recruitment consultants......

really should be renamed recruitment reps, cos thats all they really are - are always overly optimistic and enthusiastic just to keep you interested and believing THEY are the ones to land you THAT dream role.

take everything they say with huge spoonfulls of salt.

Posted By: Cheltenham_Canary on August 21st 2009 at 12:01:11

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Hey Jaffers... (General Chat) - Arganth, Aug 21, 11:58:32
- Depends on the individual, unfortunately in most cases they will tell you what you want to (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 21, 12:01:24
  - what industry do you recruit for? (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Aug 21, 12:18:47
    - Engineering. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 21, 12:29:53
      - Do you have an "engineering in Norfolk" factfile? (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 21, 12:32:17
        
        How do you mean? (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 21, 12:36:28
        
        Key facts about the engineering sector - like a factfile (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 21, 12:37:29
        
        You mean, number of employers/employees etc etc? (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 21, 12:43:36
        
        That kind of thing - GDP, figures, anything really... (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 21, 12:51:00
        
        No. But you could try this, although it doesn't seperate engineering from manufacturing in (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 21, 12:58:25
  - Yeah thought so. (General Chat) - Arganth, Aug 21, 12:04:16
    - Don't wait, keep on at him. Call him on Monday and Wednesday. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 21, 12:05:14
      - Closing date isn't until next Wednesday ! (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Aug 21, 12:07:36
        
        No matter, make yourself the prime candidate in his mind. Call on Monday and ask if there (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 21, 12:09:35
        
        Like lie a bit more? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 21, 12:15:27
        
        How very dare you. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arganth, Aug 21, 12:18:54
        
        Ring him on the hour, every hour (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Aug 21, 12:09:28
        
        I think you may be getting ahead of yourself there. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Aug 21, 15:26:52
        
        Make it five past the hour every now and again. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 21, 12:13:11
        
        and get his home number and leave a message with his wife (General Chat) - shoddy, Aug 21, 12:12:59
- recruitment consultants...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 21, 12:01:11
  - Oi. We're not all like that. Most are sadly due to pressure of targets, the industry (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 21, 12:04:25
    - most act like..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 21, 12:15:50
      - All the standard complaints about the industry I'm afraid. We're really not all like that. (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 21, 12:17:31
        
        true, and unfair on the ones who do a good job..... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 21, 12:23:20
        
        I agree, it is the majority. And as I said I hate them being referred to as consultants. (n/m) (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 21, 12:29:12
        
        should be called "people reps!" (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 21, 12:32:44
        
        I was always taught that you should not treat people as a commodity but as people with bil (General Chat) - jafski, Aug 21, 12:38:04
        
        yep, also...... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 21, 12:44:40

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