I agree, in my experience with recruiters. Most are like used car salesman, they are your best fried if they have a prospect for you. Once the prospect leave so they do. My favorite is when the Recruiters play like they are trying to build a long term relationship :) Take it with a grain of salt... Unfortunately as Conor said, if they haven't called you in three weeks, chances are good they have moved on. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Conor [mailto:ccrowleyat_private] Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 10:50 AM To: Nokiagal13at_private; securityjobsat_private Subject: Re: advice please I disagree. After three weeks... forget him. Call direct. Unfortunately for you, this probably means they're not going to bite. This is way too common a practice (has happened to me a lot). As soon as they realize they're not going to make a buck off you, they won't even take your call. And they talk about professionalism... ..Conor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spencer, Ed M. -ND" <Ed.M.Spencer.-NDat_private> To: <Nokiagal13at_private>; <securityjobsat_private> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 2:09 PM Subject: RE: advice please > 1. Don't call the company direct - it can appear unprofessional. > 2. If the recruiter isn't staying in touch, find another recruiter and/or > recruiting company. > 3. If you just HAVE to use that recruiter - call the manager at the > recruiting company. Maybe they don't work there anymore or are out sick > (giving them the benefit of the doubt). > > If none of the above work you can try to find out what other staffing > companies fill positions at that company and try to work with one of them. > I would recommend heavily against calling the company direct. Chances are > you signed a non-compete/non-disclosure agreement preventing you from > applying with the company direct. Calling the company direct could be > viewed as a violation of that agreement so tread carefully. > > I'm not one to wait too long for the recruiter to place me. Think of it > this way - you don't have a job and they do. As long as they meet thier > quota your getting placed isn't going to keep them up at night. However, > your not working could mean another week of beans and weenies, or top ramen. > > Remember that there are plenty of staffing companies out there, when you > find a good one stick with them, when you find a bad one warn others. :-) > > Good luck! > Ed Spencer > MCSE/MCT/CNA/A+/Network+ > Security Analyst - IS Security > Renaissance Worldwide, Inc. - Walt Disney World > > This communication is confidential, intended only for the named recipient(s) > above and may contain trade secrets or other information that is exempt from > disclosure under applicable law. Any use, dissemination, distribution or > copying of this communication by anyone other than the named recipient(s) is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, > please immediately notify us by calling (407) 566-5195. The ideas, > opinions, and information expressed within the above email are the express > sole opinion of the author and are not the opinion of the Walt Disney World > Corporation. Thank you. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nokiagal13at_private [mailto:Nokiagal13at_private] > Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 3:44 AM > To: securityjobsat_private > Subject: advice please > > > Hi > > I am currently looking for a job and I was working with a Recruiter, for > some reason or another ( I have no idea why) this guy just fell off the face > of the earth. He doesn't return my calls or e-mails when I try to follow up > with him on stuff. Anyway, one of the jobs he put me up for I really want > and I know I am qualified to do, but I can't get a hold of him to find out > the feedback on it, can I call the company direct? It has been 3 weeks > since I spoke to him last, he kept asking for all of these things > (references, letters of rec, etc..), then he disappeared. Any advice on how > to handle this? > > Thanks >
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