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View Poll Results: What is your experience working with recruiting agencies?
Most of the recruiters are very helpful. 1 20.00%
I prefer not to work with recruiters. 2 40.00%
Most of the recruiters are unprofessional. 2 40.00%
Voters: 5. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 11-16-2006, 08:39 AM
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Default What is your experience working with recruiting agencies?

What is your experience working with recruiting agencies?
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Old 11-16-2006, 01:26 PM
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My experience with recruiters nearly all the time was unpleasant.
First they almost never return phone calls, some of them are very unethical and most of the time I have a feeling they try to make a fool of me and bend me for money.

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Old 11-16-2006, 06:17 PM
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I've had unsolicited calls from recruiters in the past (at my place of work!) but I have never dealt with one. I'm curious to see the responses to this thread.
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Old 11-17-2006, 09:05 AM
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In my opinion most of the recruiters are very annoying. Sadly almost all the job opportunities go through them. Their attitude towards the job seeker is - you are an idiot and we are trying to help you.

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Old 11-17-2006, 09:46 PM
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I find the opinions expressed here surprising, actually.

I've found working with Recruiters very helpful -(both as a candidate, and a hiring manager).

As a Candidate - they do most of the work for you: they look for possible positions - often in places you never thought of, give you useful tips for your resume and for the interview, and (esp. the smaller firms), follow up - giving you feedback.

All you have to do is sit back and wait for the damn phone to ring...

Note: my experience is from outside Canada. My experience with Canadian recruiters, so far is limited.
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