To be pissed off with this recruiter

[lastqueenofscotland]

I was made redundant recently, I’ve been very actively “proper” job hunting but to make ends meet I’ve been working in a pub pretty much full time .

I had a cal from a recruiter who had seen my CV who really wanted to meet me. Ok I say, but the only time we could both do was on my break from the pub. Gave her the heads up I would be in my “pub scruffs” of course no problem.

Over the course of the meeting she told me off for only being in my last job for 5 months, I was made redundant...
Told me off for being “scruffy” and kept saying “you really can’t show up to interviews dressed like that” I am aware, Thats why I warned her I wouldn’t be in my Sunday best when i booked this. It also was a pair of black jeans, black trainers and a black polo shirt. I was hardly there in a dressing gown.
She kept going on about how I really couldn’t be working in the pub forever. I know... which is why I gave up my break to go and meet her.

What an unproductive half an hour.

Oh that sounds really rubbish. Did she have any good opportunities for you?

Who knows! She didn’t mention anything. I’ve got a degree from a Russell group and several professional qualifications and excellent references from multi nationals and she was talking to me like a naughty school girl

What a pain in the arse. She sounds like a waste of space OP.

I hate dealing with recruiters. They are full of crap.

I had an interview for a dream job through an agency. The interview went brilliantly and I got amazing feedback from the recruiter, but apparently I was 'literally pipped at the post' and 'you were a definite second choice', according to the bullshitter recruiter. A week later, the ad for the same job came out again, and I foolishly thought it would be a shoe-in for me, only to be told that they didn't want previous applicants. Something didn't sound quite right about what she'd told me.

Don't tell me what you think I want to hear, especially if it's BS.

by the way @lastqueenofscotland good luck! You sound very dedicated, sensible and intelligent. Something great will come up! But don't forget to not wear your pjs to your interview

I would rather employ someone who after being made redundant had got a job to pay the bills
Than employ someone who didn't work

I used to be a recruiter and that ‘recruiter’ was being downright rude.

I used to interview engineers all the time after their work or on their lunchbreak and it was NORMAL to me they showed up in workgear.
I even usually wore jeans and trainers instead of a suit to not make them feel uncomfortable.

Soon this person will go out of business for their behaviour as they cant seem to understand a good recruiter builds relationships on mutual respect and understanding.

I would leave a review about them on Glassdoor and seriously reconsider doing business with such a twat

So rude! She isn’t doing you a favour here, finding you a job earns her a living. Get a new recruitment consultant.

I won’t be using her. I went to see someone else after my shift who was a breath of fresh air.
Hadn’t thought about leaving a review... might just do that

Please do so OP.

To warn other people and also for the nice recruiter who gets a bad rep because people like that one ruin the business.

She sounds a bit thick tbh

From my experience using recruitment agencies both for finding a job and for hiring (as a manager), the majority of recruiters are a waste of space.

They barely listen to your needs and requirements and are rubbish at finding a good match. I have only met a handful who were interested in helping candidates find their dream job and fully understood the clients they were hiring for. If I were you, I would not waste any time on recruiters and go directly to employers who interest you. Even if they are not actively advertising for a role, they may be looking for new talent. Create a shortlist of companies who you think would be a perfect match in terms of their offering and culture and contact them directly. I have found this to be the most successful way over the years and was offered interviews and positions with companies who weren't even advertising a vacancy.

I’d make a complaint to the Recruitment Agency and never use them again. They need YOU just as much as YOU need them and most job vacancies use a number of agencies.
I work in Recruitment and she was extremely rude and I’d never be allowed to speak to someone like that.

I’d email some feedback about the meeting to her line manager.