To expand my list of contracts, I've gone through the
standard steps of registering with the creative recruiters, meeting with them
and getting an idea of the things they look for. I am at the point, however, where these companies are a liability. I've never really
had anything worthwhile from these shops; a few have done nothing. Nothing, that
is, except to have me come in and meet my old contact's replacement and fill
out the same old forms again (this will happen at least twice a year as these
companies have a staff turnover rate higher a Denny's restaurant.) But their negligence is starting to cost
me. Two incidents in two weeks has forced me to swear off associating with these companies.
First, I got an email from one asking if I was interested in
a short-term contract (3-6 months). It
was to start mid-Feb and she would put my name to the client. That was the last I heard, until I emailed
last week wondering about the status.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you," she said, "the client went
with another candidate :(" I
guess if I hadn't contacted her I still wouldn't know the status.
My favourite example of hackitude happened last Tuesday. I
got a call from a creative recruiter and she said that there was a short notice
gig for a DM writer on Thursday and Friday writing automotive copy and would I
be interested. I said yes and she told
me that I would be briefed over the phone by the agency—I didn't need to go
in—and I was given sixteen hours to do the job.
That was the last time I heard from her and I never heard
from the agency.
I booked the time and cleared the deck for a rush job that
never came. But I guess in this time
when a barely noticeable head nod counts as an acknowledgement, I shouldn't expect
more than an emoticon.
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