The things agents do!

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Bob Dalek replied

8 August 2008, 13:12
There is a bloke at Huxley who gets up my hooter. I feel better for having said that.
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alreadypacked replied

8 August 2008, 12:12
I spoke to an agent recently who told me they don't post the jobs they outsource it to another company who does the posting. That company are currently testing added value services.
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expat replied

8 August 2008, 11:01
Originally posted by LittlestHobbo View Post

wasn't dpconnect was it, they keep telling me i've applied for jobs i've never heard of..

No, it wasn't. It was an agency I've worked with before, but I think they've lost the details, since they keep offerong me perm jobs in areas I don't do (but I can't reasonably keep their keywords off my CV). All that is normal, it was just the coincidence of 5 different agents emailing me at precisely the same time ......
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LittlestHobbo replied

8 August 2008, 10:16
lol you wiki'd it..
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oracleslave replied

8 August 2008, 10:12
Originally posted by LittlestHobbo View Post

wasn't dpconnect was it, they keep telling me i've applied for jobs i've never heard of..

"Thanks you for applying for the cobal/ Pascal/ BASIC contract role we have advertised in Timbucttoo paying £0.20 an hour. We shall advise you of the outcome.

Please update your iprofile."

iprofile is the one that really pi55es me off, why should i do their data janitors job for them!!

Timbuktu
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LittlestHobbo replied

8 August 2008, 09:57
wasn't dpconnect was it, they keep telling me i've applied for jobs i've never heard of..

"Thanks you for applying for the cobal/ Pascal/ BASIC contract role we have advertised in Timbucttoo paying £0.20 an hour. We shall advise you of the outcome.

Please update your iprofile."

iprofile is the one that really pi55es me off, why should i do their data janitors job for them!!
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expat started a topic The things agents do!

8 August 2008, 09:45
The things agents do!

Just received 5 emails for 5 different jobs from the same agency, but different agents, all at exactly the same time.

I presume that a CV-scanning bot assigned me as a possible asset to 5 opportunities, with a different employee attached to each. But emailing them at precisely the same time is not sophisticated CRM.
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