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EternalOptimist replied

30 July 2013, 16:22
Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post

I know you horrible lot of cynics will sneer at this but I am afraid it is quite true that having an intermediary to help smooth the path is very useful indeed. The same applies to financial advice, legal advice or using a Macmillan nurse.

Of course it only really works when the recruiter is skilled and knows what he is doing and has the emotional intelligence to do the job properly. Most do not.

Q. Why is this agent up to his neck in Horse Shoite?
A. Because we ran out of Horse Shoite
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DodgyAgent replied

30 July 2013, 16:11
Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post

Why a Recruiter is Necessary in Your Job Search

I know you horrible lot of cynics will sneer at this but I am afraid it is quite true that having an intermediary to help smooth the path is very useful indeed. The same applies to financial advice, legal advice or using a Macmillan nurse.

Of course it only really works when the recruiter is skilled and knows what he is doing and has the emotional intelligence to do the job properly. Most do not.
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doodab replied

30 July 2013, 14:37
Originally posted by Old Greg View Post

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Bunk replied

30 July 2013, 14:18
Originally posted by CloudWalker View Post

I hate phone calls from recruiters who say "your perfect for the roll" when in fact they are just C.V fishing

Mmmm, my perfect roll
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MaryPoppins replied

30 July 2013, 14:13
Originally posted by CloudWalker View Post

I hate phone calls from recruiters who say "your perfect for the roll" when in fact they are just C.V fishing

That sentence hurt my teeth
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Old Greg replied

30 July 2013, 14:12
Originally posted by CloudWalker View Post

I hate phone calls from recruiters who say "your perfect for the roll" when in fact they are just C.V fishing

Nobody want to be a pimp's lunch.
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CloudWalker replied

30 July 2013, 14:11
I hate phone calls from recruiters who say "your perfect for the roll" when in fact they are just C.V fishing
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Old Greg replied

30 July 2013, 13:50
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TheFaQQer replied

30 July 2013, 13:48
For a headhunter, or a decent permie role, that all makes sense. For what most of us do, it doesn't.
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jmo21 replied

30 July 2013, 13:39
What if what you didn’t know was that the two you don’t match are the two that are the most important to the hiring manager, and without it they won’t consider you?

PUT THAT IN THE FRACKING JOB DESCRIPTION THEN YOU MORONS!!!!
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SimonMac replied

30 July 2013, 13:32
I stopped reading at "Up-front honesty"
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MaryPoppins replied

30 July 2013, 13:29
It sounds hilarious in 'theory':
Direct contact with hiring manager

They know the ins and outs of the job description

Provide career advice

Up-front honesty

Interview preparation

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Bunk replied

30 July 2013, 13:26
It sounds good in theory, but in reality they're usually illiterate, clueless, conniving and incompetent.
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Spacecadet started a topic Meanwhile in a Galaxy Far Far Away

30 July 2013, 13:16
Meanwhile in a Galaxy Far Far Away

Why a Recruiter is Necessary in Your Job Search
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