Comments on: An open letter to a leading London-based recruitment agent who shall remain nameless http://blog.lylo.co.uk/2007/01/08/an-open-letter-to-a-leading-london-based-recruitment-agent-who-shall-remain-nameless/ Not very much at all, really Wed, 26 May 2010 15:34:54 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dave Aaron Smith http://blog.lylo.co.uk/2007/01/08/an-open-letter-to-a-leading-london-based-recruitment-agent-who-shall-remain-nameless/comment-page-1/#comment-588 Dave Aaron Smith Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:37:46 +0000 http://www.lylo.co.uk/blog/2007/01/08/an-open-letter-to-a-leading-london-based-recruitment-agent-who-shall-remain-nameless/#comment-588 That's a good example of a pretty slimy technique. Try to convince the developer they aren't all that great and should therefore work for a lower rate. Then the bank is more likely to hire because you're cheap, and the recruiter is more likely to make their buck. As an interesting note, several recruiters used the same back-handed-complement, "Maybe you're a diamond in the rough. Until we know though, nobody is going to pay you much." That’s a good example of a pretty slimy technique. Try to convince the developer they aren’t all that great and should therefore work for a lower rate. Then the bank is more likely to hire because you’re cheap, and the recruiter is more likely to make their buck. As an interesting note, several recruiters used the same back-handed-complement, “Maybe you’re a diamond in the rough. Until we know though, nobody is going to pay you much.”

]]> By: Andy Stewart http://blog.lylo.co.uk/2007/01/08/an-open-letter-to-a-leading-london-based-recruitment-agent-who-shall-remain-nameless/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Andy Stewart Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:52:54 +0000 http://www.lylo.co.uk/blog/2007/01/08/an-open-letter-to-a-leading-london-based-recruitment-agent-who-shall-remain-nameless/#comment-583 Love that deliberate typo at the end. Love that deliberate typo at the end.

]]> By: Daniel http://blog.lylo.co.uk/2007/01/08/an-open-letter-to-a-leading-london-based-recruitment-agent-who-shall-remain-nameless/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Daniel Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:26:40 +0000 http://www.lylo.co.uk/blog/2007/01/08/an-open-letter-to-a-leading-london-based-recruitment-agent-who-shall-remain-nameless/#comment-581 The second best: - Can you recommend me an employee for a designer position in a bank. - Which bank? What would be his Task? Which system should he expert of? - I cannot tell you that, its classified. The second best:
- Can you recommend me an employee for a designer position in a bank.
- Which bank? What would be his Task? Which system should he expert of?
- I cannot tell you that, its classified.

]]> By: Paul http://blog.lylo.co.uk/2007/01/08/an-open-letter-to-a-leading-london-based-recruitment-agent-who-shall-remain-nameless/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Paul Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:00:02 +0000 http://www.lylo.co.uk/blog/2007/01/08/an-open-letter-to-a-leading-london-based-recruitment-agent-who-shall-remain-nameless/#comment-580 Nice one! The best question i have ever been asked by a recruitment "person": "I see you have a number of years using XSLT, tell me... do you have experience of XSL?" Nice one!

The best question i have ever been asked by a recruitment “person”: “I see you have a number of years using XSLT, tell me… do you have experience of XSL?”

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