How can I avoid the situation where an agency will get my emailed permission to exclusively "represent" me with a customer. But then will then not forward my CV to them, (possibly) because they can only submit two CV's? Subsequently other agencies cannot submit me either.
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Originally posted by richard101 View PostHow can I avoid the situation where an agency will get my emailed permission to exclusively "represent" me with a customer. But then will then not forward my CV to them, (possibly) because they can only submit two CV's? Subsequently other agencies cannot submit me either.
Then if no feedback go with another agent under same terms. -
Tell them they are granted exclusivity from the time your CV is received by the client, but if they don't put your CV forward you reserve the right to be represented by another agency.Comment
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Originally posted by richard101 View PostHow can I avoid the situation where an agency will get my emailed permission to exclusively "represent" me with a customer. But then will then not forward my CV to them, (possibly) because they can only submit two CV's? Subsequently other agencies cannot submit me either.
Edit: Just for the avoidance of doubt, no agency will ever submit only 2 CVs. They will submit as many as they need to fill the role, whatever that role may be.Last edited by Mordac; 25 April 2016, 12:00.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by stek View PostEasy, tell them they have your permission to represent yor for a period of (say) 48 hours.
Then if no feedback go with another agent under same terms.
However if your CV isn't submitted in the first day (first few hours in reality) you can forget being seriously in contention for the role so it's meaningless to add that to the email trail. The only exception is if the initial batch of CV's are all totally unsuitable, but odds are remote on that, it does happen, but not frequently.
In reality there's bugger all any of us can do about this particular piece of Agent behaviour, as contractors it's just par for the quite crappy course.Comment
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Originally posted by richard101 View PostHow can I avoid the situation where an agency will get my emailed permission to exclusively "represent" me with a customer. But then will then not forward my CV to them, (possibly) because they can only submit two CV's? Subsequently other agencies cannot submit me either.
Originally posted by Mordac View PostHonestly? Tell them to do one, and feck right off, they are playing you for an idiot. Which I presume you are not. Only submit 2 CVs? Yeah, I just fell off the stupid tree as well...Name & shame the agency. Chancers. And that's being nice.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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When this happens to me I generally go with the most well known agency (most likely on clientco PSL) if I can be arsed, or do some research to find out who is on clientco PSL, and not go with the bottom-feeder agency.
A lot of these agencies you've never heard of are hoping to sell you on to agents on the PSL I suspect.Comment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostTell them they are granted exclusivity from the time your CV is received by the client, but if they don't put your CV forward you reserve the right to be represented by another agency.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Originally posted by stek View PostWhen this happens to me I generally go with the most well known agency (most likely on clientco PSL) if I can be arsed, or do some research to find out who is on clientco PSL, and not go with the bottom-feeder agency.
A lot of these agencies you've never heard of are hoping to sell you on to agents on the PSL I suspect.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostTime-box it as stek said and also make sure it's exclusive for an individual role too - you don't want to be tied to one agent for big clients with multiple relevant roles/departments.
Bit harsh. I've been part of interview processes (on the interviewer side) where the boss (I was a perm NLUK before you start flapping ) asked for the best three cvs from an agent; presumably the client has two agents so wants to go with 3 from 4 for interview. Saves time sifting so many, especially when it's a contractor and you don't give a toss about the corporate face-fitting side of things.His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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