Have you been apprearing for any interviews?

[Sid]

What do recruitment consultants want to hear when they ask "Have you been apprearing for any interviews?", or "How has been your job search going on so far?"
What answer will make me sound enthusiastic about the opportunity they have?

[stek]

What do recruitment consultants want to hear when they ask "Have you been apprearing for any interviews?", or "How has been your job search going on so far?"
What answer will make me sound enthusiastic about the opportunity they have?

They want the name of a hiring manager they can pester with calls.

[TykeMerc]

The charitable view is they're trying to guage if you will be available for the role they're resourcing.

The realistic view is they're fishing for info on which companies are actively looking for resource and if they can extract an interviewers name all the better.

[Clippy]

Just say: "I've only just started my job search so nothing as yet".

[jmo21]

Just say: "I've only just started my job search so nothing as yet".

WCS.

Every time.

And if they follow with "but I need to know so that I don't submit you for a role with the same company", tell them "Do not submit me without telling me. Tell me first about the role."

[thunderlizard]

It is mainly a case of them trying to get leads out of you, so don't get too hung up on this one.

I like to taunt them with "a couple of things, but I wouldn't want to bore you with the details at this early stage".

[Sid]

Recruiters calling from "private numbers"

I suppose I will just stop picking up calls from "private numbers"....

[SimonMac]

I suppose I will just stop picking up calls from "private numbers"....

I have a burn phone that I put a new PAYG sim card in everytime I start looking for a new contract, once on the gig I throw the sim card away

[EngDesigner]

I suppose I will just stop picking up calls from "private numbers"....

I keep getting these calls, got 2 this morning, about 5 yesterday and some the day before that. When they first started phoning I was well chuffed, I thought I would have a new contract in no time, but then I realised that they were just fishing for info. Now I've just stopped answering them.

[TykeMerc]

I suppose I will just stop picking up calls from "private numbers"....

Not really practical that.

I simply deflect the question with something along the lines of being sure that they wouldn't appreciate me discussing opportunities they're putting me forwards for with other agencies so I extend that courtesy to them. If they bog off then you know they were just fishing and it's not worth talking to them.