Dear Computer Futures....

This is an open letter to the recruitment company Computer Futures as they seem to pay no attention to me, either on the phone, or my responses via email. Neither 4T2 Multimedia or myself have any interest in the services you offer. Zero, zilch, nada.

In recent months I have replied each of your many staff requesting that you stop sending either me, or anyone else at 4T2, any more emails with apparently random CVs attached. For a company who specialises in Computers I can’t imagine that this is very difficult.

On a previous occasion I have gone so far as to replying to your staff stating that should you send me any further CVs, I will use Google to locate the individual in question and email them my opinions of your services. This obviously did not have the desired effect as yet more CV’s keep flooding though.

So when I get another email from yourselves and the first line says “I know another email, another CV when will they stop.........Driving you mad isn't it???” I become even more agitated. Obliviously my response of “Yes it is driving me mad. Thanks for noticing and please stop emailing me." was not direct enough as I got another four CVs from this individual today.

Please, delete 4T2 from ALL of your databases. Imagine we do not, and never have existed.

For the record we work with a great recruitment agency called Fresh Recruits who take time to consider whether we would really be interested in an individual before spraying CVs at random to their database.

And for anyone reading this who would actually like a job in a particular area, my suggestion is to do your homework and identify a selection of companies that you might like to work for. Now send them a noticeable CV (insert imagination here) and follow up with a polite phone call. If you really want the job you could try just turning up at their offices and see what happens. The worst case scenario is that you’ll find out exactly who you should send your CV to, and they will normally give you some clues on what to put into it to impress them if you are polite. When this person now gets your CV they will know how enthusiastic about the position you really are. I’ve won work with several Blue Chip companies doing exactly this to their marketing departments. Two people work in the same office as myself that have used this tactic, and only two people have tried it.

If you still can’t make your mind up on whether using a random recruitment agency is good plan or not think about the following. The chances are that somewhere out there, there is another individual who also wants a particular job and has similar skills to you. They might have applied directly. Do you think that a company, given a fifty / fifty choice on potential staff member will decide to employ an individual that costs them an additional 20% - 30% on top of a wage, or the one who applied directly?

Thank you