Agency mis-use of 'representation'

[Eirikur]

Easy, tell them they have your permission to represent yor for a period of (say) 48 hours.

Then if no feedback go with another agent under same terms.

This. I always add the sentence "provided my CV will be forwarded to the end customer within 3 working days"

[Mordac]

This. I always add the sentence "provided my CV will be forwarded to the end customer within 3 working days"

And if you think they will pay any attention to that clause, best of luck to you...

[Eirikur]

And if you think they will pay any attention to that clause, best of luck to you...

That's their problem. It gives me the freedom to go to another agency.

[Dactylion]

Been there myself. It's not often you can trust an agency to find the best 2 or 3 CVs from a batch of, let's face it, possibly several hundred.

That sums it up nicely.

[LondonManc]

Agents like a contractor with a track record of extensions - effort-free commission churn for them.

[richard101]

Paying Devils advocate - How about I let every agent represent me for every role at every customer?

(... "as far as I recall I have not been put forward for this role already").

(... "they already have my CV? sorry about that, I must have forgotten")

After all - my objective is to get the gig - not stick to imaginary rules, that don't benefit me (as in this case).

Then when I'm successful, someone else can sort-out which CV arrived first.

(just asking)

Richard

[TheFaQQer]

Then when I'm successful, someone else can sort-out which CV arrived first.

The simplest way for the client to sort out which agency they need to contract with is to say "I can't be bothered with this mess, I'll pick someone else"

[northernladuk]

The simplest way for the client to sort out which agency they need to contract with is to say "I can't be bothered with this mess, I'll pick someone else"

Which is exactly what happened to me. Applied to a bank in Cheshire and a financial services client in Manchester. Turned out to be the same client. Managed to secure two interviews in the same day unfortunately and it all kicked off and I didn't get to either as the client washed their hands of it.

Don't play agents off. You are the end of the chain so the one that will cop the fall out.

[TykeMerc]

The simplest way for the client to sort out which agency they need to contract with is to say "I can't be bothered with this mess, I'll pick someone else"

Indeed, the reality being that we as contractors can do the square root of shag all on this issue. It's always been that way and there's nothing likely to happen that can change it.

Get over it, deal with it or get upset about it, it doesn't matter what you do.