Comments on: Interview with Volt Recruiter Heather Gardner (Part I) http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/02/11/interview-with-volt-recruiter-heather-gardner-part-i/ advocacy for the job seeker Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: West http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/02/11/interview-with-volt-recruiter-heather-gardner-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-349978 West Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:33:12 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/1128#comment-349978 Clearly, I am not alone: www.vault.com/messages/Recruiting/Recruiting-55693.html Clearly, I am not alone:

http://www.vault.com/messages/Recruiting/Recruiting-55693.html

]]> By: West http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/02/11/interview-with-volt-recruiter-heather-gardner-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-349977 West Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:30:40 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/1128#comment-349977 NOV 2008: I contacted a recruiter from Volt, regarding a position that I was interested in on a popular job board. A recruiter "Mike G" contacted me and confessed that my resume was the most promising amongst the others that were submitted for this particular position. He said that he thought his customer would be very interested in my and therefore would immediately submitting my resume to them. I was pleased. Numerous days passed without a single word from Mike. I contacted Mike, to ask for a status update. He proceeded to tell me that the customer, after reviewing my resume, thought I was more suited for a different, broader position. He didn't say whether that other position was at the proposed customer .. or just a general "not interested" statement. Regardless, I clarified by saying that I was interested in the specific opportunity for which I was applying, despite my current employment position. All I received back was a one line reply, stating that the opportunity was no longer an option. Nothing else said .. not even in regard to future opportunities. In my experience working with recruiters over the years, this first-time experience with Volt (namely, Mike G) was completely pathetic. His lack of follow-through with me coupled with his apparent inability to convince the customer to - at the very least - have me come in to meet them makes this the worst recruiter experience I've had in many years. Clearly, this man is not about building a relationship with his clientele but, more so, about earning a quick buck and moving on. I will not be working with this agency ever again; that much is certain. NOV 2008: I contacted a recruiter from Volt, regarding a position that I was interested in on a popular job board. A recruiter “Mike G” contacted me and confessed that my resume was the most promising amongst the others that were submitted for this particular position. He said that he thought his customer would be very interested in my and therefore would immediately submitting my resume to them. I was pleased. Numerous days passed without a single word from Mike. I contacted Mike, to ask for a status update. He proceeded to tell me that the customer, after reviewing my resume, thought I was more suited for a different, broader position. He didn’t say whether that other position was at the proposed customer .. or just a general “not interested” statement. Regardless, I clarified by saying that I was interested in the specific opportunity for which I was applying, despite my current employment position. All I received back was a one line reply, stating that the opportunity was no longer an option. Nothing else said .. not even in regard to future opportunities.

In my experience working with recruiters over the years, this first-time experience with Volt (namely, Mike G) was completely pathetic. His lack of follow-through with me coupled with his apparent inability to convince the customer to – at the very least – have me come in to meet them makes this the worst recruiter experience I’ve had in many years.

Clearly, this man is not about building a relationship with his clientele but, more so, about earning a quick buck and moving on. I will not be working with this agency ever again; that much is certain.

]]> By: JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Interview with Volt Recruiter Heather Gardner (Part II) http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/2008/02/11/interview-with-volt-recruiter-heather-gardner-part-i/comment-page-1/#comment-170719 JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Interview with Volt Recruiter Heather Gardner (Part II) Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:13:10 +0000 http://www.jibberjobber.com/blog/archives/1128#comment-170719 [...] You can see Part I here. Next week I’m going to meet Heather Gardner in person. I’m really excited - I’ve gotten to know her on the MLPF Group and have found her to be genuine and helpful. All of her responses in this interview sound different than most recruiters that I communicate with, but I can say, she is the real deal. Enjoy this the second half of our interview! [...] [...] You can see Part I here. Next week I’m going to meet Heather Gardner in person. I’m really excited – I’ve gotten to know her on the MLPF Group and have found her to be genuine and helpful. All of her responses in this interview sound different than most recruiters that I communicate with, but I can say, she is the real deal. Enjoy this the second half of our interview! [...]

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