Some Advice Please

Right, you lot sometimes have something sensible to say :D, so can anyone help me here.

I’m happy at my job and have not been looking round for alternative employment. Last week though I received a phone call on my work line from a recruitment firm – not one I’ve had any previous involvement with.

He said there is one position he is trying to fill to which I pretty much fit their criteria. I was not asked for by the company hiring by name, but this recruitment guy claimed his firm had a huge network of scouts out and about and knew of pretty much everyone in my position in the industry in Birmingham.

He enquired as to what package I was on, and what would entice me to leave. I gave him a figure substantially higher than my current salary, and he said that should not be a problem.

Now, is this just an aggresive way of finding out who is in the market and at what price, to try and boost up his database of potential candidates or is he serious in having a job for me. When asked who the firm was he refused to say, and so far I have not been able to get a job description out of him. I am somewhat dubious myself.

I am due to meet the recruitment guy next week. Some of you out there must be in recruitment. Advise please, as I get the feeling I’m being taken for a ride.

Steve

Proceed with considerable caution.

This may be on the level, or the ‘recruitment consultant’ may be trying to sting you for up-front ‘administration costs’ or will try to obtain personal information from you, such as bank or credit card details. Such scams are, alas, far from uncommon.

At the very least, check his story out with the recruitment company he claims to represent – and use the main office phone number/email address shown in Yellow Pages or on the firm’s website, not any number or email address that he may have given to you.

If it doesn’t feel right, then it probably isn’t right.

Try here
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=19480&highlight=100kb
This subject has come up many, many times already – if you use the Search option on the menu bar and search for file size you will see at least 20 threads containing advice on file sizing and picture posting!

Try here
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=19480&highlight=100kb
This subject has come up many, many times already – if you use the Search option on the menu bar and search for file size you will see at least 20 threads containing advice on file sizing and picture posting!