Reply to: Candidate let down

[snaw]

I wouldn't do that myself, but equally I've had the reverse situation happen to me with an agency - where a job they had lined me up for fell through the day before (They supplied the guys onsite themselves, so not your average gig. And it was in NYC). I took my foot off the accelarator and stopped looking and lost all my momentum.

Kind of learned my lesson with agents on that one. And as you mentioned, all the signs were there for me to read also, if I'd been a little more suspiscious.

[DodgyAgent]

While I feel you have been done, obviously mislead and admitted your agency should have followed up better, may I enquire if you also use these "tricks" to also avoid contractors who want to know what's up with the gig?

Meaning are you tricksy by a nature or one of those nice upfront mythical agents we keep hearing about?

Also, what are some of these elite skills he had, maybe another person on here could fill your role and save the day

We are pretty good at telling contractors what has happened. Sometimes they want more information than we have and we will eventually avoid them if they keep pestering us for feedback- "sorry the client found someone better". If we know the reasons then we tell them, though if they have hygiene/personality problems (only a few), such as "know alls" who bu***hit then we will tell them that someone else better got the job, rather than be blunt with them, particularly as it may not actually be fair for a client to make such judgements; I dont like hurting feelings.
I do not employ the stereotype recruitment agent though we can be pretty ruthless if we need to be, though usually in competing with other agencies (persuading the contractor to use us) rather than getting up to some of the tricks employed by the likes of CP.

as for the unique skills I mentioned them elsewhere SAP and german speaking, but I think that the client has found a solution to the problem (probably a Turkish software house)

But then again you only have my word for all this

[LazyFan]

in the end we tricked our way through to getting hold of him..

While I feel you have been done, obviously mislead and admitted your agency should have followed up better, may I enquire if you also use these "tricks" to also avoid contractors who want to know what's up with the gig?

Meaning are you tricksy by a nature or one of those nice upfront mythical agents we keep hearing about?

Also, what are some of these elite skills he had, maybe another person on here could fill your role and save the day

[DodgyAgent]

Hi Pondlife,

yes it's getting scary now, looks like we will get what we wanted / asked for

Of course it all takes time, it's not like buying a television, things are moving in a positive direction which is scary.

Ahh well, there are worse problems to have.

Milan.

Do you mind Milan? Can you carry on elsewhere? this thread is for "feeling sorry for DA" people only

[milanbenes]

Hi Pondlife,

yes it's getting scary now, looks like we will get what we wanted / asked for

Of course it all takes time, it's not like buying a television, things are moving in a positive direction which is scary.

Ahh well, there are worse problems to have.

Milan.

[DodgyAgent]

They still going? Didn't think anyone used that these days.

It is not for AG themselves.

[Pondlife]

SAP, speaks German and it is in Reading

They still going? Didn't think anyone used that these days.

Edit: Hello MB. Any progress?

[milanbenes]

************** Moderation *****************
************** Moderation *****************
************** Moderation *****************
************** Moderation *****************
************** Moderation *****************
************** Moderation *****************

There Is An Unwritten Rule In The Forum That We Do
Not Discuss Anything About Sap Contracting

If You Are A Sap Contractor And You Want Things To
Stay As They Are Keep Your Mouth Shut And Riff Raff
Out

************** Moderation *****************
************** Moderation *****************
************** Moderation *****************
************** Moderation *****************
************** Moderation *****************
************** Moderation *****************
************** Moderation *****************

[DodgyAgent]

'Sap' is quite appropriate considering the guys behavior.

Sounds to me like he has no balls whatsoever. Not even a phone call to say "I've bottled it"/"Leaving Permiedom scares me"/"Employer doubled my salary" etc... ?

What a Knob.

I'm sure your new 'resourcer' would like to have words with him.

Give me a tried and tested, margin wringing, hard nosed contractor any day.

[Red 7]

SAP, speaks German and it is in Reading

'Sap' is quite appropriate considering the guys behavior.

Sounds to me like he has no balls whatsoever. Not even a phone call to say "I've bottled it"/"Leaving Permiedom scares me"/"Employer doubled my salary" etc... ?

What a Knob.

I'm sure your new 'resourcer' would like to have words with him.

[Bear]

SAP, speaks German and it is in Reading

Hallo, bin ich ein Experte im SAP. Ehrlich!

[richard-af]

Hande Hoch
1 The bunker
Somme unde vater
Reading

[milanbenes]

DA,

'and my account manager (now resourcer).',


that's a bit harsh isn't it ?

I guess he will leave soon.


Glad I don't ever contract to Noddy SME's what a nightmare it must be with decisions and actions like this.

Milan.

[WindyAnna]

What sort of SAP work?

Windy

[wendigo100]

SAP, speaks German and it is in Reading

I know Software AG. Is that close enough?