Posted this in the networking site, but want to get it out to a wider audience.

 

Has anyone used a recruitement agency recently, and know of a good one in Bolton/ Manchester/ North-West?

 

I'm looking to review my career options rapidly.

 

Any help would be appreciated, ta.

You've not been touching kids, have you?

The only ones I know are in my industry, sorry.

You've not been touching kids, have you?

 

No. Definitely not.

Change of management is more like it.

in what field?

 

have you tried walt disney

 

i heard one of the 7 had packed in

in what field?

 

have you tried walt disney

 

i heard one of the 7 had packed in

 

LW got it

Fools and communists. The lot of you!

PN

 

What industry?

 

I'll send you some good ones on LinkedIn

some funny bastards on here!

i know a few, liverpool i know some because we deal with some agencies because with some of the lads who play football for the academy we find them places to work and find careers they can fall back on should they not make the grade. i know a few in manchester as well. all depends what field your looking for.

PN

 

What industry?

 

I'll send you some good ones on LinkedIn

 

TA.

HR, management, education etc

TA.

HR, management, education etc

 

 

He means teaching.

He means teaching.

He means anything but teaching!!

He means anything but teaching!!

Is it teaching or learning ask No Balls

He's not allowed to teach so its got to be in an adult friendly enviroment

id recommend quest recruitment,

 

however theres one called Randstad who are the uk's 2nd largest, However from my own experience I dont know how.. very rude staff working there with little industry knowledge.

id recommend quest recruitment,

 

however theres one called Randstad who are the uk's 2nd largest, However from my own experience I dont know how.. very rude staff working there with little industry knowledge.

Because without wanting to sound rude

 

1. Their job isn't to be nice to you

2. Size certainly doesn't mean quality in recruitment

3. Being big and covering everything they will have little industry knowledge, they are not an industry specialist; there are retail recruitment specialists

Because without wanting to sound rude

 

1. Their job isn't to be nice to you

2. Size certainly doesn't mean quality in recruitment

3. Being big and covering everything they will have little industry knowledge, they are not an industry specialist; there are retail recruitment specialists

 

1. General courtesy is that if somebody goes out of their way for 2 interviews to at least let them know the outcome

2. To be told that my job is a mickey mouse career and i wont have enough experience for certain companies (I now work for that company after applying direct).

3. They are specialist recruiters with different departments covering certain specialisms

 

The orig post asked for peoples views on recruitment companies. I was their customer and thats my opinions on how they dealt with me..

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1. General courtesy is that if somebody goes out of their way for 2 interviews to at least let them know the outcome

2. To be told that my job is a mickey mouse career and i wont have enough experience for certain companies (I now work for that company after applying direct).

3. They are specialist recruiters with different departments covering certain specialisms

 

The orig post asked for peoples views on recruitment companies. I was their customer and thats my opinions on how they dealt with me..

your first mistake is thinking you are/were their customer; harsh as it sounds, but the reality is you're nothing of the sort - a customer is the one who pays the bills - the client. You do not pay for their services so in effect you are simply a commodity. A useful one that they could not do without, but a commodity nontheless

 

Frankly it sounds like they were dicks with you and I'm not for one second condoning them giving you no feedback and/or calling your career mickey mouse - it's highly unprofessional and out of order.

 

Finally, "specialist recruiters with diff depts etc....." is the usual shite rolled out by the large generalist recruiters - it's a sales pitch my friend so they can get into as many markets aspossible whilst sounding credible - Randstad are not a specialist recruiter - those in the industry know it.

your first mistake is thinking you are/were their customer; harsh as it sounds, but the reality is you're nothing of the sort - a customer is the one who pays the bills - the client. You do not pay for their services so in effect you are simply a commodity. A useful one that they could not do without, but a commodity nontheless

 

Frankly it sounds like they were dicks with you and I'm not for one second condoning them giving you no feedback and/or calling your career mickey mouse - it's highly unprofessional and out of order.

 

Finally, "specialist recruiters with diff depts etc....." is the usual shite rolled out by the large generalist recruiters - it's a sales pitch my friend so they can get into as many markets aspossible whilst sounding credible - Randstad are not a specialist recruiter - those in the industry know it.

 

Randstad never heard of them, but then I dont have a mickey mouse career advice stick to the agencys that work in that field.

Randstad never heard of them

 

 

They advertise on UK TV.

 

http://www.randstad.co.uk/about-randstad.html

 

Randstad is today a global leader in the provision of recruitment and HR services. With revenues in excess of ?12bn we operate in more than 40 countries with 28,000 employees working from a global network of over 4,000 offices

 

I'd say they're quite big, so the fact that you've never heard of them probably doesn't bother them.

They advertise on UK TV.

 

http://www.randstad.co.uk/about-randstad.html

 

 

 

I'd say they're quite big, so the fact that you've never heard of them probably doesn't bother them.

 

They dont deal in what I do thats why I've not heard of them (oh and I've not seen any UK TV for 18 months)

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Heres a list of agencies which is online

 

http://website.lineone.net/~johnmasterman/engagentsr-w.html

 

Dont know how good it is

Heres a list of agencies which is online

 

http://website.lineone.net/~johnmasterman/engagentsr-w.html

 

Dont know how good it is

 

the lack of michael page suggests 'not very'

the lack of michael page suggests 'not very'

It's an old and not very good list to be fair

 

PN I've sent you another linkedin msg, hope it helps pal