"Have you got anything else going on.."

[minestrone]

They ask this so as not to send your CV to the same place, its very unprofessional when this happens and can lead to the client completely dropping you.

If the gig is real they will be telling you the clients name first.

At which point you will be saying "oh, maybe I did send my CV there recently after all thanks anyway"

[Tarquin Farquhar]

I know that's what they claim, but if so they're doing it wrong.

If they assume that any other agents will have told you the name of the end client, all they have to say is "The client is HyperGlobalMegaCorp's frobnosticator division, has anybody else put you forward?"

By using the vague "Anything else..." question they hope to get information about possible leads from you.

I have actually had an agent ask me what the other client was ("to make sure it's not the same one"), but refuse to tell me the name of her client.

[norrahe]

Too right

I always give agents all details including company names and the names of interviewers just to make sure

And you make sure that you have already given two references as well.

[NickFitz]

They ask this so as not to send your CV to the same place, its very unprofessional when this happens and can lead to the client completely dropping you.

I know that's what they claim, but if so they're doing it wrong.

If they assume that any other agents will have told you the name of the end client, all they have to say is "The client is HyperGlobalMegaCorp's frobnosticator division, has anybody else put you forward?"

By using the vague "Anything else..." question they hope to get information about possible leads from you. Also, they can then easily disguise the fact that the gig they advertised doesn't actually exist by picking any one of the gigs you tell them about and claiming that this is the same client.

If they won't tell you up front who the client is yet want chapter and verse from you, they aren't trying to avoid duplicate CV submissions, they're fishing pure and simple.

[cojak]

They ask this so as not to send your CV to the same place, its very unprofessional when this happens and can lead to the client completely dropping you.

Yeah. Right.

Or you could be careful about that before you apply...

[Spacecadet]

They ask this so as not to send your CV to the same place, its very unprofessional when this happens and can lead to the client completely dropping you.

Too right

I always give agents all details including company names and the names of interviewers just to make sure

[Iron Condor]

When an agent asks this, usually when putting your CV to a company, what do you say?

They ask this so as not to send your CV to the same place, its very unprofessional when this happens and can lead to the client completely dropping you.

[HairyArsedBloke]

"Have you got anything else going on.."

Well you could say:

• I run fifteen girls offering the 'business' in various parts of town.
• There is the kids playground drugs distribution that is coming along nicely.
• I mentor a group of guys all called Mohamed on a 'spectacular' they are planning.
• I've still got half of the jewelry to shift after last week's job.

[chicane]

I usually respond with "I'm taking a pretty casual approach to finding work at the moment, I've got 100 grand in the bank if times become tough".

That normally shuts them up. Even though it's completely untrue.

[Churchill]

"I've only just started looking, and have spoken to a few promising sounding roles, but nothing concrete yet"

If they ask who, what, when, where etc. then I just tell them "I'm not going to tell you that, in the same way that I won't discuss our conversation with any other agents". Not too much they can say to that, I find.

WTFS

[TheFaQQer]

"I've only just started looking, and have spoken to a few promising sounding roles, but nothing concrete yet"

If they ask who, what, when, where etc. then I just tell them "I'm not going to tell you that, in the same way that I won't discuss our conversation with any other agents". Not too much they can say to that, I find.

[Moscow Mule]

When an agent asks this, usually when putting your CV to a company, what do you say?

"Yes, I have several intervies and offers already.."
> "please tell me who with, who the recruiter is, who the agent is.."

"No, I REALLY need this job..!"
> "ok you'll work for half the rate then"

1) No.
2) No.

I normally answer with a non-commital, "I've got a few irons in the fire"

[EternalOptimist]

No, I only started looking this morning, I really wanted a few weeks off

[oversteer]

When an agent asks this, usually when putting your CV to a company, what do you say?

"Yes, I have several intervies and offers already.."
> "please tell me who with, who the recruiter is, who the agent is.."

"No, I REALLY need this job..!"
> "ok you'll work for half the rate then"