What qualifies a recruiter? I guess it depends on who you work for. Perfect example of a clueless recruiter: I got a call from Personally Yours Staffing someone from their WPB office called me, can't remember her name think it starts with an "M"; she had a NY accent. I remember because moved from NJ just a couple of years ago and when she called me I was happy to talk to her and felt she could help me find a position. She left me a very exciting message on my voice mail saying she had the perfect job for me. Anyhow the point is that I have a resume on CareerBuilder and all my past experience is as a Business Analyst. I mean I have a Master's Degree and yes I am not currently working and my profile does say I would consider temp, HOWEVER it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out not to call me for a customer service call center job, RIGHT??? Am I going crazy or what, if her client would see my resume they would not think I was a customer service agent, they would think I am overqualified. Forget that, it just makes NO SENSE. How on earth would you even consider a Business Analyst that has worked for companies like Citrix for a call center customer service position making $12 an hour in WPB??? I read through the comments a couple other people have made about this agency and a lot of people feel the same way. I am happy I never went to apply in person, what a waste of time. OH so one more thing, when I turned her down for the customer service position she really insisted I reconsider, she said times were tough and its better than sitting at home. I was so frustrated by this point I decided to tell her that the pay was too low and thanked her for the call. Then she said well if I get a receptionist or Admin position paying $15 or 16 an hour can I call you? THIS WOMAN DOES CANNOT TAKE A HINT. I was trying to be nice but by now she was getting loud and insistent and I just told her please to never call me again. So the question was, WHAT QUALIFIES A RECRUITER? Well at Personally Yours Staffing obviously common sense is not one of them and obviously they are not trained to READ a resume and understand what someone would qualify for. It is actually very sad. This happened a while ago but when I read the other complaints I thought I would share my story... Are there any smart recruiters??? Well don't call Personally Yours you know the answer there is NO.
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