Dumb Agents

[Fran]

Sorry dodgy, I'm sure your not

What is the dumbest agent you've come up against.

This is mine. First of all I live in Chester. This lass rung up and asked if I would commute to Manchester, I said no that was a bit too far (wasn't too desperate at that point). She then asked if I would commute to Surrey!!!!!! I said no, so she asked about Northern Ireland!!

WTF?

[DBA_bloke]

I've had a gig in Malta offered before, even though it says in clear, English text on my C.V. that I do not wish to travel or relocate.

[BoredBloke]

I had one sent my way for a role in Algeria. I was up for it until I went home and saw a thing on Newsnight about the 'triangle of death' in Algeria.

[chicane]

I've had a gig in Malta offered before, even though it says in clear, English text on my C.V. that I do not wish to travel or relocate.

Your mistake is to believe that they've read your CV rather than passed it through a keyword scanner.

[Fran]

Your mistake is to believe that they've read your CV rather than passed it through a keyword scanner.

That's very true! I'm still getting roughly twice as many calls about perm jobs as I do contract gigs.

Fools

[Bagpuss]

Sorry dodgy, I'm sure your not

What is the dumbest agent you've come up against.

This is mine. First of all I live in Chester. This lass rung up and asked if I would commute to Manchester, I said no that was a bit too far (wasn't too desperate at that point). She then asked if I would commute to Surrey!!!!!! I said no, so she asked about Northern Ireland!!

WTF?

Most people who live in the south have no idea where places north of watford are. Newcastle Birmingham and Manchester are all just off the M1 past scotland, turn left at Norwich

[alreadypacked]

Fran, what is it with you and Blue

[DBA_bloke]

Your mistake is to believe that they've read your CV rather than passed it through a keyword scanner.

Indeed. That was back in the days before the Interweb, when I was a but a child. However, he did start his spiel with the usual "Read your CV, looks like a good fit, etc....".

[DBA_bloke]

Most people who live in the south have no idea where places north of watford are. Newcastle Birmingham and Manchester are all just off the M1 past scotland, turn left at Norwich

Yes! Like David "Arshole" Frost once said, "London isn't a city; it's a nation." The tw@t.

[MrRobin]

That's very true! I'm still getting roughly twice as many calls about perm jobs as I do contract gigs.

Fools

Some agents seem to be obsessed with permy roles at the mo. Had a conversation the other day that went something like:

Agent "How much would you want for a perm role"
Me "I'm not realy looking for perm roles right now"
A "How much would it take to tempt you?"
Me "I don't know really, I don't know the perm market so don't know what to expect, but as I said, I'm not really interested"
A "OK well I think xyz client said they might have an appropriate contract coming up soon"
Me "Great"
A "What kind of money would you want for a perm role there?"

ARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH!