Recruiter sent my CV to my Boss

Wayne_O_Mac

CCFC_80 wrote: »

make your average lying estate agent seem like Lady Di.

Cheating on their spouses a lot?

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99% of recruitments agencies don't have one brain cell and are the biggest scumbags to walk this earth.

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studentguy wrote: »

Hi guys,

I've been looking for new jobs on the downlow, so I've uploaded my CV to a couple of job hunting sites.

Set CV to private if you can - that will least stop an agent/recruiter from getting hold in future.

Try brush it off if it comes to it, there must be a fair few employers who get a match when they go onto indeed and are greeted with their employees CV's when they keep with the public option. So pah of the course

Sanne

Deleted%20User wrote: »

Set CV to private if you can - that will least stop an agent/recruiter from getting hold in future.

Try brush it off if it comes to it, there must be a fair few employers who get a match when they go onto indeed and are greeted with their employees CV's when they keep with the public option. So pah of the course

Yeah... My last HR Director always knew who was looking. If she checked herself or had mates at the recruitment agencies looking for her (most likely to prepare and fill the vacancies that would be left!!!) who knows. But she always knew.

As your CV is out there in the open if you want to be found by recruiters there's always a chance your employer will find out. You can lower your risk by only applying directly to other companies but otherwise, if an employer wants to spend their energy knowing who is on the market, they can. And some will.

OP, if anything is said you've got two options. Either brush it off (only wanted to update your profile etc.) or be honest with your boss. My previous boss has known I was looking. Another previous one also knew. On the other hand, I never told two other bosses - it's obviously a very careful judgement call and depends on your relationship with your boss and your role.

CCFC_80

ab1982 wrote: »

Didnt get the job then?

Not sure what job you mean but I have had more success going straight to the employers rather than using agencies

CCFC_80

Wayne_O_Mac wrote: »

Cheating on their spouses a lot?

And her spouse didn't cheat on her?:D

SensibleSarah

One of my ex-colleagues had her own job (that she was then serving notice in) pitched to her by a recruiter. Absolute joke!

I've dealt with quite a few over the last decade, both as an employer and as an employee. I've only found one that I would actually say was any good and he wasn't perfect. But he did get me a route into my current role when me sending this company a speculative CV a few weeks earlier separately didn't. They could have saved themselves a decent chunk of money if they'd waded through their emails

They serve a purpose, but never make the mistake of thinking they are doing anything for your benefit.

Andrew_Ryan_89

I have only come across very annoying recruiters when they are looking for a job for me. I have applied to a couple places directly and a recruiter has guided me through the process but when I have approached recruiters for them to find me work, they have been clueless and come across quite stupid for a lack of a better word.

I remember one recruiter giving me a call. Despite the fact I have told that company on a number of occasions that I am not interested in selling invoice finance products, I was still getting calls. Anyway, the lady on the phone said she had an exciting oppertunity and what job I was looking for. I said -

- My skills are in Professional Sales
- If it's going to be a sales role, I want something that genuinely helps busiensses
- I DON'T WANT TO BE SELLING AN INVOICE FINANCE PRODUCT

She tells me "great" and starts speaking about the role, telling me it's a "fantastic new Fin-Tech company that focused on the tech industry". "What they do is, when a company is waiting for an invoice to be paid, they will advance the payment using the invoice as proof".

So, invoice finance I said? She said yes and I hung up

Strummer22

A lot of hate for the recruiters here! I just got offered a job I applied for through a recruitment agency. I guess because the job I wanted is a very specialised, technical role (in fact I'm changing career, but it's related what I was doing previously) the recruiter could be very focussed about which jobs to put me forward for. It's not like I was looking for admin work or anything as broad as that.

The recruiter I dealt with was very professional, listened closely to what I could offer, communicated promptly and gave good interview advice. His company will now get paid for placing me, as they should as I think they were excellent!

ab1982

Stu_N_ wrote: »

A lot of hate for the recruiters here! I just got offered a job I applied for through a recruitment agency. I guess because the job I wanted is a very specialised, technical role (in fact I'm changing career, but it's related what I was doing previously) the recruiter could be very focussed about which jobs to put me forward for. It's not like I was looking for admin work or anything as broad as that.

The recruiter I dealt with was very professional, listened closely to what I could offer, communicated promptly and gave good interview advice. His company will now get paid for placing me, as they should as I think they were excellent!

Congrats.

I think if recruitment consultants are nice, good, bad, horrible is the wrong question. Your positive post highlights this.

Are they useful? Absolutely.