written by zeOrr484 on 25/10/2014
A qualified accountant, I have been registered with Reed for some time. They have contacted me about some roles. They asked me for a great deal of information but they have hardly ever got back to me about any roles. I think this is because they don't really have any jobs on their books. Most of the jobs advertised appear not to exist. I have asked to be put forward for roles advertised to be told that the vacancy has already closed. This happened in respect of roles that have only just been posted. A recruiter from Reed texted me to ask me to call her. He then proceeded to pump me for information about roles I had applied for direct and interview I had been to. Later, another colleague tried the same trick, but I no longer respond to these texts. I think her behaviour was sneaky, her purpose was for me to pay for the call so that she could try to use my feedback. I suspect that the only companies who now use agencies, like Reed, may be those we want to discriminate
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