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by cornet 5307 days ago
Never underestimate the stupidity of some recruitment companies.

Get a phone call one day, the usual "we have a great opportunity for you"....

Sounds great: it's in the same city I work already, same industry, same sort of work, same...... hang on a minute.

After stringing them along for a while, I finally ask them to compare my name, phone number and location to that of the person who submitted the job spec only an hour earlier.

I only wish I'd seen their face when they realised they were trying to offer me the job I had advertised with them. Especially considering they had grossly inflated the salary expectation.