do agencies know what they are doing?

crashuk · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:34

this was for a 6 week contract.

"Site support role covering compaq hardware support and PC support, Microsoft environment, Windows 2000, XP, MS Office, service desk, back ups, ghosting, outlook 2000 and general support. You will need to be a good all rounder covering hardware and software within a Microsoft environment, the ability to work on your own and take full responsibility for delivering a quality support service."

reply "Following your recent application for the position of Desktop Support
Engineer (reference: NW1), I am writing to let you know that
unfortunately you have not been successful this time. I will keep your details on
file and be in touch when a more suitable position arises."

This is whats on my CV for different jobs

installing, imaging and setting up, PCs/laptops/servers/ PDAs /routers/ switch’s/ access points, creating internal wired/wireless secure networks for their numerous PC’s and laptops

roll out project work, windows workstation / laptops builds/software builds, de-commissioning and re-commissioning, backup images, project administration support utilising third party development staff and consultants, 1st/ 2nd analyst support, networking/ hardware/software break/fix/config, network testing, documentation of migration software Licensing and hardware invoicing 3rd parties. This involved working under pressure, tight Service Level Agreement schedules,

co-ordinating builds and desktops, Processing and raising requests, configuring desktops, laptops (Compaq and Dell) and PDAs

crashuk · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:42

emailed them back ask what was the reason as my skills match the skills you advertised.

crashuk · 25 Apr 2006 at 13:44

these are all the trainig courses ive been on
• Microsoft MCSA
• Cisco CCNA (Cisco academy program, London).
• ECDL (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook).
• LOCN Level 3 Windows 2000 and Server, Computer hardware and Linux.
• SFA Qualified Financial Services Authority

just havent an idea what they want.

crashuk · 25 Apr 2006 at 14:09

need to find a site that doesnt have agencies, just companies.

crashuk · 25 Apr 2006 at 14:10

might just spam her inbox, teach them a lession in posting fake ads.

crashuk · 25 Apr 2006 at 14:21

worst thing is when you get people calling you asking how do i add a user in ad via cmd, stuff like that. Just wondering how they get the jobs.

crashuk · 25 Apr 2006 at 14:22

Visage said:
Perhaps they have a requirement that applicants should have a clear grasp of grammar, capitalization and punctuation?

its was cut and paste of various bits of my cv.

crashuk · 25 Apr 2006 at 14:40

Robdav said:
Some agencies suck, others like Deerfoot don't. Talk to Nick at deerfoot.co.uk if your looking for it work in the south oh and say I sent you

I've had calls before where they bang on about how suitible i am for this or that job only to go to the interview and the guy is there recruiting for something completly different.

Also the other classic is.. where do you want to work.. I want to work in XYZ and I don't want to work in London. So about this job in london ..

lol i get the same but for up north, then i get have you ever done logging and phone support forwarding it to the engineers, i keep say no because iam the guy the help desk call to resolve it.

crashuk · 25 Apr 2006 at 14:41

Visage said:
Thats even worse then. A quick 2 minute post that you fire off is one thing, but if that lot is directly cut n pasted from your CV then no wonder they didnt hire you.

its was cut paste cut paste cut paste etc.. just looked like that on my post.

crashuk · 25 Apr 2006 at 17:03

I worked for a good IT agency used to get a lot of contracts of them, but they fiddled my pay once and they never paid any tax to the government, still waiting for the tax office to refund my overpaid tax.