On Fri, 2014-01-31 at 13:27 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote: > On Fri, 2014-01-31 at 12:56 +1300, Adrian Mageanu wrote: > > On Wed, 2014-01-29 at 08:50 +1300, Steve Holdoway wrote: > > [...] > > > Off Topic yes... I had one pimp ask me to come in and just fill out some > > > forms: > > > > > > - authorization to perform police check > > > - ditto credit check > > > > > > > Sadly, this - and (a lot) more - is the norm nowadays when dealing with > > recruiters. Peer recommendations are not enough any more. > > I disagree... this kind of thing is completely unacceptable. > > These recruitment agencies are in communication with me as a > representative of my company, not me. It's a limited company and has > been in existence for the best part of a decade. > > If this agency was communicating with IBM for example, would they demand > such things from the IBM staff members involved? > > Steve > > (To keep on topic... it's a linux consultancy (: )
+1 for the sentiment. It's one thing when the job demands it and the employer is required by law to do these checks *after* you've been short-listed in the last round of interviews (BTDT, fingerprints and all), but today everybody is a NSA wannabe. Makes you feel like inadequate merchandise from start, even if you know you'll pass every check and have nothing to worry about. Back on topic, that ad was hilarious, especially seeing how it started on the UC website, but if I understand you right you were trying to find clients for your company's Linux consultancy services through a recruitment agency? Well, companies don't do that. They behave differently, using marketing and sales techniques to find clients and close contracts. And you're pretty good at it </off list knowledge disclosure>, so don't waste your time like that. For most of the recruitment agencies in town (yes, there are exceptions) if you go physically or electronically through their door for anything other than buying their services, you'll look like a nail to them and they'll use the "total informational awareness" hammer on you, no matter if you are from IBM or G3. Same for some companies or government departments if you use their HR door. We live interesting times. Adrian (...I use Linux too) _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
