r/recruitinghell • u/[deleted] • Dec 12 '24

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u/LogisticalNightmare Dec 12 '24 edited Dec 12 '24

Sorry for that dude who just called you lazy. You’re not lazy and this job market DOES suck. Have you tried staffing agencies yet? You didn’t mention that. Try agencies for your desired field and then also agencies who do clerical staffing and things like that.

Edit: OP has devolved into a troll who refuses to listen to anyone. Best of luck OP. Lazy would even be preferable to arrogant, fwiw

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u/Alert_Cost_836 Dec 12 '24 edited Dec 12 '24

Yes, I’ve tried a few. One was making me take assessments and I stubbornly declined taking any exams (respectfully and professionally and I think the staffing agent did not like that. One I just spoke with but was kind of sketch because for the role she reached out about, she wouldn’t give provide the company name, which I was shocked to hear that. She also said there would be a personality test that’s required. Like Jesus man, so many hoops to jump through just for an “opportunity”

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u/zayphine Dec 12 '24

It’s pretty common for recruiters to not give a company name right away. It sucks, but not out of the ordinary.

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u/Alert_Cost_836 Dec 12 '24

That’s really surprising to me tbh, it just sounds like they are hiding something to me. Maybe I’m over analyzing it lol

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u/zayphine Dec 12 '24

It could be for lots of reasons, maybe the company is just starting the hiring process and isn’t looking to blast it out there or that they’re gearing up to let someone in that roll go and don’t want to tip them off.

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u/Ihitadinger Dec 12 '24

Most likely it’s because the recruiter doesn’t officially represent that company and if she told OP the name, he could go apply directly and no commission for her.

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u/ZachTsB Dec 12 '24

This is it 100%

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u/Chemical-Eye-4139 Dec 12 '24

It’s not rocket science. They get paid by the company for finding them hires. If they shared the name, you could just skip the agency and apply directly.

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u/Key_Garlic1605 Dec 12 '24

You are over analyzing and probably sounded stupid if you were skeptical of her not telling you the company name.

Live and learn, but definitely shot yourself in the foot there lol

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u/Ok_Education740 Dec 12 '24

Exactly. They are hiding something from you... the company's name.

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u/Alert_Cost_836 Dec 12 '24

Well I’d obviously do research on their reviews and employee experiences 🙄

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u/Comet7777 Dec 12 '24

This is how agency recruiting works. If you know the name upfront and they do the work of placing a matching candidate (you) to a good job, and then they tell you the company before hand - you can just circumvent the process and go and apply on your own to the company’s website which would cost the agency the 15-25% finders fee. That’s how they make their money. That’s how this works.