The recruiters or maybe even 'sales agents' that I spoke to act as if they’re in a hurry to hang up from the “hello” They were rude, insensitive, rushed and attempted to retrieve personal information that could potentially be used to discriminate against me in their decision to offer job opportunities.
Upon hearing I have been unemployed over a year the individual acted extremely surprised and asked in surprise: “you’ve been searching for a whole year?” as if it was the first time she’d ever heard of anyone unemployed for a long period of time.
I was asked why did I think I was not being offered a job by those I applied for,
I was asked about what other companies I’ve been applying and interviewing with; what other contracting agencies and for which clients; what positions specifically by title have I applied to…I had to interrupt her line of questioning to ask relevance to the opportunity I was been considered for, the response was that they needed to make sure I’m not applying with their clients…ok I have NEVER been questioned in detail about my past/current job application history.
Throughout the “conversation” (it felt like I was talking to someone under the influence of a mega-accelerating stimulant) the recruiter consistently interrupted my responses by talking over me. This has never been my experience with any other recruiting agency or direct employer.
I call back, ask to speak to another individual who called me and they transferred me to rude person #1, not the other individual who called.
My impression is, if they’re like this from the start, to “lure me in” to work with them it only makes me wonder and gives me the creeps to think how much worse they’ll be after they get me to sign a job contract. They definitely placed serious doubts in my mind as to their commitment to the individuals they place with their clients.
Cons: rude, unprofessional
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