Company recruiter asking who else I sent my CV to?

[Razor88]

Hi guys.

I graduated with a Computer Science degree, and I have sent my CV to several companies at once. I got an email today from a recruiter from one of these companies, asking whether I interviewed by another company already, and if I sent my Cvs to other companies as well.


I told her that I did, and she is now asking me to please name them. Is this standard behavior? Why would a company want that information?

 

[DA-LION-619]

She's trying to make a commission

 

[Kosmik]

If the recruiter did not send the CV, tell her no.

 

[P924]

So that she does not apply to the same places again with your cv... It is in your interest to tell her.

 

[Ho3n3r]

So that she does not apply to the same places again with your cv... It is in your interest to tell her.

What he said.

 

[Tman*]

Generally, the recruiter who sent your CV to a company 1st (with your consent) gets the commission, should you accept an offer.

So essentially the recruiter is trying to avoid sending it to the same company twice

 

[Nerfherder]

Generally, the recruiter who sent your CV to a company 1st (with your consent) gets the commission, should you accept an offer.

So essentially the recruiter is trying to avoid sending it to the same company twice

This.


They are trying not to waste everyone's time.

 

[cguy]

Hi guys.

I graduated with a Computer Science degree, and I have sent my CV to several companies at once. I got an email today from a recruiter from one of these companies, asking whether I interviewed by another company already, and if I sent my Cvs to other companies as well.

I told her that I did, and she is now asking me to please name them. Is this standard behavior? Why would a company want that information?

Is this actually a retained recruiter (i.e., either an employee or someone working exclusively with this company)?

If not, the "to get commission" arguments make sense, otherwise the reason is most likely to get a feel for who their competition is for you, should you do very well in the interviews. This information is then used to price you (among many other factors of course - it almost acts like a small multiplier to how well you did during the interviews). It is also used to determine the urgency of the application - they will get back to you quicker before you sign with someone else or even interview with someone else sometimes.

In general, I would say that it is fine to give out this information - it would be very unscrupulous (and illegal) for them to go to companies you've applied to directly and claim rights to commission, or to start sending your CV to other companies without your permission. I've never heard of the former happening, and the latter would only conceivably happen if the recruiter is independent from the company you applied to.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Does the Recruiter work for the company you applied at?

Or is the "company" in this case in the business of recruiting?

 

[Thor]

Hi guys.

I graduated with a Computer Science degree, and I have sent my CV to several companies at once. I got an email today from a recruiter from one of these companies, asking whether I interviewed by another company already, and if I sent my Cvs to other companies as well.


I told her that I did, and she is now asking me to please name them. Is this standard behavior? Why would a company want that information?

Tell her it's none of her business.

 

[Thor]

Hi guys.

I graduated with a Computer Science degree, and I have sent my CV to several companies at once. I got an email today from a recruiter from one of these companies, asking whether I interviewed by another company already, and if I sent my Cvs to other companies as well.


I told her that I did, and she is now asking me to please name them. Is this standard behavior? Why would a company want that information?

Tell her it's none of her business.

 

[halfmoonforever]

Tell her it's none of her business.

For someone newly entering the job market, making friends is a better approach than the "none of your business" response.

 

[Razor88]

Update guys, I misunderstood initially. I thought it was the company employee sending the message, but it was indeed a 3rd party recruiter, which makes the question understandable.

 

[Kerrits]

Tell her it's none of her business.

Why?

As many others have said, there's a perfectly valid reason to ask and give that information. It could save your employer an argument about commission if you're employed.

 

[Solarion]

You can always tell a recruiter who doesn't know what the **** they are doing.

 

[Genisys]

The best is when a recruiter requests a payslip. No. I won't forward a payslip. It is technically confedential in my opinion. And if the plan is to just offer x% on top of what I'm currently earning, I'm not interested. You can get a copy of my payslip when we've sit a few interviews, and you are actually thinking of recruiting me. Not before that.

 

[cguy]

The best is when a recruiter requests a payslip. No. I won't forward a payslip. It is technically confedential in my opinion. And if the plan is to just offer x% on top of what I'm currently earning, I'm not interested. You can get a copy of my payslip when we've sit a few interviews, and you are actually thinking of recruiting me. Not before that.

Rather send them your payslip and a required future salary number. This way if they plan to x% you, you've let them know up front that they're not going to get you (before you waste time on interviews and such). Simply holding it back tells them that you don't think you can justify the increase to the higher number (well, either that or that you're the type of personality to have weird idealistic hills you're willing to die on).

 

[Solarion]

My C.V has been done by a professional. I paid for someone to do it up really nice but simple.

Now this woman from an agency, sends me a word document with tables etc. Insists I do my C.V. in that format (presumable to feed through an automatic document reader). Basically I must sit for 3 hours transferring my entire C.V into a new format because she is too godam mother****ing lazy to do it herself. I must do her job for her.

 

[skimread]

if you want to kill your career then let a recruiter dictate.These idiots just send out to a job you might not be suited or have an interest, in a wrong tech or a distance where you'll spend 4 hours in traffic daily.

Tell them they must tell you which CVs they send it to. You will say yes or no. They have to ask your permission each time who they send it to. That way you know if they are actually doing something or not and you also know how many company contacts they have.

 

[Neoprod]

My C.V has been done by a professional. I paid for someone to do it up really nice but simple.

Now this woman from an agency, sends me a word document with tables etc. Insists I do my C.V. in that format (presumable to feed through an automatic document reader). Basically I must sit for 3 hours transferring my entire C.V into a new format because she is too godam mother****ing lazy to do it herself. I must do her job for her.

You should have the professional do it in XML format...easy to cast it into anything else after that.