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Previously on "Agents Reluctance to put stuff in writing"
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Ah well yes, they're quite happy sending out emails with gigs that dont even match ones skillset & being over-familiar.On the rare occasion you reply saying "Yes, lets do it" then they're not to fond of email. Strange beings!
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Originally posted by sgxluk View PostIs it just me, or have agents become more reluctant recently to deal with everyone by email & put things in writing?
* personalised with first name in the email body (except the one below), I do wonder if they have automated spam engines to take care of that now as it seems more common.
This was my fav.:Subject: CV through LinkedIn
Hello
I found your CV through LinkedIn but unfortunately I am unable to load a PDF on to are database, would it be possible for you to send me a word doc?
Kind Regards
Natalie
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Originally posted by Manz View PostI agree. They always call me, I even got a phone call from one last night at 9PM telling me about a role, I agreed a rate with them and asked them to send me the Job spec, they said they sent it but I didn't receive it. I also prefer being contacted via email rather than phone as they call at odd times.
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Originally posted by GreyWolf View PostIt's because they're all congenital liars.
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Originally posted by sgxluk View PostI suppose this proves they don't read the bloody CV either because in big red letters at the top under the phone number it says "Please email in the first instance"! OK we're assuming they can read I guess....
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Sure as hell glad I'm not the only one who this really gets up the nose of!
Yeah, its difficult getting any *.agent to commit to writing & the more you deal with them by email the more upset they seem to get.
I suppose this proves they don't read the bloody CV either because in big red letters at the top under the phone number it says "Please email in the first instance"! OK we're assuming they can read I guess....
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In writing? You ask too much, getting a call after submitting CV is difficult enough.
qh
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Originally posted by GreyWolf View PostIt's because they're all congenital liars.
NB - this is a huge generalisation, and I have worked with lots of decent recruitment agents, a handful of decent estate agents, and an even smaller proportion of decent letting agents.
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Originally posted by Manz View PostI agree. They always call me, I even got a phone call from one last night at 9PM telling me about a role, I agreed a rate with them and asked them to send me the Job spec, they said they sent it but I didn't receive it. I also prefer being contacted via email rather than phone as they call at odd times.
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I agree. They always call me, I even got a phone call from one last night at 9PM telling me about a role, I agreed a rate with them and asked them to send me the Job spec, they said they sent it but I didn't receive it. I also prefer being contacted via email rather than phone as they call at odd times.Last edited by Manz; 9 January 2014, 10:57.
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Agents Reluctance to put stuff in writing
Is it just me, or have agents become more reluctant recently to deal with everyone by email & put things in writing?
Not sure about anyone else but I find that email is a more efficient way of dealing with them because I dont have to stop my day for a phone call (a mono task), the contents of which could, invariably, have been imparted just as effectively by email (which I can check when I am free).Tags: None
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