dealing with annoying recruiters

[Pro TechWriter]

Hi Juliette:

Some cell phone providers have services like land lines where you can block
calls. Maybe you could ask if that service is available to you?

HTH,
PT


On 5/18/07, Juliette <juliette at rootaction.net> wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anyone else has had this experience: Recruiting
> agency Sai People Solutions has been contacting me repeatedly to the
> point of harassment. Every time I update my resume on Monster, I can
> expect multiple calls from multiple people at this agency. The calls
> are always about a "wonderful opportunity in Round Rock" as a
> technical writer on contract for Dell. I've told the callers that I'm
> not interested in working in Round Rock, that I don't ever want them
> to call me again, but less than a day later, I get another call. I
> updated my resume on Tuesday and have had five phone calls from them
> in two days, plus several email messages. I only have a cell phone,
> no land line, so these calls are using up my daytime minutes. To add
> to the problem, I believe Sai People Solutions may be offshoring
> their work, as it sounds like English is not the native language of
> the recruiters, and they often have trouble reading their script.
>
> Does anyone have any advice about what I can do to get this agency
> off my back? If I take my phone number off Monster, legit recruiters
> will be unable to contact me. (They could email me, but it seems many
> prefer to call.) At this point, all I can do is stop answering any
> calls from the area code Sai People Solutions uses. Would it be
> worthwhile to contact Dell's HR department and let them know that
> this agency is actually making me disinclined to work for Dell? I
> can't be the only person who's had to deal with this kind of problem.
> I'd appreciate any advice.
>
> --Juliette Kernion
>
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