[Gllug] Camalyn Vacancy Posts

[Peter Childs]

2009/2/3 Simon Wilcox <essuu at ourshack.com>:
> - Tethys wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Juergen Schinker
>> <ba1020 at homie.homelinux.net> wrote:
>>
>>> the problem is how to tell which agency is good
>>
>> That's the real problem. I haven't found a good solution so far, other
>> than trial and error.
>
> You turn the tables on them and interview the agency.
>
> You are a valuable asset and they are going to make money from opening
> the door to a good appointment for you. Even in a downturn a good agency
> will acknowledge that their candidates are far more important than the
> companies that pay the commission. Without a good pool of candidates a
> company is not going to be satisfied and will not take anybody and
> therefore pay no commission.
>
> Before you allow an agency to forward your CV, ask to meet the agent
> that will be looking after you. Quiz them about their past experiences
> and what they know of both your skills and the kind of companies you
> want to work for.
>
> Ask them for references, people who have been successfully placed by
> that particular agent, not just the agency and contact them to find out
> how it went.
>
> Any agency that won't, or can't, provide references isn't worth dealing
> with.
>
> Working with good agencies can be a joy both as a recruiter and as a
> candidate. Bad agencies should not be tolerated.
>

I am yet to find a "good" agency and I think good and agency are
contradictions in terms, I think you will find that job agencies are
like house agencies and behave like them too.

Peter
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