Snelling keeps losing my paperwork
Robert E. Maas rem@btr.com
agency/recruiter?
In 1991.Aug, just before I became unemployed 1991.Sept.01, I sent my
resume to Snelling. I continued to be unemployed the whole next year,
but by 1992.Jun.26 they had lost my resume and I had to send another
copy, to Tracy Foster (previous person no longer worked there). I tried
calling back to verify she got my resume but she was out a lot. Finally
1992.Jul.29 I was able to get Tracy Foster on the phone, but she didn't
remember my resume, said she'd look for it, but wanted me to come in in
person, so by appointment I went in 1992.Jul.31, filled out forms
(which took 40 minutes) and left off my short general skills resume and
my long detailed work history resume and also my LISP-specific resume.
By 1992.Sep.30, Tracy Foster was no longer working there, so I talked
to Joe Hoang who said he'd look for my paperwork. Now 1992.Oct.14, he
doesn't remember me nor can he find my paperwork, apparently Tracy
Foster took all her clients' paperwork with her when she left, so now I
have to re-send my Macintosh and LISP resumes to Joe Hoang and I
definitely refuse to spend another 40 minutes filling out their
questionnaire again.
Some other agencies have lost my paperwork once or twice but three
times is getting intolerable. Does Snelling treat others this way? Do
other agencies/recruiters do the same occasionally? When we send
resumes to agencies and spend time filling out their questionnaries,
does all our paperwork really belong to the individual recruiter as
his/her personal possession rather than to the agency that person works
for? Do we have to put up with this kind of crap?
Sue Miller
>Has anybody else had this kind of experience with Snelling or any other
>agency/recruiter?
>
>
>for? Do we have to put up with this kind of crap?
No. Why are you? There are literally dozens of other agencies
in this area.
Carole Parker
>agency/recruiter?
>
registering with them or having anything to do with them.
[Details deleted for brevity.]
>
>Some other agencies have lost my paperwork once or twice but three
>times is getting intolerable.
This is not common. Most agencies are *very* responsible.
Does Snelling treat others this way?
As I said earlier, they have a bad reputation. I would drop them.
Do
>other agencies/recruiters do the same occasionally?
Recruiters are human, and people do make mistakes.
When we send
>resumes to agencies and spend time filling out their questionnaries,
>does all our paperwork really belong to the individual recruiter as
>his/her personal possession rather than to the agency that person works
>for?
As I understand it, your resume belongs to the agency, not the recruiter.
Do we have to put up with this kind of crap?
No you don't! A good agency won't charge you a fee or lose your paperwork.
Hundreds of agencies exist, and you happened to pick the worst one.
Suggestions for working with agencies:
1. Register with more than one agency.
2. Be honest about the fact that you're registering with more than one agency.
Let them know.
3. If they protest your being registered with other agencies, or they try to
get you to sign an exclusive contract -- run away!
4. Keep careful track of which agency sends you to what company. You don't
want several agencies to send your resume or you out to the same job.
This will not improve your chances of getting the job. In fact, the
opposite is most likely to occur -- you won't get the job.
5. If you live in the Santa Clara County, the follow up book to Silicon
Valley Job Shops, called Silicon Valley Placement Agencies is in the
Printers Inc. bookstores in Mountain View and Palo Alto. Even though
the book is aimed at Technical Writers and Editors, other technical
professional people will find this book useful. In the San Francisco
area, contact the Society for Technical Communication (STC) and get
their book.
6. Contact your local Better Business Bureau to be sure an agency doesn't
have any complaints registered against it.
7. Talk with your friends/family/classmates/professors/co-workers about
reputable agencies and agencies to stay away from.
8. Consider temporary/contract work while you're looking for permanent
work. Frequently, as a contractor, you can find out things about a
company that you couldn't find out any other way. Also, some
companies hire the person that has been doing the job.
Clarification: I am *not* a recruiter. I have worked as a contractor for
over ten years, so I know the "game" pretty well.
I found myself. See? I'm right here! Until later--
Carole Parker
Paul Burnett
RR>Some other agencies have lost my paperwork once or twice but three
RR>times is getting intolerable. Does Snelling treat others this way?
RR>Do we have to put up with this kind of crap?
Have you called in on their BBS? 408-241-2305. I bet if you left
a public message you might get an answer - or at least alert
others to what they might expect....
I've mailed them several resumes, and faxed at least once, and
uploaded a filecopy of my resume several times - and I have _yet_
to hear (or see) one @#$%! word from them.
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. EZ 1.39 . Entered Monday, 10/19/92, 5:17 pm, San Jose, CA
James G. Franklin jamesf@btr.com
>Has anybody else had this kind of experience with Snelling or any other
>agency/recruiter?
>
I used to deal with them back in 1990. They sent me on an interview
they thought I was perfect for. When I didn't get the job, the woman I was
dealing with turned into a real bitch and I never heard from them again.
jim
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