stc-austin-general digest: May 17, 2007

[Robart, Kay]

Have you tried contacting Monster to see if they have any advice? They
may not actually want recruiters to be that persistent with people
either, since it would discourage some job hunters from posting on their
site, and their site is only as good as the number of postings and
number of job hunters it attracts. They may be open to warning certain
recruiters about their tactics. And a warning from them is going to
carry more weight than a warning from one person.

In fact, although Dell probably works with a set list of recruiters, it
is a standard recruiter tactic to try to get in the door with a client
by presenting a list of credentialed applicants. So, it may not be a
good idea to go directly with Dell, as they may not actually be working
with that recruiter.

Kay R.

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Juliette, thanks for sending out your plea...I've been having a similar
problem.  Would love to read any suggestions.

Thanks.

Karin Rimstidt

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1. dealing with annoying recruiters

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Subject: dealing with annoying recruiters
From: Juliette <juliette at rootaction.net>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 23:19:54 -0500
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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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