an interesting point
and it does highlight the way that contractors are viewed by pimps and clients alike - they still do not get the fact you are a business and not an employee.
I mean if they were engaging a supplier for a new phone system would they be asking them similar questions????
dickeds!
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Originally posted by eliquant View PostTo me this sounds like the agent has 'already' sent his maximum quota of applications for this role and has only noticed you after he has done this.
He was probably just ringing you up to see if you had already been submitted for the role via a different agency and then thrown you a curve ball to discourage you from actually applying for it.
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Originally posted by eliquant View PostTo me this sounds like the agent has 'already' sent his maximum quota of applications for this role and has only noticed you after he has done this.
He was probably just ringing you up to see if you had already been submitted for the role via a different agency and then thrown you a curve ball to discourage you from actually applying for it.
believe me, I know these guys and they 'ways' quite well.
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To me this sounds like the agent has 'already' sent his maximum quota of applications for this role and has only noticed you after he has done this.
He was probably just ringing you up to see if you had already been submitted for the role via a different agency and then thrown you a curve ball to discourage you from actually applying for it.
believe me, I know these guys and they 'ways' quite well.
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At a guess
Agent has already forwarded allocated number of CVs. Your CV has turned up and you look ideal for the role. Wants to put you off.
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and what makes this muppet believe that the others on his list will be any more commited?
Somebody on a higher rate is unlikely to find a better paying gig.
Track records and experience are not gained by jumping ship at every opportunity.
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What he really said
Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostAgent: "You are the most experienced applicant I've had and you're the only one with the specific product knowledge. That's why I think the client would worry you might leave. How do I convince them it's worthwhile interviewing you?"
This gig is in the bag for you but my client has some delusions about what motivates contractors so what I need YOU to do is lie to me about how much you want this gig for personal reasons, how much the location suits your lifestyle, or if you can pick somthing out of the spec which you can use to convince my skitty client that you will stay for the duration of the contract.
I dont know you, so I am certainly not going to stick my neck out and lie to the client to get you the gig, when I have 5 other candidates who will adjust their marketing strategy to suit the the role, and will work at a lower rate than you will.
But, fair play to you, I am throwing you a bone, but if you dont want it, then sod off and stop wasting my time.
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Originally posted by RichardCranium View PostOr was it Another Dodgy Agent getting his own back?
All I can say is, keep up the good work!
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostOr it was a lucky escape. The pimp sounds like an arse. What kind of state are the systems in that the client is so twitchy. If a 6 week notice period is not acceptable, and yet the client is worried about people leaving it sounds to me like the systems are in a mess and people have walked taking vital systems knowledge.
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Originally posted by MrNoMotivation View PostI agree. You messed up there.
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in my (currently suspended) capacity as a hiring manager who doesn't lie to himself about what people's motivation is for working, i would be hacked off with this agent for blocking a viable candidate.
people in the recruitment chain really do need to get real
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Originally posted by swamp View PostObviously the client is worried the contractor will bugger off mid-contract. The agent told you this, and they just want to keep their client happy, with possibly some mixed delusions of being an outsourced HR function.
All you had to do was spin them a line. The agent gave you chance after chance to tell them what they wanted you to hear, just one cheesy line about enjoying XYZ and seeing the finished product would have done it, and yet you stuck to your script.
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