say they are going to forward you for a role, but not really put you frward for it at all?
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1. cv blocking. sometimes they can only put forward 3(say) cvs. Telling others they are put forward will stop them being put forward by other pimps.
2. to ask for references
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Originally posted by churkus View Postsay they are going to forward you for a role, but not really put you frward for it at all?Bored.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post1. cv blocking. sometimes they can only put forward 3(say) cvs. Telling others they are put forward will stop them being put forward by other pimps.Comment
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Be put forward for another contract (or 2) by another agent.
hth"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Originally posted by expat View PostThat's very unfair. What can you do about that?
I personally find it unethical to apply for one role through more than one agent, but agents and, most of all, ClientCos seem to do everything they can to encourage unethical behaviour, and if you’ve got to pay the mortgage, what else can you do?And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostApply for the same contract through several different pimps. One pimp told me earlier this week that he couldn’t send my CV for a role because he’d already met his ‘preferred supplier’ quota of two CVs per role.
I personally find it unethical to apply for one role through more than one agent, but agents and, most of all, ClientCos seem to do everything they can to encourage unethical behaviour, and if you’ve got to pay the mortgage, what else can you do?
(Note: one may do so for one's own convenience but that's not the point).
(Or pork chops in Albert Heijn and Super de Boer, or whatever)Comment
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Originally posted by bobhope View Postgo direct?Comment
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One tactic I use, although I'm not sure how effective it is as I'm fairly new to contracting, is that onec an agency has said they're putting me forward for a role, if another agency rings for the same role, I say somthing like...
"It sounds similar to a role I was talking about with another agency, similar location and similar job spec, but the previous agency wouldn't give me the end client's name. Can you check with the client put me forward if I'm not already?"
As I say mind, I'm currently 3 weeks away from finishing my first contract, so this may not be the best way to go about it...If at first you don't succeed... skydiving is not for you!Comment
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