Same job advertised by lots of agents

[GuinnessMK]

I've seen a job advertised, for which I think I'd be a really good candidate.

However from seeing it advertised at one agency yesterday, it's now advertised by several others. Mostly they have just copied / pasted the same description of the role and company.

Is it worth putting a CV in to each company advertising the role, or is it worth trying to find the principle or original agent.

[VX Foxy]

I'd try to find out who the employer is.

[bob1179]

Seems to be standard practice, I noticed the same when I was job hunting earlier this year.

As above, see if you can go to the Company directly.

Though saying that, I ended up in my current position through a third party Manpower company, even though I had applied to other jobs with the company I now work for directly.

[burriana]

Companies do often use multiple rec agencies, some offering the same job but different salaries even!

It is practically impossible to find the employer directly but if it is niche and there are some clues "our company is a major cancer charity based in Harrogate" - it is sometimes possible (That'll be Yorkshire Cancer Research then!).

Other than that you just need to pick the recruitment agency that you think is going to present you in the best way. Ideally the one that has the greatest proportion of jobs in your field.

[vxr8mate]

Many agencies will simply copy and paste a large proportion of the client's own job description, therefore it may well appear the same when it's advertised via each agency.

[crazy about cars]

VX Foxy said:

I'd try to find out who the employer is.

I find this the better option unless the employer is 100% outsourcing all recruitments to agencies. I must have had mostly bad experience (bar one person) with agencies/recruiters as they all seem to care about their quotas more than actually getting you a job.

[vxr8mate]

crazy about cars said:

I find this the better option unless the employer is 100% outsourcing all recruitments to agencies. I must have had mostly bad experience (bar one person) with agencies/recruiters as they all seem to care about their quotas more than actually getting you a job.

Not entirely sure what you mean when you say 'their quotas,' but it's worth noting a recruiter usually wont be paid any bonus (or quota if that's what you mean) unless they successfully place a candidate in work.

If you mean they don't care about the candidate then I agree that some don't but they tend to be the short sighted ones that lose clients regularly.