Skeptical about job offer

whoopsadaisy

fryup wrote: »

OP, please name REC agency so others are pre-warned

Also very curious as to what this is about

ShaShaBear, was your husband ever told the name of the company who the job offer was with? Surely if not then it's unbelievable from the outset.

ShaShaBear

whoopsadaisy wrote: »

Also very curious as to what this is about

ShaShaBear, was your husband ever told the name of the company who the job offer was with? Surely if not then it's unbelievable from the outset.

Yes he was - that's how we found out about the "scam" for lack of a better word. He eventually rang to clarify and they had never dealt with the recruiters in question.

In any case, it's off-topic - OP, as others have said, don't do anything until you have a signed contract in your hands.

Turquoise Hexagon Sun

It's more common than people think. I worked in a recruitment agency. I don't like their practices. They do "pooling" jobs all the time. The jobs don't exist but they want people ready to go, should a client be looking for X amount of staff with Y qualifications.

Be mindful of recruitment agencies. Most are perfectly fine, just ask the right questions and make sure they are transparent.

Game of Thrones Fan

Turquoise Hexagon Sun wrote: »

It's more common than people think. I worked in a recruitment agency. I don't like their practices. They do "pooling" jobs all the time. The jobs don't exist but they want people ready to go, should a client be looking for X amount of staff with Y qualifications.

Be mindful of recruitment agencies. Most are perfectly fine, just ask the right questions and make sure they are transparent.

But how can they tell people they've got the job if they haven't been interviewed by the actual company? I can't see how an agency could pull this off unless the hiring company was in on it too.

What agency did you work for?

Turquoise Hexagon Sun

Game of Thrones Fan wrote: »

But how can they tell people they've got the job if they haven't been interviewed by the actual company? I can't see how an agency could pull this off unless the hiring company was in on it too.

What agency did you work for?

There are plenty of labour job, construction jobs etc. They'll advertise as having a specific role. People come in and are signed up and they're told the work is starting in a few weeks. The agency doesn't actually know when any job is starting - they may have some leads or prospect clients. Candidate is happy they got a job and agency is happy they have bodies should a client call looking for two labourers. The job advert will look like any job advert though, maybe a little more general. But sure often the client wants to stay anonymous anyway, so the agency doesn't have to put in the company details.

The agency pays the staff and bills the client/company so they can do this without the company colluding. At the end of the day, the client just wants the staff, without the headache of the hiring process.

Dick Turnip

OP - can you give an update on this please? Did you ever get a contract for the new job? Have you handed your notice in with your current employers yet?

fryup

Turquoise Hexagon Sun wrote: »

The agency pays the staff and bills the client/company so they can do this without the company colluding. At the end of the day, the client just wants the staff, without the headache of the hiring process.

...and firing process

bingbong500

Game of Thrones Fan wrote: »

But how can they tell people they've got the job if they haven't been interviewed by the actual company? I can't see how an agency could pull this off unless the hiring company was in on it too.

What agency did you work for?

There are plenty of jobs where you don't get interviewed by the company, the agency does all of it.

Game of Thrones Fan

Dick Turnip wrote: »

OP - can you give an update on this please? Did you ever get a contract for the new job? Have you handed your notice in with your current employers yet?

I emailed the recruitment lady about contract on Thursday. Didn't hear back yet.

It doesn't start until the latter half of August, so no, I did not hand in my notice.

Game of Thrones Fan

Contract finally came through!