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Headhunting

01/30/2020 11:19 PM

I am currently looking for a new job

A website I have found has some jobs that might be relevant but there is a charge to get the details - basically a monthly fee which also allows you to access their headhunters.

This feels a bit iffy to me but is not the same and some f the scams I have seen about recruitment companies charging to submit applications as well as getting paid by the recruiting company.

Any thoughts on if this is common?

I am Process / Chemical Engineer with 20+ yrs experience currently looking in East / SE Asia

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Re: Headhunting

01/31/2020 12:26 AM

Sounds like a scam....

https://www.glassdoor.com/Job/taman-south-east-asia-chemical-engineer-jobs-SRCH_IL.0,21_IC4599608_KO22,39.htm

https://www.mendeley.com/careers/jobs/chemical-engineering/asia/

https://www.naukri.com/chemical-engineer-jobs-in-south-east-asia

https://www.jobstreet.com.sg/en/job-search/process-engineer-jobs//

https://www.google.com/search?q=Process+%2F+Chemical+Engineer+job+se+asia&oq=Process+%2F+Chemical+Engineer+job+se+asia&aqs=chrome..69i57.22068j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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Re: Headhunting

01/31/2020 5:13 PM

To add to that...

Www.indeed.com

Www.ziprecruiter.com

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Re: Headhunting

01/31/2020 4:13 AM

Charging a fee for this is unlawful in the UK.

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01/31/2020 6:41 AM

I have never heard of an applicant paying a fee to a legitimate agency in the US. I don't know about Asia but I'll cast my vote for SCAM.

Hopefully some engineers with first hand experience in Asia will respond.

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Re: Headhunting

01/31/2020 12:31 PM

But first, ask yourself why you currently want to relocate closer to China?...

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Re: Headhunting

02/01/2020 12:22 AM

Maybe they are Chinese, or already live in the region.

As for illegitimi, carborundum is silicon carbide, SiC, a well-known abrasive. But fatherless and illegitimate are two different things; I was one of them for much of my youth, but never the other.

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02/03/2020 11:26 AM

So was I, and to clarify, my ''signoff'' was directed towards a few of the (info-bullys... ?) that joined long before you did, so it is not personal, in your case...

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Re: Headhunting

02/03/2020 8:33 PM

Recruiters that actually recruit will typically work on a commission basis, and will thus try to (fit a square peg in a round hole) to try get one more commission...

Are there any chemical engineering related conventions or expo's going on near your current locale?

With 20 years experience, I would think that at least a few nearby companys would want to talk with you...

If they don't, then ask them directly if they know someone who might...

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Re: Headhunting

02/10/2020 11:14 PM

Thanks for all the comments

Being currently based in Seoul, a move to KL, Singapore etc would move me away from Hubei and mot of China although Hong Kong might be closer to Wuhan. Whilst I wouldn't be looking at jobs in Hubei I am still looking in Beijing / Shanghai the heath risks in those two plus Seoul are def - air pollution (coal power gen and badly adjusted vehicles) and normal flu way ahead of Corona

The advert read more like a higher level of membership a bit like LinkedIn Premium but it just smelt a bit off.

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