Same job with 3 different agencies

[XDA]

bad company said:

I owned and managed a recruitment agency for over 20 years.

I would re draft your cv to highlight the skills and experience you have that match the job. Ask the original agency to submit the revised cv.

Do not get any other agency involved. That could risk a dispute which can be off putting to a potential employer.

I'll contact the recruiter on Monday with my redrafted CV.

[XDA]

Hoolio said:

Stick with the agency you gave permission to send your CV to the client first. Negotiate salary with the client directly. Good luck!

Will do, thanks.

[XDA]

Marcellus said:

I've heard that some agencies will advertise jobs when they've not been "instructed to" and make it look more appealing than their competitors and then if they do get an interested applicant approach the company with teh job along the lines of "hear you've got a vacancy for an xyz, we've got a superb client in the form of A, it woudl be in your interests to see him."

That's possible. I'll see what feedback I get from original recruiter (if any).

[bad company]

XDA said:

bad company said:

I owned and managed a recruitment agency for over 20 years.

I would re draft your cv to highlight the skills and experience you have that match the job. Ask the original agency to submit the revised cv.

Do not get any other agency involved. That could risk a dispute which can be off putting to a potential employer.

I'll contact the recruiter on Monday with my redrafted CV.

I wouldn’t worry about the discrepancy in advertised salaries. Chances are the client hasn’t specified a range.

[CorradoTDI]

XDA said:

Ted2 said:

Right. So why the difference in the salaries on offer if you're sure it's all for the same job? If the company sets the salary then surely that's what the agency should advertise and they have own agreed fee with the company.

I hear other people say that the agency advertises it at a higher rate in order to stand a better chance of being the ones to fill the role, but isn't this going to backfire badly when the company tells you the salary is actually £2k less? I have 20 years experience of dealing with agencies on the temp/contractor side of things so am well wise to most of their sly tricks.

It's definitely the same job as the job spec the recruiter sent me matches word for word the other 2 adverts that popped up today. One of the adverts even lists the employer which is the same employer.

The recruiter that contacted me said that the salary is £29k to £35k (and it's on the email I was sent by recruiter). One of the adverts uploaded today lists salary as £32k to £34k and the other one says £32k. So quite a considerable difference for the exact same job between 3 agencies.

I've been dealing with agencies for perm positions for the past 15 years and I know how they work - blatant lies, promises of call backs that never happen and generally promising things were never on offer. Unfortunately in IT you're stuck with having to deal with them.

I had an odd one recently where I applied for a role with a well known local agency who i've dealt with before... theycalled me back a day or two later to discuss my position but told me that that particular company was no longer accepting any new CV's even though the closing date (according to their advert) was still days away...

I accepted this but then found the same role advertised (as you did, same wording etc) with 2 others... applied to both and almost immediately got an interview!

Tempted to take this up with the original agency but don't want to burn my bridges with them as they seem to often get roles that are exclusive to them.

Any update OP?

[XDA]

CorradoTDI said:

XDA said:

Ted2 said:

Right. So why the difference in the salaries on offer if you're sure it's all for the same job? If the company sets the salary then surely that's what the agency should advertise and they have own agreed fee with the company.

I hear other people say that the agency advertises it at a higher rate in order to stand a better chance of being the ones to fill the role, but isn't this going to backfire badly when the company tells you the salary is actually £2k less? I have 20 years experience of dealing with agencies on the temp/contractor side of things so am well wise to most of their sly tricks.

It's definitely the same job as the job spec the recruiter sent me matches word for word the other 2 adverts that popped up today. One of the adverts even lists the employer which is the same employer.

The recruiter that contacted me said that the salary is £29k to £35k (and it's on the email I was sent by recruiter). One of the adverts uploaded today lists salary as £32k to £34k and the other one says £32k. So quite a considerable difference for the exact same job between 3 agencies.

I've been dealing with agencies for perm positions for the past 15 years and I know how they work - blatant lies, promises of call backs that never happen and generally promising things were never on offer. Unfortunately in IT you're stuck with having to deal with them.

I had an odd one recently where I applied for a role with a well known local agency who i've dealt with before... theycalled me back a day or two later to discuss my position but told me that that particular company was no longer accepting any new CV's even though the closing date (according to their advert) was still days away...

I accepted this but then found the same role advertised (as you did, same wording etc) with 2 others... applied to both and almost immediately got an interview!

Tempted to take this up with the original agency but don't want to burn my bridges with them as they seem to often get roles that are exclusive to them.

Any update OP?

Update is that the original agency that contacted me have got back to me to sort out an interview so I was worrying about nothing.

In your case, is it possible that the local agency you initially applied to were asked to stop taking applicants for that vacancy because the company switched to 2 other agencies instead?

[bad company]

XDA said:

Update is that the original agency that contacted me have got back to me to sort out an interview so I was worrying about nothing.

In your case, is it possible that the local agency you initially applied to were asked to stop taking applicants for that vacancy because the company switched to 2 other agencies instead?

Well done that man. I would ask the agency to ensure that the potential employer has your updated cv, also have a copy with you just in case.

Good luck and please keep us updated.