not that good....