 Fixing the recruiter industry
lmedinburgh: Guys & Dolls,Recruitment is sales. 95% of your time is wasted calling clients and candidates for the one time you get a match. This is unless you manage a number of clients where you are fed requirements, and then it's just the candidate part.There is no way to escape it; the best thing to do is to shield yourself from the continuous onslaught.•	Insist all communication is sent to a "jobs" email and have GMail filter it or poll it
•	Delete your phone number off CV's when sending them in or posting on the web. 
•	Make your most recent employer anonymous
•	You can also use an initial instead of your first name incase they have your details already, it may fool them ;-)
•	Make sure your CV is well written and updated
•	Insist on seeing a job spec before giving them your number, if you’re the perfect match they will take the time.
•	Do tell them your current status and salaryDO NOT tell them info on current company, manager until you trust them.Remember they want to close candidates, clients, deals – it’s a sales jobEvery call is a sales call; they will try to strip you for information, about colleagues, workplace, inside info, references for managers’ namesWe would often misplace the truth or withhold information to close deals; this is common practice in the UK/Europe. The most common one telling people we had sent their CV to an employer when we hadn’t just to ensure they wouldn’t let other recruiters send it to the client and increasing the likeliness that our current candidates had a better chance.I think Recruiters have a place in society, some are upstanding and honest, other aren’t. As I mentioned, it’s about distancing yourself from them until they have the ideal job for you.P.S.
Sorry for the ramblings, trying to watch TV and take care of my 4 day old daughter.I’m a mature student studying CS but worked as an IT recruiter before deciding I wanted to turn to the other side.