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By: careerealism

careerealism — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:34:03 +0000

This is challenging. There are no discrimination laws being broken. The staffing company is sourcing candidates on behalf of the company. Given how many qualified people are looking for work, they aren't going to have a hard time showing there were lots to choose from. And honestly, they are going to spin it to the employer that you had a 'bad attitude.' Sadly, that's not the real story, but for now, they are only going to get to hear the side that makes the staffing company look like they saved their client from a bad hire.

As far as getting around the process, your best shot is to befriend someone who currently works in the organization. A reference from an internal employee who can vouch for your character will trump the staffing company. Moreover, the staffing company charges a fee, so the company would save money if they hired you directly. Now, if this is a temporary job and the company has a contract that says all temporary hires must work through them, you've got a challenge. However, the reality is that if you can get referred in and make an amazing impression, you'd be able to tactfully share what happened with the staffing company and most likely, the employer would tell the staffing company that they had to use you. It might be awkward, but it would work.

I hope this helps and best wishes. Those situations can be tough, so you have to find people who can offset the opinion of the naysayers of you will find it quite challenging to overcome.

By: apiedi01

apiedi01 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:23:20 +0000

Dear J.T. & Dale: I was working with a recruiter who went away for a few days. We'll call him Neil. He had another recruiter, we'll call him Cameron, contact me about a job that I would have liked but this new recruiter was rude and unprofessional. I spoke to Neil when he returned and he told me that the account was now with Cameron. He said that Cameron would be meeting me on my interview day so he could introduce me to my interviewer. I declined the interview because I was uncomfortable with Cameron's work ethic and unprofessionalism. I was then accused of “burning a bridge” because I turned down the interview specifically because I didn't want to have anything to do with Cameron . When I applied to another job recently, I got an email reply from Neil that said: “I'm sorry, but this position would not be a fit.” and if you scroll down, you can see an email from the other recruiter that said: “Hey Neil, your old friend applied again. Too bad she's burned a bridge.” This is the only staffing agency staffing for this company right now and I have an excellent chance of being hired there. Is there anything I can do to get around going through the staffing agency? I can't help but think there has to be some discrimination laws being touched here too.

By: alice01

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