Comments on: Getting a job online – Part 3

By: Bobbie Mckey

Bobbie Mckey — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:11:18 +0000

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By: Corner Cabinet

Corner Cabinet — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:03:54 +0000

you should always be careful with recruitment agencies because some of them are just scammers :..

By: PA Amplifier :

PA Amplifier : — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:50:46 +0000

just be careful with some recruitmet agencies because some of them are scammers too -

By: Fanfan

Fanfan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:26:15 +0000

I think it says a lot about our expectations of Jesus. Nice one

By: GeekLimit » Blog Archive » Getting a job online - Part 1

GeekLimit » Blog Archive » Getting a job online - Part 1 — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:21:15 +0000

[...] post is part of the How to get a job online series by Taoski. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part5 [...]

By: iiq374

iiq374 — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 19:33:12 +0000

Of course the big issue that I have with the approach and that I have taken great pains to perpetually embarrass recruitment agents with, is that the CV you have sent them is usually customized to the role that was advertised.

Which means it frequently misses out screeds of information that is relevant to those jobs that they are internally screening for.

So once in front of a recruiter once the process for the job applied for has run its course I will continue to torment them by slowly pointing out things they should be keeping in mind for other roles – like the 5 years Domino adminstration experience, the 5 other programming languages we use that weren’t relevant for that other role, etc, etc.

I’ve already noticed some of the recruiters around here getting the point and realising if they are going to internally screen then they need to do more work with actually establishing what an applicants skills and history are…

By: taoski

taoski — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:09:50 +0000

I agree.

I read on one of the Monster forums about someone who had called an agency who admitted that they did’nt read all of the CVs that came in for a role. The agency then re-advertised the job a few days later just to get “more people on their books”.

I remember applying for a role with one agency and got no reply. I then saw it re-advertised with another agency the next day and then got a reply from them saying “sorry, the role has been filled”!

What was the point of that?

By: iiq374

iiq374 — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:48:27 +0000

It also tends to be important to realise that a number of recruiters will actually fill roles from their database of candidates before *ever* advertising the role at all. So frequently the roles you see on the websites are only those that haven’t already been filled by existing candidates.

So it can sometimes be important to get your “foot in the door” with recruitment agents so you can get considered for the other roles!