GUEST COMMENT: I am being cold called by recruiters trying to place other people in my job

Liz@ yes they do that and sadly, some can even act far worse. Such as, after 4 months of not contacting you, they will call just to ascertain where else your cv has gone to, not to run past any positions by for you. My advice is never tell them. Only if they mention a role for you, should you tell them that your cv has gone to them already- and ONLY then.

You will also find that recruiters (unless they have worked in that specific field) do not exactly know much about what they are trying to sell. You will find that you will do the explaining and they the listening.

Another thing you have be mindful off is that they do not always provide a complete job spec- nor do they understand the legal implications for not doing so. There are many more pitfuls that await you but having said that there are some decent ones around.....some where.

Two weeks ago, a recruitment agent called me and told me that he has very exciting roles that suit my profile very well but he needs to meet me in person and discuss these roles with me as it is much easier that way. I usually have a very tight schedule during the day and I leave early to pick my children from school. But since he sounded very promising, I made alternative arrangements for my children and agreed to meet him at 5PM on friday (Yes, I am desperately looking for a change). We discussed my profile for 45 minutes and with great promises, he left saying he will get back to me after speaking to the hiring managers in several companies. It is more than 2 weeks since that happened, but I neither received any courteous email from him saying it was nice meeting me on friday and he is working on it nor any interview calls scheduled.

This has left a very bad taste in my mouth about recruitment agents. My colleagues tell me that I should have never agreed to meet him and that I should have better known about their bombastic nature. I had little experience with them in the past as I was always recruited directly. Is this usual with recruitment agents to be this unprofessional?

@Ivana Tinkle,

welcome to the cut throat world of banking. Some recruiters are former bankers and come from the same shark......

sounds to me like your day dreaming and little games have come to an end and the head hunters know that your jobs coming to an end. Perhaps you should listen to the head hunters to see if there is a job for you out there? In all seriousness, I hear Macdonalds are hiring and they do a very good training programme.

@MsCityHunter - ouch, tarnished is a harsh word. I prefer improved. Still no hard feelings!