atw: Re: WARNING: Recruiter advertisements are ONLY trawling for resumes for tender responses!
- From: Bill Parker <bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:35:11 +0800
Its everywhere. I was advised of a FIFO TW job at Cape Lambert (WA north
west). I applied and got no reply. Much later I was talking to another TW who
was bemoaning the way TWs are treated. She said she had taken a job at Cape
Lambert… turned out to be doing office cleaning mostly, with an occasional
document re-write.
Bill
On 14/08/2012, at 2:55 PM, Michelle Hallett wrote:
> I support Warren. The sort of behaviour he describes sucks.
> Michelle
>
>
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Warren Lewington
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 August 2012 4:27 PM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: WARNING: Recruiter advertisements are ONLY trawling for resumes
> for tender responses!
>
> Hi all.
>
> A large number of the contract roles being posted at the moment are not
> genuine. I have found this out after stupidly sending resumes off - and on
> one occasion after specifically asking if the role has been funded and
> authorised. To which question, the answer was “yes.” Twice in the last 24
> hours I have later been called and told that the “role” I applied for is a
> tender response and they (those placing the bid) want to use my resume as
> part of the bid.
>
> Well. I think if all you want is a resume for the off chance you might win a
> tender bid then you should damn well say it in the advertisements and more,
> you should be paying for it. I spend a lot of time updating my resume, which
> reflects the skills I have taken years of effort, energy, and graft to
> develop.
>
> So for me, in this respect, the resume is a product or commodity of
> considerable value, and should be treated as such.
>
> SO YOU SHOULD BLOODY WELL PAY FOR IT. Especially if you win the bid, and
> don’t choose to use the people whose resumes you took and put into the bid –
> and I know that happens – I have worked in a bidding department for John
> Holland...
>
> To follow that up, I have today (15:50 actually) called the ACCC to ask about
> the false advertising regulatory framework and have been told that
> (basically) if there is no monetary exchange (commercial or otherwise) then
> the advertisements and unethical behaviour such as we are seeing from the
> recruiters is out of the ACCCs capability to act against. Well, I bet the
> recruiters must know that already.
>
> I think this sort of behaviour is beyond dishonest. It demonstrates to me the
> lack of trust that recruiters and their cronies higher up the food chains
> have rightfully earned. I also think that the recruiters on the list should
> be ashamed of your own industry. You need to shape yourselves up. You cannot
> deny or defend yourselves in the face of such miserable hyena like ethical
> behaviour.
>
> If you are having trouble understanding honesty, ethics, and integrity; then
> perhaps you should talk to a local minister, imam, priest or rabbi; they can
> assist you with a moral compass. I can give you several names if you want
> them.
>
> Unimpressed.
> Warren Lewington…
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