MasterOfReality
After forever
Recruitment agents (or *cough* consultants).
1. Spotted ad on Seek which listed salary and location.
2. Emailed recruiter requesting more details on role.
3. General chat on phone about my background and what type of role and money I am after. Was told they would contact me within a few days.
4. After chat I realised they never actually answered my question about the role.
5. Haven't heard back and its been a week. In my industry, job offers are made over coffee or beer.
I had a feeling that the ad was full of shit but I wanted to see if maybe they were being genuine, and not just trawling for CV's so then they can hassle you every month.
I remember getting a phone call from a recruiter 2 weeks after I started the role I am in now:
Him - "Hi mate, we have a really good role available at the moment, a sweet 8/6 roster, underground copper, flying in company time and competitive salary plus benefits"
Me - "Err, I remember calling your mob months ago when I was looking last time and didn't even get a call back. Sorry but you missed your cut, I have just started a new job"
Him - "But this could be your ticket to the superintendents position. Think of the possibilities. After a few years here you could write your own pay cheque!!"
Me - "Are you serious? I have been here for only two weeks, not even fully inducted yet. Good way to burn my bridges"
Gah, gtfo you idiots.
Don't even get me started on the one that blew up at me when I turned down a job offer in Mt Isa. He thought the commission was in the bag, but his mistake was bloating the base salary by $40k to get applicants and then hoping the successful applicant would fold under pressure and take what was offered. So i strung the fucker along as long as I could.
Far out he lost it on the phone when I told him thanks but no thanks hehe.
Best bit was a year later I was at a pub in Brissie and my cousin brought some mates along who were recruitment agents who worked at the same company as the fuckwit. They knew this guy and told me he had been fired for verbally abusing almost all the job candidates. When I told them about my case they remembered it by how big a tantrum he threw. They all thought he was a fuckwit as well hahah.
1. Spotted ad on Seek which listed salary and location.
2. Emailed recruiter requesting more details on role.
3. General chat on phone about my background and what type of role and money I am after. Was told they would contact me within a few days.
4. After chat I realised they never actually answered my question about the role.
5. Haven't heard back and its been a week. In my industry, job offers are made over coffee or beer.
I had a feeling that the ad was full of shit but I wanted to see if maybe they were being genuine, and not just trawling for CV's so then they can hassle you every month.
I remember getting a phone call from a recruiter 2 weeks after I started the role I am in now:
Him - "Hi mate, we have a really good role available at the moment, a sweet 8/6 roster, underground copper, flying in company time and competitive salary plus benefits"
Me - "Err, I remember calling your mob months ago when I was looking last time and didn't even get a call back. Sorry but you missed your cut, I have just started a new job"
Him - "But this could be your ticket to the superintendents position. Think of the possibilities. After a few years here you could write your own pay cheque!!"
Me - "Are you serious? I have been here for only two weeks, not even fully inducted yet. Good way to burn my bridges"
Gah, gtfo you idiots.
Don't even get me started on the one that blew up at me when I turned down a job offer in Mt Isa. He thought the commission was in the bag, but his mistake was bloating the base salary by $40k to get applicants and then hoping the successful applicant would fold under pressure and take what was offered. So i strung the fucker along as long as I could.
Far out he lost it on the phone when I told him thanks but no thanks hehe.
Best bit was a year later I was at a pub in Brissie and my cousin brought some mates along who were recruitment agents who worked at the same company as the fuckwit. They knew this guy and told me he had been fired for verbally abusing almost all the job candidates. When I told them about my case they remembered it by how big a tantrum he threw. They all thought he was a fuckwit as well hahah.
