Is it Quality or Quantity?

For the second time this week we have come up against another recruitment company who have presented the CV of an individual to a prospective employer, without the candidate even being aware or giving their permission to do so.

In our opinion this is not only a bad reflection on the way the recruitment agency works, but also gives a disadvantage to the candidate who is unaware of the jobs they’re being put forward for.

Tips to avoid these pitfalls:

• If an agency is in receipt of your CV, always ask to see the Job Description and the employing company's name of any role that you’re being approached for. PLEASE NOTE, on rare occasion’s company names cannot be disclosed, but you should always be allowed the opportunity to see a Job Description.
• If they don’t take time to get to know you, how can they present you in the best possible light.
• Ask colleagues or friends for recommendations of agencies and the experiences they may have had in using them.
• Be careful who you send your CV over to. Your CV contains your personal information, and sending such a document over to a company without first receiving your consent could be a breach of Data Protection.

Its these sorts of recruitment companies who give our Industry a bad name and Executive Travel Recruitment companies like ours who take the time to get to know our candidates, carefully vetting them and sending them over to our clients with a full profile of their best achievements and aspirations. It’s a shame that there are a minority number of travel recruitment companies that let our industry down.