What is the Recruitment Industry like?

[TheHighcroft]

all recruitment consultants should be gassed in a belsen style camp. their mothers should be charged for the train fare.

[Anan7777]

Is this a dating agency for sex offenders?

These gargoyles would suggest it is.

[urdynamix1]

The Recruitment Racket Is The Most Overrated Experience Any Job Candidate Can Go Thru, You'll Have a Better Chance Meeting a Talking Chihuahua Than Finding Meaningful Work With Any Shark-Infested Recruiter.

[MrBillLumburg]

Recruiters are like pimps, really they could care less and will do anything to screw the contractor out of more money.

[motifstudios]

I'm getting into recruitment this summer, can't wait to start!

[terry2708]

I have it admit I myself worked as a temp consultant for a for a few months. The industry is fucked. Most company directors I spoke to have been burnt by rouge consultants. That fact is they know that the people you source are the same pool of workers. You're not reinventing sliced bread.

This agency I worked for was too expensive because Their overheads are high and we were offering the same bloody service. They had to close down their office in the end. Bunch of shitheads.

[suryashine1]

another bitch called bianca, asks me for an interview for a particular role, then when i get there, she tells me it's no longer available, but interviews me for a lesser role, says i interviewed well and will put me forward to the client asap and contact me within 2 working days. she didn't. i contacted her on the third day, and without a hint of concern, she tells me i wasn't what they were looking for - fine, but why didn't she make a simple phone call, when she expects me to come for i/view?

[DW01]

Probably because she was just a target-driven, thoughtless idiot. There are many in the industry, especially with the global firms that set targets. Your best bet would be to go to a smaller independent agency and build up a rapport with the recuiter there. They tend to actually care a little about your welfare, rather than just thinking about numbers and pound/dollar signs.

[suryashine1]

thanks for the advice - as it happens, i happened to come across someone like that just today - finally!

[terry2708]

The fact is that some of the jobs they advertise particularly temp jobs don't actually exist. They use these advertisements to draw people in onto their books so they can use their readily available temp supply sales pitch to prospect clients. And most likely won't get work anyway. Employers do get pissed off with agencies because they get fucked around too particularly when it comes to fees and asking the consultant to put something in writing.

[suryashine1]

i was recently requested to meet with the agent and interviewed and asked what exactly my work preferences would be and told they would actively seek out that work for me and keep in touch - 3 days later i called and this guy named anthony asks me what my work preferences are and them tells me that they don't deal with that sort of work; and then the bastard tries to downplay and degrade my resume and credibility and hinder my future prospects - this was at "rwr".

[suryashine1]

this is the most sordid, scummy, cheapshit industry ever - 95% are fuckwits eg. bianca roberts - and some are pure evil ie. "anthony" from "rwr" sydney - burn in hell asshole (oh, i mean, "mate" {said boldly})...who are these amateurs accountable to? there is only a responsibility by companies to regulate their behaviour, and look what happens!! kevin rudd is laughing all the way to the bank...

[terry2708]

I agree 110%. Recruitment consultants are the biggest fuckin arseholes on the planet. Pure fuckin scum. I rank them lower than real estate agents. They think they are good bullshit artists until they meet me, that's when they shit themselves. Not so long ago some prick from adecco in sydney sent me out to some temp work in chatswood. The client never requested any temps in the first place. I ripped this cunt consultant's fuckin head off at adecco in front of his workmates and jobseekers.

[suryashine1]

thanks for the vote of confidence terry - i think a lot of people have had bad experiences with the vast majority of these asshole. they always ask you to come in and meet with them face to face (at the cost of your time and money) and then ask you questions which they could have over the phone or e-mail (just to get you on their books and fulfill their quota, and assess what you look like - from a vanity perspective) - they tend to have an attitude on top of not being helpful.

[DW01]

You're a very angry person aren't you?

If you're such a clever person, why are you using temp agencies anyway?

[LeftyOleary]

ha right on mate. probably because he cant find regular work because hes a clump

[terry2708]

yes I am clever and I don't associate with agencies anymore. Stopped talking to them monthly ago. Waste of time and money.

[terry2708]

typo. months ago that is

[LeftyOleary]

you sound like the type of person that no normal employer would want on his team anyway. aggression and violence for a simple screw up makes you a fucking loon mate

[terry2708]

And you sound like the type of person who gets dictated to and fucked over by people. I reckon you suck up to your manager so you get your next to shit payrise every 2 years. Yes I am aggressive and pressured, I trade forex (currency) for myself which is high pressure and makes shitloads of money. At least I know what I want. Better than slaving for prick employers or agencies like you do. I suppose you will be bucket carrying for the same company until you drop dead wanker. fuck off cunt.

[LeftyOleary]

Well you reckon wrong.

You dont make sense mate. You say you trade forex and make loads of money. if so why use an agency in the first place? You say you were a recruitment consultant, so if you know the industry is shit then why use their services as both a candidate (worker) or as an employee? I think you are talking utter shite mate. Go boil stick your head in a frier you prick.

[terry2708]

listen arsehole, lets get the facts right here. Yes I did work as Recruitment consultant 2 years ago. I stopped using agencies 10 months ago. Yes I do Trade Forex and enjoy it. Sunk in yet? Now please Stop being a Laptop Gangster putting other people down. I Know you're a fuck wit Pom because you spell shit as Shitte and I know you would not have the guts to this shit in my face as I would smash your fuckin face in. Fuck off you twisted pommy fuck. Stay in your little England please. Douche Bag

[LeftyOleary]

You are dumb.

Firstly, shit and shite are different words, a bit like shit and shitty really. Anyway....

You sound like the fuckwit because your posts don't add up. Try to re-read my comment above and answer my points, if you can. Or are you just a lying arsehole with a chip on his shoulder? finally 'mate', you are a knob so enjoy your little life at your Forex desk and remember not to let your mind wander too far as it's too small to be let out alone.

Cheerio.

[terry2708]

That's alright pommy, Just keep getting more upset. Not me who has to live in shitty cold english weather and being fuckin miserable. Keep calling me names I don't care. Right now in sydney, it's 26c outside, sunny with the chicks in their bikinis. In England, it's Fat chav bitches in pubs. Read your profile, bit fuckin scary. Live on Middle Earth do you? WTF? Errrr OK! you been taking too many drugs?

Fuck man take a look at yourself before you write off other people.

[terry2708]

Noticed your latest reply was done at night GMT. Have you not got a life Middle Earth Goblin boy? Bet you decked out your bed with the lord of the rings pillow cover and duvet  sheet. Worse still, I bet you still live at home with mummy and daddy. I guarantee you own an anorak too and go to middle earth club meetings. ooohhh look a new middle earth club female member eerrrroooohhh I going to drool. Ha Ha so funny. There are some embarrassing you tube and facebook profiles around.

[LeftyOleary]

No, it was a piss take.

You're in Sydney? Lovely. The place is full of Abbo drunkards and smack heads. I stayed at Potts Point and there were needles & syringes all over the place. Really nice.

By the way, i'm 30 year old and replying on my blackberry you fool. You are a sad fuck, no wonder you can't get a proper job.

[terry2708]

HA HA HA HA HA HA. FUCK YOU ARE sooo sensitive. Something else I learn t about you now: You're a racist. You refer Aboriginal people as ABBOs. Not too good mate. Anyway you must have went to sydney pennyless. Only poor travellers stay in potts point. Ha Ha funny, Next to Kings Cross what do you fuckin expect? You don't have a clue about sydney because you would'nt have seen the whole place anyway. Most english people fuckin whinge about australia and leave anyway. so why do they come Here?

[LeftyOleary]

So what, i refer to Australians as Ausies, British as Brits, Americans as Yank, and Aborigines as Abbo's. So fuck. Doesn't mean i', a racist. Fuck your intelligence is low.

The only whinge i have about Australia is that i found the people to be a bit boring, unlike the Kiwi's who had a good sense of humour. Boring, boring Australia, and boring, boring terry2708.

[terry2708]

Are you still going on like an old woman? still upset? shut the fuck up, get off ya laptop, and go for a walk. Nobody is interested little englishman. you don't offend me one bit.

[LeftyOleary]

Mate, you are boring me.

Go and trade some foreign currency in your little hut, scrimping for tips from tourists.

[terry2708]

Why would mention that you're 30 years old and reply to messages on a blackberry. WOW! Why would I give a fuck or anyone else? I sense you are a super geek in middle earth land. You know you need to quit replying to my messages because your bullshit is posted public on u tube. I thought you said that I was the Sad Fuck. mmmmmm ok. At least I don't brag about blackberries. Funny thing is I'm always digging dirt on you and you can't because you don't know shit about me. you give too much away!

[LeftyOleary]

Mate, you are quite dumb. Why did i mention blackberry? Because you thought i was a geek on a pc at stupid oclock in the morning, when in fact i get emails on my phone.

Yes you are a sad fuck. A sad fuck who can't get a proper job. I tell you what, next time a take a holiday to Oz i'll call you when i need some foreign exchange and i'll even leave you a little tip.

[DW01]

You sound like a proper knob pal

[funty1]

Oh another pasty faced alco lets rip.... get a grip u twat