| Topic Name: |
Trickery from Firms |
| Message Name: |
Assistants Updating Databases... |
| Date Posted: |
07/10/2001 |
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Does this qualify as trickery? From your admirers at RealRates.com:
"Farnorth
Registered User
(5/22/01 7:47:41 pm)
Interesting recruiter contact
I received a call last night from an "associate" of a recruiter who I had contacted 6 months ago. He explained that he was working for that he was not a recruiter himself but was "helping" the recruiter who I had spoken with.
He started with a bunch of chit-chat, reminding me why I had spoken to the broker originally. I didn't remember the broker or the job, so I just "uh-huh"ed through the conversation and was pretty closed-mouth.
Then he started asking a bunch of questions. I replied that I was currently on contract, would be so for the foreseeable future, and would be happy to contact his company the next time I am looking for a new contract. Moreover, I mentioned that I'm happy with my current broker.
The guy then says, "Is there some reason you don't want to talk to me? I've been getting this same reaction from other people I've contacted."
I didn't want to give him my real reasons, but what was going through my mind was:
1. Why would a broker hire someone to "update his database"?
2. How do I know you're not mining someone else's database?
3. Why do I want to waste my time updating your database (assuming it is yours, see above) after I've said I won't be available for the foreseeable future?
4. What part of "I'll call you" don't you understand?
For Mini and others, is this a standard practice? I know maintaining prospect contacts by making "updating my database" calls is standard, but is it standard to have someone else do it for you? Or was this guy probably pirating someone else's database? "
Well recruiters - was this valid or was it TRICKERY? |
| Message: |
While we don't do this very often, there are times when having someone make calls to obtain updated info on our candidates is necessary.
Example:
We moved our office and we have only recently acquired a software system whereby we can become more paperless.
We had 8 file cabinets stuffed with candidates going back to 1985. Spring cleaning was long overdue.
So we had our office assistant call the "oldest" files to see if we could still locate these people. Afterall a good majority of them were people we placed and no doubt they would be open to hearing from us again.
Many of the files were dumped, but many were reactivated and we have actually made a couple placements from them. A Firm's database is usually their best source for good candidates.
You may wonder why we lost contact with these people in the first place...because after placing someone somewhere, they are now a part of your Client's team and apart from calling them to see how they are doing, there is no reason to bug them. Unless you have established a real friendship with them, in which case their file is always close at hand.
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