Escapee
10-07-2004, 12:48
Love them or hate them sometimes they take the biscuit!
I had a call on my mobile last night when I got in from work, it was private withheld so I thought another job agency as they seem to be getting busy.
The guy said "How would you like to work for XYZ" I said "Look here I have been phoned by countless agencies about this company, submitted my CV to them and been told that it has been passed on about a dozen times over the last couple of years, and I was keen to get my foot in the door"
The guy said " Thats very strange"
I said "Why"
He Said" I am the HR manager for XYZ and your cv has never been submitted to us, you are not on our database and all cv's are kept"
I them told him of my current job where a similar thing happened, I applied for the job on 3 occassions and was third time lucky for an interview. I was asked at the interview why I hadn't applied before! I told them and they were amazed as they had been trying to fill the position for over 6 months.
The real twist is the present company has signed an exclusive deal with an agency (C******r F*****s) and they are about as usefull as a boil on the backside, the people they send are totally unsuitable a one person we recently took on fortunately applied direct because he was rightly suspicious that his cv never reached us.
Anyway back to the main issue, the HR manager said he was fed up with the standard of people the agencies were sending as they were unsuitable. He said he looked at my cv on GoJobsite and I looked ideal for the position (6 available) and said as long as we hit it off theres a job available for you.
I explained that I was not really that keen on the position as it involved a lot of overseas travel, he then said I have other opportunities and would like to interview you generally to look at your suitability for them.
Result = Interview Wednesday morning, It can only result in half a days wasted holiday at the most.
I had a call on my mobile last night when I got in from work, it was private withheld so I thought another job agency as they seem to be getting busy.
The guy said "How would you like to work for XYZ" I said "Look here I have been phoned by countless agencies about this company, submitted my CV to them and been told that it has been passed on about a dozen times over the last couple of years, and I was keen to get my foot in the door"
The guy said " Thats very strange"
I said "Why"
He Said" I am the HR manager for XYZ and your cv has never been submitted to us, you are not on our database and all cv's are kept"
I them told him of my current job where a similar thing happened, I applied for the job on 3 occassions and was third time lucky for an interview. I was asked at the interview why I hadn't applied before! I told them and they were amazed as they had been trying to fill the position for over 6 months.
The real twist is the present company has signed an exclusive deal with an agency (C******r F*****s) and they are about as usefull as a boil on the backside, the people they send are totally unsuitable a one person we recently took on fortunately applied direct because he was rightly suspicious that his cv never reached us.
Anyway back to the main issue, the HR manager said he was fed up with the standard of people the agencies were sending as they were unsuitable. He said he looked at my cv on GoJobsite and I looked ideal for the position (6 available) and said as long as we hit it off theres a job available for you.
I explained that I was not really that keen on the position as it involved a lot of overseas travel, he then said I have other opportunities and would like to interview you generally to look at your suitability for them.
Result = Interview Wednesday morning, It can only result in half a days wasted holiday at the most.