Calling Mngt yourself for travel interview

[registeredin06]

I recently signed up with a new travel company to broaden my prospects.

I have been submitted for 2 assignments with this company, and each assignment the recruiter has requested that I call the manager directly. She gives me the contact info. and asks that I call and pretend I'm just making sure they have my current phone #, just a way to weasel my way in. I didn't land either job. I'm curious if it's just because they have other more qualified and experienced nurses they hire---which would be completely understandable, due to my limited 1 year travel experience and barely 4 yrs ICU experience---especially during such competitive times, or if they are put off by me calling directly. I was asked by my current company to do the same, with my current assignment, and did get the job....which is why I was agreeable to the approach.

I am not aggressive or pushy during these such calls. I quickly and politely introduce myself and inform them of my current submission and excitement over the opportunity to work for them, of course after asking if they have time to speak for a moment.

Anyone have experience or advice in this matter???? Should I refuse to do this??

[tatarn2b2007]

I refused to do this with an agency I was working with. My current agency does not make me do this and I feel it is part of the agency's job to have the facility call you. I am due to start a new assignment in Feb and will not call the facility myself. I wonder if it is an agency thing or a facility thing? By the way, when I started traveling last Jan, I only had 1 year of ICU experience and no travel assignments so I don't think your experience had anything to do with it.

[RNERHOUSESUPOR]

I have called the hospital directly on several occasions. I would only do it if they had my paperwork for over a week and still hadn't made contact. I wouldn't try to "weasle" in or make any comment other than the information that I hoped my paperwork had arrived and I could be considered to assist with their needs. Usually it has been that the manager had been "too busy to call" or they upper management hadn't approved the position for filling.

Rod