Agents Reluctance to put stuff in writing

[sgxluk]

Is it just me, or have agents become more reluctant recently to deal with everyone by email & put things in writing?

Not sure about anyone else but I find that email is a more efficient way of dealing with them because I dont have to stop my day for a phone call (a mono task), the contents of which could, invariably, have been imparted just as effectively by email (which I can check when I am free).

[Manz]

I agree. They always call me, I even got a phone call from one last night at 9PM telling me about a role, I agreed a rate with them and asked them to send me the Job spec, they said they sent it but I didn't receive it. I also prefer being contacted via email rather than phone as they call at odd times.

[cojak]

I agree. They always call me, I even got a phone call from one last night at 9PM telling me about a role, I agreed a rate with them and asked them to send me the Job spec, they said they sent it but I didn't receive it. I also prefer being contacted via email rather than phone as they call at odd times.

But the agent now knows the going rate for that role so not totally pointless.

[Old Greg]

But the agent now knows the going rate for that role so not totally pointless.

And he's phoned the OP's current client to say he understands the OP is leaving and he has some cracking CVs for the new vacancy.

[GreyWolf]

It's because they're all congenital liars.

[GillsMan]

It's because they're all congenital liars.

Same with anyone with the word "agent" in their job title - see estate agents, letting agents as well as recruitment agents. Trying to get any of them to back up the bs they spout in writing is often an exercise in futility.

NB - this is a huge generalisation, and I have worked with lots of decent recruitment agents, a handful of decent estate agents, and an even smaller proportion of decent letting agents.

[quackhandle]

In writing? You ask too much, getting a call after submitting CV is difficult enough.

qh

[sgxluk]

Sure as hell glad I'm not the only one who this really gets up the nose of!

Yeah, its difficult getting any *.agent to commit to writing & the more you deal with them by email the more upset they seem to get.

I suppose this proves they don't read the bloody CV either because in big red letters at the top under the phone number it says "Please email in the first instance"! OK we're assuming they can read I guess....

[DirtyDog]

I suppose this proves they don't read the bloody CV either because in big red letters at the top under the phone number it says "Please email in the first instance"! OK we're assuming they can read I guess....

Maybe they just ignore bad grammar?

[Zero Liability]

It's because they're all congenital liars.

And/or stupid.