Reply to: 30 CVs gone to the client

[Paddy]

An agent was careless enough to mention that 30 CVs were sent to the client for them to consider. FFS !

???

http://www.easy-incentive.eu/blog-ca...tropez-2CV.JPG

[Not So Wise]

If i was client would just bin all 30 and go with different agency

[realityhack]

Sometimes, the client asks for that many - when, for example, he's gone to every PSL agency and a few specialists and has only been sent 1 suitable candidate. Perhaps the client has little faith in the agent's judgement and want to screen for themselves. In which case the agency should get the token margin of 5% for handling payroll and dropped from the books for a less-complacent agency who has staff that ACTUALLY KNOW SOMETHING about the technologies they're recruiting in.

Muppets.

[OrangeHopper]

How many positions are there?

Come on Dodgy, that was very tame.

[explorer]

cheque

I never got one.

[Stan.goodvibes]

If they take David Brents advice and throw away the top half of the CVs on the pile to avoid employing unlucky people, then thats only 15 candidates (all of whom are lucky) to consider....

[DodgyAgent]

An agent was careless enough to mention that 30 CVs were sent to the client for them to consider. FFS !

How many positions are there?

[RichardCranium]

an agent told me exactly the same thing today - someone from Networkers MSB

<snip>... the MSB method: "fling mud at the wall; some is bound to stick". They would fax over 100 CVs to recruiters, mostly completely unsuitable, to ensure you would not even see CVs from other agencies. They would be on the 'phone to recruiting managers hassling them all the time.

However, I have had no dealings with them since they became NetworkersMSB so cannot comment on whether they have changed.

Evidently they have not changed.

[Tingles]

Strange thread?

Of course we believe EVERYTHING an agency tells us!

[Naaarwich]

An agent was careless enough to mention that 30 CVs were sent to the client for them to consider. FFS !

This is spooky because an agent told me exactly the same thing today - someone from Networkers MSB. It didnt make any sense because most clients insist on receiving only 3/4 CVs and that from a selection of 2/3 agencies within their PSL. So the maximum they should have received is around 12 from all the agencies.

[RichardCranium]

You should be. It is my 13-th month without a pay check.

cheque

I read that one carefully.

[RichardCranium]

This is 30 CVs are presented to the client's attention to consider.

I'll try reading the posts properly in future...

[newblood]

good point, I worry about him

You should be. It is my 13-th month without a pay check.

[EternalOptimist]

good point, I worry about him

[Tingles]

This is 30 CV are presented to the client's attention to consider.

I am up against 30 other blokes , hope I am better ...

Don't worry about them, let them worry about YOU! B. Clough