IT recruiters

[Rois]

Don't be giving it to her, she'll only head off skiing in Saint Moritz or something!

Monaghan Town in the morning for a holiday 

[The Subbie]

Don't be giving it to her, she'll only head off skiing in Saint Moritz or something!

Monaghan Town in the morning for a holiday 

I'm homesick now  !

Have fun , loads of good places to eat and drink there!
The best Indian I've ever been to is at home in Monaghan !

[imtommygunn]

You are better using contacts you have if you can. There are very few good ones out there up north anyway. They have little regard for the individual and are just interested in the money mostly. There will be exceptions. Companies have started to find they don't work and are moving to in house a lot too.

[punt kick]

There are good recruiters and bad recruiters. Same as most professions. Try and find one where they'll discuss your career and what you want to do rather than shoehorn you in to a position that they have. A good recruiter will complete an interview and should be able to build a target list of organisations that fit. It also has to be mentioned that some candidates have unrealistic expections of what they want and can be ott demanding.

Yes I am a parasite recruiter.

Completely untrue for IT recruitment. Yet to meet one who knows wtf they are talking about.  They just care for the referral fee.

[Tony Baloney]

Don't be giving it to her, she'll only head off skiing in Saint Moritz or something!

Monaghan Town in the morning for a holiday 

I'm homesick now  !

Have fun , loads of good places to eat and drink there!
The best Indian I've ever been to is at home in Monaghan !

Eastern Balti? Hard to beat.

[trueblue1234]

There are good recruiters and bad recruiters. Same as most professions. Try and find one where they'll discuss your career and what you want to do rather than shoehorn you in to a position that they have. A good recruiter will complete an interview and should be able to build a target list of organisations that fit. It also has to be mentioned that some candidates have unrealistic expections of what they want and can be ott demanding.

Yes I am a parasite recruiter.

Completely untrue for IT recruitment. Yet to meet one who knows wtf they are talking about.  They just care for the referral fee.

I disagree.

[punt kick]

Of course you would. Doesn't make it any less true.

[trueblue1234]

in your opinion. I'm not an IT recruiter by the way. But I know a few that have some excellent candidate feedback.

[punt kick]

And what?

[The Subbie]

Don't be giving it to her, she'll only head off skiing in Saint Moritz or something!

Monaghan Town in the morning for a holiday 

I'm homesick now  !

Have fun , loads of good places to eat and drink there!
The best Indian I've ever been to is at home in Monaghan !

Eastern Balti? Hard to beat.

Savage isn't it !! Totally off topic but it's class !

[trueblue1234]

And what?

What what?

[Dinny Breen]

Dinny - I have had the exact same experience recently but it looks like I've landed a job in exactly the area I want. I worked for the same company for 9 years and fell into a contract (which turned out to be excellent) for a year. I've found recruitment agencies, linkdin etc to be nothing short of soul destroying. My conclusion is that some agencies are better than others, some agents are better than others. You have to keep after them and if they're shit you'll soon realise. Lots of them don't actually have the roles they advertise - if they cannot send you a detailed job spec for that specific role then it's a waste of time. Do not let them "put your details forward" - they're just trying to get the rights to "you" if you eventually land a role. You'll be up on a meaningless database but not submitted for a particular role.

Good luck. What's for you won't pass you.

Thanks Seanie, for a while I thought it might be me but your post is quite reassuring. Although it it could be that we are a pair of cantankerous feckers

[Dinny Breen]

There are good recruiters and bad recruiters. Same as most professions. Try and find one where they'll discuss your career and what you want to do rather than shoehorn you in to a position that they have. A good recruiter will complete an interview and should be able to build a target list of organisations that fit. It also has to be mentioned that some candidates have unrealistic expections of what they want and can be ott demanding.

Yes I am a parasite recruiter.

This was my expectation, however not one recruiter has actually offered to interview me, review me CV or offered any substantial advice around my expectations. I use to do a lot of the recruiting for my old company so I know my worth in the market.

Now reconsidering going to Monaghan instead of France for my holdays, just for the Indian food mind........

[Billys Boots]

There are good recruiters and bad recruiters. Same as most professions. Try and find one where they'll discuss your career and what you want to do rather than shoehorn you in to a position that they have. A good recruiter will complete an interview and should be able to build a target list of organisations that fit. It also has to be mentioned that some candidates have unrealistic expections of what they want and can be ott demanding.

Yes I am a parasite recruiter.

This was my expectation, however not one recruiter has actually offered to interview me, review me CV or offered any substantial advice around my expectations. I use to do a lot of the recruiting for my old company so I know my worth in the market.

Now reconsidering going to Monaghan instead of France for my holdays, just for the Indian food mind........

Go for North African food/restaurants in France, it's a more than adequate replacement - and you can't really get it back home. 

[The Subbie]

There are good recruiters and bad recruiters. Same as most professions. Try and find one where they'll discuss your career and what you want to do rather than shoehorn you in to a position that they have. A good recruiter will complete an interview and should be able to build a target list of organisations that fit. It also has to be mentioned that some candidates have unrealistic expections of what they want and can be ott demanding.

Yes I am a parasite recruiter.

This was my expectation, however not one recruiter has actually offered to interview me, review me CV or offered any substantial advice around my expectations. I use to do a lot of the recruiting for my old company so I know my worth in the market.

Now reconsidering going to Monaghan instead of France for my holdays, just for the Indian food mind........

Do it Dinny , I can't imagine why anyone would forego the chance of a culinary Mecca like the Eastern Balti House in Park Street Monaghan for a trip to France  !