Comments on: Apropos of nothing, some free tips for recruitment agencies ;-) http://www.itsafamilything.co.uk/apropos-of-nothing-some-free-tips-for-recruitment-agencies.html Look Upon My Works Ye Mighty and Despair Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:08:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Zoe Piper http://www.itsafamilything.co.uk/apropos-of-nothing-some-free-tips-for-recruitment-agencies.html/comment-page-1#comment-350 Zoe Piper Tue, 12 May 2009 13:39:15 +0000 http://www.itsafamilything.co.uk/?p=213#comment-350 I completely agree with 'don't make first contact with the candidate via phone during work hours' - especially when it's an unsolicited call (i.e. the person hasn't even put a CV up anywhere)... Also saying "someone gave me your name" does not make the candidate believe someone gave you their name. A third point - most people prefer to make friends with people they've...you know, met or worked with on LinkedIn. Not recruiters making unsolicited requests. Oh and know your market. Asking the candidate "so what is it you do?" right after saying "I've got a fantastic role for you" does not inspire confidence. ;) I completely agree with ‘don’t make first contact with the candidate via phone during work hours’ – especially when it’s an unsolicited call (i.e. the person hasn’t even put a CV up anywhere)…

Also saying “someone gave me your name” does not make the candidate believe someone gave you their name.

A third point – most people prefer to make friends with people they’ve…you know, met or worked with on LinkedIn. Not recruiters making unsolicited requests.

Oh and know your market. Asking the candidate “so what is it you do?” right after saying “I’ve got a fantastic role for you” does not inspire confidence.

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