What approach do you take when you have certain recruiters make you feel tulip about your current situation and try to bully you into taking a contract at a lower rate?
I've been out of work a few months now but I'd prefer to hold on until I find a contract relevant to my skills and experience. I had an agent recently telling me that I should take a role paying 200 less than what I usually charge as who knows when I will next be in work, very pushy - almost felt cornered! Then they proceeded to pester me about one of my previous contracts and give them my managers phone number so he could put in a pitch and get me back on site. When I declined he said that could be a missed opportunity! I don't know about you but this isn't good practice and I don't think anyones manager would be too pleased with you giving out their details to recruiters. Isn't that their job to get us into a role?
Maybe a slow day in the office but seemed desparate for a lead or any info at all!
Thoughts?
I've been out of work a few months now but I'd prefer to hold on until I find a contract relevant to my skills and experience. I had an agent recently telling me that I should take a role paying 200 less than what I usually charge as who knows when I will next be in work, very pushy - almost felt cornered! Then they proceeded to pester me about one of my previous contracts and give them my managers phone number so he could put in a pitch and get me back on site. When I declined he said that could be a missed opportunity! I don't know about you but this isn't good practice and I don't think anyones manager would be too pleased with you giving out their details to recruiters. Isn't that their job to get us into a role?
Maybe a slow day in the office but seemed desparate for a lead or any info at all!
Thoughts?
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