If not recruiters, where do you start looking for work? Personally I’ve found it very difficult to find work but obviously many factors are involved.
Cheers Tom On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 21:25, Tony Wright <tonyw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yea I get that. That's why I said it depends who's at the other end. Tbh > I'm pretty sick of recruiters. They are a dime a dozen. I think at one > stage about 20% of my linked list was recruiters. My thinking was that I > might need them one day. But I have culled them significantly, down to a > few remaining agents that I believe add value. I don't often start with > recruiters when I'm looking for work, they take too much of a cut for > adding very little value. > > On Wed, 2 Jun 2021, 9:17 pm DotNet Dude, <adotnetd...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey Tony, >> >> Tom’s original question was about the recruiter asking for this info >> which is quite different from the bank you’re working for. Financial >> institutions do ask for the things you mention but I’d be suspicious and >> hesitant to pass info like that to a silly old recruiter. >> >> I’ve never been comfortable with systems like WorkPro, particularly with >> credit files, which they let you just download as a PDF so the recruiter >> can easily forward. Not cool at all. >> >> The whole recruitment model and the systems they use really needs a >> revamp to protect user privacy and security. I’m not convinced they are >> secure. >> >> >> On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 20:33, Tony Wright <tonyw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Really? At the bank I have had sign over a right for them to receive >>> every contact note for any shares I buy or sell. I also have to submit >>> requests to buy or sell shares. That's an Apra requirement. I'm also not >>> allowed to have directorships in more than one company, and it has to be an >>> approved directorship. So it really does depend on who it is and what it >>> means to you. A credit check to ensure that you aren't susceptible to >>> bribery might be reasonable too depending on who it is. If it's some random >>> numpty, sure, tell them to get stuffed, but some places really do need >>> extra checks on their staff. >>> >>> On Wed, 2 Jun 2021, 8:25 pm David Connors, <da...@connors.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Personally, I'd decline given the circumstances you've described. It >>>> would be like asking for this information from an employee and >>>> inappropriate if not probably illegal in the context of an FTE. >>>> >>>> David Connors >>>> da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 >>>> Telegram: https://t.me/davidconnors >>>> LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 19:20, Tom P <tompbi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Yes as an individual contractor so I did find it very odd. I’ve asked >>>>> for a reason so let’s see what they come back with. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers >>>>> Tom >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 19:06, David Connors <da...@connors.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> If you're doing this as an individual contractor on a work for hire / >>>>>> hourly basis then this is pretty strange. >>>>>> >>>>>> Even as a company, we almost always decline disclosure of financial >>>>>> information on the basis that we're privately held and send whoever is >>>>>> asking a letter of solvency from our tax accountants instead (they just >>>>>> want to know we're not going to go bust - but that's a very strange >>>>>> consideration if you're an individual contractor). >>>>>> >>>>>> David Connors >>>>>> da...@connors.com | M +61 417 189 363 >>>>>> Telegram: https://t.me/davidconnors >>>>>> LinkedIn: http://au.linkedin.com/in/davidjohnconnors >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, 2 Jun 2021 at 18:32, Tom P <tompbi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi folks >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For the experienced contractors here who may know... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I am in the process of starting a new contract and the recruitment >>>>>>> agent has requested access to my credit file (via WorkPro). Is this >>>>>>> normal? >>>>>>> I’ve only had one contract in the past and the credit check was not done >>>>>>> AFAIK. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My credit file is clean so that’s not an issue but it contains >>>>>>> sensitive information such as my credit card limits, etc, so I’m >>>>>>> hesitant >>>>>>> to release it unless absolutely necessary. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any info would be appreciated. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cheers >>>>>>> Tom >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>> Tom >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Tom >>>>> >>>> -- Thanks Tom
