Going round recruitment agencies...

[poshboyracer]

I've recently realised i'm quite employable, so i've started looking for more lucrative employment. I've sent my CV to a few agencies because it seems to be the way that things are done in my game (BI), and got some interest, which is nice.

One agency set me up with a phone interview, which the prospective employer in question cancelled. They then used powers of deduction to work out where i worked from my CV and went through my current employers switchboard to get in touch with me to set up a phone interview without involving the agency.

This strikes me as pretty poor form. Is it? Or is this the norm? I know agencies aren't angels, and take a fair old commission, but to me the prospective employers seem a little untrustworthy for doing this. Is it worth letting the agency know - to build up a bit of goodwill - or will they not be arsed?

[Super Veloce]

I would take the interview and not worry about the agency, you do not know the exact details of their relationship, it could be due top poor performance.

On the other hand they may have been aware of you and thought he's not looking.

either way the markets hard at the mo and I would take the opportunity.

My 2p

[TSS]

An acquaintance of mine had direct experience of this. He went direct and bypassed the agency for a contract after the employer contacted him via facebook. Guess what, he is now having to take legal action to recover his fee for the work he did for them because they turned round and said they would only pay half his invoices.

Much as I agree that agencies are generally rubbish. If the company is dodgy enough to try and bypass them after they have done the work to find you as a candidate, at some point they will probably screw you over too.

[Chris_OCR]

Let the agency know for sure,

If they are happy to screw the agency over no doubt they will do the same to you.

[camp freddie]

If the recruitment company can prove they made the introduction then I believe the company in question are legally bound to pay the fee.

This happen at a company I know where they tried to cut out the agency

[escargot]

camp freddie said:

If the recruitment company can prove they made the introduction then I believe the company in question are legally bound to pay the fee.

This happen at a company I know where they tried to cut out the agency

Depending on the contract agreed between the Agency and the Client, yes. We have a clause in our terms of engagement that basically means that if the client approaches a candidate we submitted, within 6 months of submission, they are liable to pay a fee.

[Gargamel]

Employers think that they are beating the agents by doing this, but usually agents discover and submit their invoices anyway.

Looks a little cheap on the part of the company, bit like running out of the resturant at the end of the meal.

[flyingjase]

poshboyracer said:

I've recently realised i'm quite employable, so i've started looking for more lucrative employment. I've sent my CV to a few agencies because it seems to be the way that things are done in my game (BI), and got some interest, which is nice.

One agency set me up with a phone interview, which the prospective employer in question cancelled. They then used powers of deduction to work out where i worked from my CV and went through my current employers switchboard to get in touch with me to set up a phone interview without involving the agency.

This strikes me as pretty poor form. Is it? Or is this the norm? I know agencies aren't angels, and take a fair old commission, but to me the prospective employers seem a little untrustworthy for doing this. Is it worth letting the agency know - to build up a bit of goodwill - or will they not be arsed?

That is so underhand - definately tell the agent and question whether you want to work for a company with such poor values.

[poshboyracer]

anonymous said:

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Neatly summed up. Thanks for the responses: confirmed my gut feeling...