Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "Al" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Work in the UK. Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 14:50:09 -0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 70 Message-ID: <894iig$5er1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <38B1D4E9.1D8C059B@fulcrum.com.au> <38b25941.2645299@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <38b3b79c.611831537@news.playstation.co.uk> <38b2c0b3.29131290@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <38B3D2CC.72BBFA6E@easynet.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: VIP-205-33.vip.uk.com X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Hi In defence of agencies, I just got my new job I start next week through one. The thing is, loads of companies only hire through agency, I'm assuming because that way some-one else filters out the time wasters for them :) The other thing is that nearly every company I wrote to with demo disc and CV wrote back to me saying " Sorry we want ppl with experience", yet the agencies I was with got me interviews :) I'm assuming that's cos the agency guy is saying " sure he has no experience but he's the hardest working cleverest most talented quick thinking person in the known universe ;) So back to the point, maybe I'm an exception, but after Uni I spent 3 months sending CVs and demo discs, and had 3 interviews. After Christmas I registered with 2 agencies and within 1 1/2 months had 4 interviews and got a job with a games company. Saying that it's better for you if you get a job without an agency cos it means you get more money :) One thing I'd say though is that different agencies treat different ppl well and badly. A friend of mine nearly had a heart attacked when I told him one I had registered with cos they messed him about, but they were brilliant to me, they were even nice when I told them I got offered a job which I had got the interview with via another agency :) Al p.s. I'll actually publicly announce the company next week once I've started :) I'm quite excited now cos my contract arrived today :) -- http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/3657/ music 'n' game dev 'n' piercing 'n' stuff Philip Gooch wrote in message news:38B3D2CC.72BBFA6E@easynet.co.uk... > Agencies also sell your details to other rival agencies - even after > you've got the job, and even your new work phone number! I got my current > job (not game-related) through an agency. Since then I haven't given my > details to any other agency, but last week I got a phone call *at work* > from an agency I'd never heard of offering me a job. They could only have > got my work number from the agency that got me the job. > > Also, once your CV is in the system, it'll be in the system forever. About > 3 years ago, I submitted my CV to the general agency 'pool' via JobServe. > Didn't hear anything for over a year, but now I'm getting calls from > agencies offering me Macromedial Director work - which I last did over 3 > years ago, when I submitted my CV! > > I got a letter recently from an agency that I submitted my CV to 5 years > ago - offering me work as a DTP operator. > > So be careful what you put on your CV - it'll haunt you forever. > > Phil >