IT Recruitment Agencies
Sep 13th 2006, 7:52 am
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IT Recruitment Agencies
Is it just me or are the Australian IT agencies far better than their UK counterparts ??? They return calls, they call when they saythey will, they reply to emails promptly and keep you informed at every opportunity.........or have I been lucky so far in the ones I have dealt with ??????
Sep 13th 2006, 7:57 am
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Re: IT Recruitment Agencies
Mixed bag, but generally sounds like you have been lucky! 
Sep 13th 2006, 8:57 am
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Re: IT Recruitment Agencies
Originally Posted by jajnlis
Is it just me or are the Australian IT agencies far better than their UK counterparts ??? They return calls, they call when they saythey will, they reply to emails promptly and keep you informed at every opportunity.........or have I been lucky so far in the ones I have dealt with ??????
Sep 13th 2006, 10:04 am
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Re: IT Recruitment Agencies
Originally Posted by jajnlis
Is it just me or are the Australian IT agencies far better than their UK counterparts ??? They return calls, they call when they saythey will, they reply to emails promptly and keep you informed at every opportunity.........or have I been lucky so far in the ones I have dealt with ??????
Who are you using ?, when are you going out ? Where are you headed ? ............oh the questions are just never ending !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let me know who these IT recruitment imposters are and I can use them if that's ok ?
Sep 14th 2006, 7:18 am
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Re: IT Recruitment Agencies
The main reason for that is the current market has a huge demand for IT professionals.
I applied for 100's of jobs last year when I came, dint get any responses. I applied for 4 jobs this year and got selected for 3.
So how the agencies respond I guess is more to do with DEMAND - SUPPLY.
They treat you like shit when they dont need you, they treat you like a King when they need you..as simple as that.
I applied for 100's of jobs last year when I came, dint get any responses. I applied for 4 jobs this year and got selected for 3.
So how the agencies respond I guess is more to do with DEMAND - SUPPLY.
They treat you like shit when they dont need you, they treat you like a King when they need you..as simple as that.
Originally Posted by jajnlis
Is it just me or are the Australian IT agencies far better than their UK counterparts ??? They return calls, they call when they saythey will, they reply to emails promptly and keep you informed at every opportunity.........or have I been lucky so far in the ones I have dealt with ??????
Sep 14th 2006, 8:24 am
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Re: IT Recruitment Agencies
I am in IT recruitment - and we are not all cast in the same mould!
Yes, there is a big demand at the moment - we are actually seeking guys from the UK in specialist IT areas - ready with visas for some too
Yes, there is a big demand at the moment - we are actually seeking guys from the UK in specialist IT areas - ready with visas for some too
Sep 14th 2006, 10:57 am
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Re: IT Recruitment Agencies
Originally Posted by sasbear
I am in IT recruitment - and we are not all cast in the same mould!
Yes, there is a big demand at the moment - we are actually seeking guys from the UK in specialist IT areas - ready with visas for some too
Yes, there is a big demand at the moment - we are actually seeking guys from the UK in specialist IT areas - ready with visas for some too
Any chance of me PM'ing you. I'm in IT and awaiting my visa to come through. Could do with a bit of a chat if possible about certain locations and stuff like that.
Is that ok ?
Martyn.
Sep 15th 2006, 12:02 am
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Re: IT Recruitment Agencies
Originally Posted by martynm
Hi Sasbear,
Any chance of me PM'ing you. I'm in IT and awaiting my visa to come through. Could do with a bit of a chat if possible about certain locations and stuff like that.
Is that ok ?
Martyn.
Any chance of me PM'ing you. I'm in IT and awaiting my visa to come through. Could do with a bit of a chat if possible about certain locations and stuff like that.
Is that ok ?
Martyn.
No worries - pm me and I can give you my work email
Sep 15th 2006, 2:55 am
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Re: IT Recruitment Agencies
Originally Posted by rarejunk_in
So how the agencies respond I guess is more to do with DEMAND - SUPPLY.
They treat you like shit when they dont need you, they treat you like a King when they need you..as simple as that.
They treat you like shit when they dont need you, they treat you like a King when they need you..as simple as that.
Sep 15th 2006, 3:22 am
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Re: IT Recruitment Agencies
Originally Posted by jajnlis
Is it just me or are the Australian IT agencies far better than their UK counterparts ??? They return calls, they call when they saythey will, they reply to emails promptly and keep you informed at every opportunity.........or have I been lucky so far in the ones I have dealt with ??????
However, I also had a bad experience with a British guy who is running his own one-man-band agency here in Brisbane. He took great exception to me accepting my current role and then implied that I had damaged his reputation and my own by not going through with the interviews (at another company) that he had arranged for me without my prior permission or approval.
Apart from that, yes, Brisbane agencies are 110% more professional than their UK counterparts. I think that UK based IT agencies are simply predatory and uncaring in nature.
What I would add is that the IT agencies here in Brisbane seem like an incestuous lot and definitely seem to talk with each other. I was surprised to hear from one agency that they knew that I was going for an interview at my current company, so I have had first hand experience of this. Just make sure that you maintain a good relationship with the agencies that really matter.
