Pushy Recruiter

Having a third and fourth and fifth agency is indeed a good idea. Picking an agency at random no matter the recruiter is not. Call multiple agencies and choose the recruiters that you do fit well with. Don't sign up with ones you don't like, then they cannot submit you.

Not sure I understand your question here. If you don't fit well with a recruiter, why continue? Do you have the same pattern with other relationships in your life? If so, you have a bigger problem you should recognize and address.

I don't see any need for any advice, but that is just me. Just tell the recruiter how and what you feel.

Teach him how you would like to be treated. He seems a bit of a hardass lunkhead.

Good luck and hope things turn out well.

Having a third and fourth and fifth agency is indeed a good idea. Picking an agency at random no matter the recruiter is not. Call multiple agencies and choose the recruiters that you do fit well with. Don't sign up with ones you don't like, then they cannot submit you.

Not sure I understand your question here. If you don't fit well with a recruiter, why continue? Do you have the same pattern with other relationships in your life? If so, you have a bigger problem you should recognize and address.

My question was if I should go ahead with the interview. I've told this recruiter that I didnt want to interview since I will not be going out into January. And his response was "you can discuss that during the interview".

After I made this post, I decided that I was gonna call him first thing on Monday morning and tell him that it's just not working out and I'm not interested in working with his company any longer. Just never had an experience like that with a recruiter before.

I have had very aggressive recruiters calling me (without signing up with them). Nobody makes money off of me while being rude to me - what kind of sense does that make? It sounds like this isn't even an opportunity that would work for you - why let this bully push you into it? He's clearly not motivated by your needs or wants.

The good side of this story is a motivated recruiter is better than a slow, unresponsive one. But like anything in life, there's a balance, and this guy is way beyond it.

Ok, you don't know if it is days or nights, teaching or not, if time off is available: do you at least know what the compensation might be? If you really know nothing except not liking this recruiter then this is a total waste of your time and the hospital's time for that matter. Forget about it!

As a side point, 30 minutes is a really long interview!

I've ran across pushy recruiters, but that is outrageous. I would not only withdraw my application, I would tell him AND his manager exactly why I was doing so.

As you know, you have your pick of agencies that will treat you well.

Good luck! Let us know about your next assignment.

He sounds like a nut job. Good luck.

This sounds just like a recruiter I dealt with a couple months ago. I do not see him with the agency I am working with anymore. I got me wondering.

I too had one of these aggressive and controlling recruiters from a large agency.

She had the audacity to demand that I apply for a California license immediately.

Then she submitted me to a PICU position in NM and a Trauma center in Oklahoma without talking to me first.

Three years later, and even after I told her not to contact me anymore and I blocked her numbers, I am still getting calls occasionally from this person.

Unfortunately, these stories demonstrate that these recruiter strategies work. ICURNmaggie's example still has the recruiter working three years later. I'm not convinced that they work as well as other, friendlier strategies for building long term relationships with travelers, but there is no doubt they capture business from travelers who appreciate the guidance and directions.

UPDATE:

I called this recruiter first thing on Monday morning. At first I got his voicemail. I left a message and he called me back almost immediately after I hung up from leaving the voicemail.

I told him to not further submit me for any jobs and I would appreciate if he would just remove my application all together. I also explained I am not interested in interviewing with the manager of the ED for the job he submitted me for. I also told him I am in the process of being submitted with another travel company and I will most likely go with them.

He listened but never asked me why I felt the way I did. He then proceeded to tell me if I needed his services in the future to let him know. I politely told him I don't think I will be going with his company for future submissions. I ended the call with "have a nice day" and hung up.

I have never had this type of experience with a recruiter before. It sure is a lesson learned, if red flags exist during the initial call to not even proceed any further. There are just too many other travel companies out there.