Vent - recruiters

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Yesterday at my mill I received a cv from a candidate who had just completed a MSc. It was a mailshot cv, not tailored to the positions we are offering, spelling was atrocious. He was rejected.


Tip, you have to tell me in the first paragraph why you are suited to my vacancy! Tailor this and you will stand a chance!

buglawton

He was rejected by you or by the employer you forwarded the CV to?

describes

Thanks everyone.

Following this, one really good recruiter found me a great role. I received an offer this afternoon which I have accepted.
Thankfully no more than 2 weeks searching but recruiters have driven me mad!

One I chased for an update last week has finally come back with an interview date of 13th November!!!!

hollydays

describes wrote: »

Thanks everyone.

Following this, one really good recruiter found me a great role. I received an offer this afternoon which I have accepted.
Thankfully no more than 2 weeks searching but recruiters have driven me mad!

One I chased for an update last week has finally come back with an interview date of 13th November!!!!

Congratulations and well done.

joyknights

That is how recruiter does their job, they don't actually tell the candidates on whether they make it to the cut or not. Congratulations on your new job. I wish you all the best!

NBLondon

buglawton wrote: »

He was rejected by you or by the employer you forwarded the CV to?

If BoP is the employer/HR manager - rejected by him as unsuitable.

If BoP is a recruiter of some form - rejected by him as unsuitable for forwarding to the employer.

Isn't that part of what an employer pays the recruiter for?

Claddagh_Noir

Some agencies are annoying for doing this. As someone mentioned earlier, agencies do like to look at C.Vs and call the companies listed on the CV to sell their services.



Whenever I was looking for a job, I would literally cut out the middle man and go to the direct employer.

dealer_wins

buglawton wrote: »

Talking of companies contacting you then not being serious, it seems the tables turned and the casual attitude of recruiters is blamed for millenials also not being serious when applying for jobs nowadays:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/people-ghosting-work-its-driving-companies-crazy-chip-cutter/

Wow there needs to be a blacklist of unreliable job applicants, like there is with credit ratings lol

buglawton

dealer_wins wrote: »

Wow there needs to be a blacklist of unreliable job applicants, like there is with credit ratings lol

Or a blacklist of unreliable agents/companies?
Actually there is, Glassdoor which can be an eye opener.