For Candidates
Candidate Guidelines
Medical Device Sales & Leadership — Essential information for working effectively with recruiters and protecting your career
Important Information
Your Guide to Working With Recruiters
Understanding these guidelines helps protect your professional reputation and ensures the best possible outcome for your career
CV Submission & 12-Month Rule
Keep Track & Stay Transparent
- When your CV is submitted by a recruiter, it remains on file with that client for 12 months from the date of submission.
- During this period, if the client contacts you directly (HR, hiring manager, or leadership), you must inform them:
- "My CV was submitted through CAREER 2000, please continue communication via them."
- This ensures professional conduct and avoids duplicate submissions or confusion.
- After 12 months, the submission record expires and you are free to reapply.
Working With Multiple Agencies
Maximise Your Opportunities
- It is acceptable and recommended to register with multiple agencies specialising in medical devices sales and leadership.
- Working with multiple agencies spreads your opportunities and increases your chances of finding the right role.
Work Individually With Each Recruiter
Build Trust & Professional Relationships
- Treat each recruiter as you would a client.
- Ensure the recruiter discusses each opportunity with you before submitting your CV.
- This ensures your permission and interest are obtained, and that you know if another recruiter has already submitted your CV for the same role.
Avoid Duplicate Submissions
Protect Your Professional Reputation
- Inform other recruiters if your CV has already been submitted for a role.
- Sending the same CV multiple times can harm your reputation and reduce your chances with the client.
Keep Track of Submissions
Stay Organised
- Maintain a record of which agencies you are working with and which roles your CV has been submitted for (directly by yourself, or via another recruiter).
- Always inform recruiters when contacted by them: "My CV has already been submitted for this position, please check before sending to your client."
Respond Promptly to Offers
Professional Etiquette
- Respond to job offers as quickly as possible. Taking days or weeks to reply is considered unprofessional and may harm your reputation.
- If you need time to consider an offer, communicate a reasonable timeline, but do not leave offers unanswered.
Professional Conduct
Be Respectful & Reliable
- Communicate openly with recruiters about interviews, offers, or client contact.
- Treat all recruiters and client companies with courtesy and professionalism.
- These behaviours strengthen your reputation and increase your chances of success.
Candidate Confidentiality & Current Employer
Protection
Protecting Your Current Employment
- No recruiter or client may contact your current employer without your express, written permission.
- This includes HR, managers, or any employees of your current company.
- Recruiters may not discuss your job application with your current employer, even if the role involves staffing for that same company.
- Any information you share during interviews, including performance, skills, or intentions to move, is strictly confidential.
Legal Basis in South Africa
- Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA) – protects employees against unfair labour practices, including breaches of confidentiality.
- Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 (BCEA) – requires employers and third parties to respect employment agreements and privacy.
- Common Law – Duty of Fidelity and Good Faith – recruiters interfering could be seen as inducing a breach of contract.
- Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA, 2013) – governs how personal information, including CVs, may be processed and shared.
Our Policy at Career 2000: Candidate information is treated with the highest level of confidentiality. We never contact your current employer without your express permission. If you have any concerns, please raise them immediately.
Candidate Data Protection (POPIA Compliance)
Your Rights & Our Obligations
- Your personal information (CV, contact details, employment history) is collected and processed solely for recruitment purposes.
- We will not share your information with any client without your permission, except as required for recruitment purposes.
- You have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data at any time.
- Our practices comply with South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA, 2013).
Candidate Representation Agreement
Before we represent you to a client, we ask candidates to review and sign our Candidate Representation and Introduction Agreement — protecting both your rights and our professional relationship
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