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Recruitment Agencies

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  • 22-09-2010 4:56pm
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    Chatswood
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭


    I've just joined the boards.ie website but I did so specifically to discuss the experience I've had in the last few months with recruitment agencies/consultants.

    I was made redundant this year and with almost 15 years in experience, a third level qualification and a level 8 qualification in my specialised field - I thought I'd have quite a lot to offer to the employment market.

    I registered with at least 6 agencies which meant a trip to Dublin, filling out forms (which had information contained on my CV) and talking to some "consultant" in their early to mid 20s about my career - which started about the time they sat their junior cert or made their confirmation.
    They all commented on how great my experience and CV were yet I still find myself almost 4 months later chasing them all for something worthwhile.

    They all seemed happy to waste my time, to get my details on their database and tell me that the market was "picking up" - despite the fact that the same opportunities that appeared 4 months ago on Irish jobs still appear today...even when you filter for additions in the last 1-2 days.
    I find the whole area of recruitment agencies littered with unscrupulous, unprofessional and wholly negligent plonkers who tell you on nothing and will then gladly ignore you for all eternity.

    Of the 6 that I registered with I would perhaps have positive things to say about 1 and would avoid the other 5 like the plague. What annoys me most is that they have people who know little or nothing about industry/employment and have never actually worked in a senior role anywhere - making a call on one's suitability to do a job.

    I know that I have an awful lot to offer in employment but if roles don’t exist or if people aren't hiring then why not just say that and avoid wasting peoples time (and money it takes to drive/train it to Dublin)..

    I just thought I would put this out there..as you can tell I'm probably fed-up, disillusioned and whole heartedly disguised with what I've experienced with these idiots !


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