Job recruiter dilemma

[Alex_6n2]

That's quite poor form from the agency.

I think the right thing to do is to tell your current employer that their recruitment agency is now actively working to take their staff away. I'd expect your company to fire the recruitment agency.

There's a (significant) chance the new role has been seriously misrepresented. Perhaps contact whoever the recruiter is now working for directly?

This is standard agency practice.

Place candidate. (Hence you know they are employable)

Pass rebate period (Whatever time period the agency has agreed with the employer after which the full fee stands)

Attempt to move candidate elsewhere for a fresh fee.

It's good business sense really. The moral question is a different matter though

 

[Housey]

Id never associate any morality with the recruitment industry. The most bent of sectors.

 

[anything I don't mind]

The guy who got me my current job called me every 6 months to see how i wwas getting on and if i was looking for another role yet. I think its quite normal. Tells me he is just checking in.

 

[Golf1.6]

some recruiters come across to me like they're used car salesmen.

 

[Basher]

some recruiters come across to me like they're used car salesmen.

They're much, much worse.

 

[No1newts]

Given that he almost certainly gets paid on placing candidates, why on earth would he talk to your previous recruiter/boss!?

+1

He won't say to your current boss he's placing you elsewhere he'll just keep mum. Then after placing you elsewhere he'll rode to your current bosses rescue offering to fill his vacancy.

A nice double bubble for the recruiter!

 

[Golf1.6]

surely its up to employers to make sure they create the best environment for their candidates.

I used to work in SEM. Paid search/SEO - didn't like working at it so much because I felt the industry lacked brains (most of it seemed to involve creating reports for clients/managers). 1/4 of time spent on time wasting, 1/4 time spent on doing actual work, 1/2 time spent on creating reports - reports were absolutely mind numbing.

But in this industry there seems to be a lack of supply (workforce) and unlimited demand. Every company is now trying to get SEO/PPC people onboard to get work done. So SEo/PPC are just getting poached all the friggin time.

Worked in a few companies that wanted to freate a Google/silicon valley vibe. Lots of staff outings, free breakfast, table tennis area, bean bags dotted around the office etc.

 

[englishpremier]

I keep getting calls for PPC jobs. Doing PPC all the time must be one of the most boring mind numbing roles out there. Still it doesn't pay too badly.

 

[Voxination]

Worked in a few companies that wanted to freate a Google/silicon valley vibe. Lots of staff outings, free breakfast, table tennis area, bean bags dotted around the office etc.

Don't suppose you work/have worked for an agency with the name of a certain colour light? Sounds very similar to where I work now (SEO/PPC Agency) and could be a small world lol.

But in this industry there seems to be a lack of supply (workforce) and unlimited demand. Every company is now trying to get SEO/PPC people onboard to get work done. So SEo/PPC are just getting poached all the friggin time.

This is also true, recruiters are very hot on any staff member that works here, yet we also have a large number of vacancies.

 

[Throrik]

I work in a place which has an entire SEO and an entire PPC dept (Media) it's mad how many reports these guys write. Fantastic money out and their clients love to take them out for dinner etc so there are perks. Couldn't do it myself as it's really boring.

 

[Golf1.6]

Even Google has a hard to keeping PPC staff. I went freelance route and became google certified in my own right. I was assigned account managers at google and they would change all the time.

"Hi Google, can i speak to Richard?"... "Sorry Richard is no longer with us, I can take your enquiry and get a new account manager assigned to you".. In the space of a year I was doing it there mustve been like 3 account manager changes.

 

[Golf1.6]

Don't suppose you work/have worked for an agency with the name of a certain colour light? Sounds very similar to where I work now (SEO/PPC Agency) and could be a small world lol.



This is also true, recruiters are very hot on any staff member that works here, yet we also have a large number of vacancies.

 

[franco_22]

Hi guys,

Basically I am not happy in my current job and I am looking to leave. Now a recruiter has contacted me regarding a very good role that looks perfect. The problem is, the recruiter is from the agency that recruited me for my current job.

Would going forward for this new job put my current job at risk? The person that recruited me for my current job is quite close to my manager and places all staff in the business. Now obviously I am worried the recruiter mentions my name to the guy that recruited me for my current job and could potentially raise questions.

Any advice would be great.

Talk to your boss, honestly, that's disgusting. Typical cowboy recruiter, he placed you 5 months ago and is trying to take you out of there after your boss paid him 8-10k ?

 

[Caged]

Why on earth would he tell his current employer when this recruiter is offering up the chance of salvation from a crap job?

 

[RedvGreen]

I wouldn't worry about 5 months - I had a job for 2 weeks, then quit due to their pathetic management. It doesn't feature on my CV, primarily due to it being such a short duration, and i'd not have anything positive to say.

Summarising what others have said... Do what you think is best for yourself.


You don't like the job? Get out. NEVER get into a rutt or you'll dig deeper and find it harder to leave.

 

[franco_22]

Why on earth would he tell his current employer when this recruiter is offering up the chance of salvation from a crap job?

Because the recruiter was the one who placed him in the crap job in the first place! Who's to say the next one isn't going to be the same, or worse who's to say he didn't do it on purpose? Psychopath playing with peoples lives...

 

[dowie]

Talk to your boss, honestly, that's disgusting. Typical cowboy recruiter, he placed you 5 months ago and is trying to take you out of there after your boss paid him 8-10k ?

How does the OP benefit from doing this... (unless there is some drastically different role they could move him to, which I'd hope he'd have explored already) he's a square peg in a round hole at the moment and wants to get out - if you hate your job then its time to find a different one, there is absolutely no reason for the OP to worry about what a third party may or may not have been paid etc... I'm sure his boss is a big boy and I'm sure if the recruiter's firm annoys them too much they'll cease to use them. As far as the OP is concerned he should worry about himself and his career not some firm he doesn't even want to work for any more having to fork out a few grand for a replacement....