Previous colleague (not very reliable) asking to send him a copy of cv : will you?

Tiglath

Scrootum wrote: »

Am I missing something here?

You and me both - it seems rather random.

ViolaLass

Did the other contractors elaborate on how sending their CVs to people negatively affected their reputation?

Thomas3

ViolaLass wrote: »

Did the other contractors elaborate on how sending their CVs to people negatively affected their reputation?

They were marketing themselves as 'expert' in there field and when they gave the CV to some colleagues these last (that were in fact competitors) presented them as sub contractors.

I heard about recruitment agency that block contractors application in similar ways (in France, in UK I am not sure about the process) since they do not inform the contractor on which role their CV was sent to exactly.

Thomas3

Scrootum wrote: »

Am I missing something here?

Please detail...since myself I still feel like missing something.

Thomas3

I think I will just send the CV hoping everything will be fine.

Thanks for the good advice/contribution and Merry Christmas.

starrybee

I too am confused and think I've missed something.

Weren't you getting in touch with these contacts in order to help you find work? So surely you'd expect them to ask for a cv if they think they have something?

peter999

You're the only person here who knows your colleague & can judge this, whether you trust him, are confident dealing with him and want to deal with him.

DCFC79

Scrootum wrote: »

Am I missing something here?

Your not the only 1,

badskindollheart

Am I right in thinking that 1. You are a contractor, 2. They are contractors and so, 3. You are in direct competition with your former colleagues for contracts? Is this the issue?

Does your CV indicate the rates you have been paid for work? I.e. something other contractors would be interested in?

Personally, I would only send my CV to someone who I had had a conversation with that went "Send me your CV and I'll pass it on to HR/project manager etc".

Whilst I can't see that any harm or "humiliation" can come to you, by sending a CV to former colleagues, I just can't see the logic in sending a CV to random people who are in no position to offer employment.

persa

I wouldn't send my CV to any current or past colleagues in the same line of work as me. I've spent a lot of time working out what I've done and how to measure that - some of them would copy and paste into their own CVs. Why help the direct competition?