Recruitment Agencies – Can’t Win
Agencies are getting a terrible time from jobseekers in the current market place. I know there have been some dodgy operators about over the years with poor quality and customer service skills but reaction of many jobseekers is over the top in this marketplace.
Advice for jobseekers for dealing with agencies…..
Agency employment figures have been slashed by up to 60% which means that there are less consultants to manage what can be described as an avalanche of CV’s.
Recruitment agencies have less jobs and in some cases no jobs. This means that they need to spend their time trying to find them. This involves canvassing companies who on the most part don’t need them the attract candidates in this market.
Tips
Avoid speculative CV’s to agencies as it is like throwing your CV into outer space. Try to target agencies who have specific jobs.
If you are not getting a call back don’t get mad – move on to the next application. If the recruiter spoke to and replied to every jobseeker they would not have time to try and get jobs in.
Try more proactive job search strategies – to me using recruitment agencies is lazy job hunting in this market. Yes you have to cover the recruitment agency strategy BUT there is much more that you can do.
