can i directly contact client for feedback?

[northernladuk]

If you're active on linkedin then you can always add the whoever interviewed you.

In this instance I wouldn't contact the client. Maybe if you don't get it you can send them a message wishing them luck and thanks blah blah blah

This may not be bad advice (I don't personally agree with it though) but it needs to be done properly or it's going to backfire. For a start you've failed the interview so even a linkedin contact could be just be taken as being a pest which is going to work the other way. I don't know any permies that have a raft of contractors who are just failed interviewees on their linkedin.

You've also got to have a decent linkedin profile etc. I had a guy try add me to linkedin after the interview but (and I already knew this) his linkedin profile bore no relation to his CV. One or the other was just piece of total fabrication. I had him in just to see what type of person was stupid enough to do this. I nearly dropped my coffee when he tried adding me to linkedin after. Oddly enough all that attention now means I now remember his name...... for the wrong reasons.

[SlipTheJab]

This may not be bad advice (I don't personally agree with it though) but it needs to be done properly or it's going to backfire. For a start you've failed the interview so even a linkedin contact could be just be taken as being a pest which is going to work the other way. I don't know any permies that have a raft of contractors who are just failed interviewees on their linkedin.

You've also got to have a decent linkedin profile etc. I had a guy try add me to linkedin after the interview but (and I already knew this) his linkedin profile bore no relation to his CV. One or the other was just piece of total fabrication. I had him in just to see what type of person was stupid enough to do this. I nearly dropped my coffee when he tried adding me to linkedin after. Oddly enough all that attention now means I now remember his name...... for the wrong reasons.

So thats where the yin/yang NLUK and PC relationship began

[LondonManc]

Likely scenario is that the agent has sent in a couple of punters for the role and the client will interview them all before making a decision, that bulltulip about more than one role is just to keep you hanging on until the decision is made. A more cynical reason may well be that one of the other punters is cheaper than you and the agent is hoping to get him in in preference (maybe by telling the client you've declined but punter charging 50 quid a day less than you is on for it.) ... of course it may well be that you just didn't get the gig and the pimp can't be arsed to tell you straight, HTHBIDI.

Or the complete opposite if the agent is on a percentage - it's in his interest to get the more expensive, better candidate in the role but clientco want to see what much cheapness get them?

[SlipTheJab]

Or the complete opposite if the agent is on a percentage - it's in his interest to get the more expensive, better candidate in the role but clientco want to see what much cheapness get them?

True in certain cases but more often than not the client has a fixed budget for a role paying x per day, the less the agent can get away with paying the contractor the more goes in his sky rocket.

[meridian]

If you're active on linkedin then you can always add the whoever interviewed you.

In this instance I wouldn't contact the client. Maybe if you don't get it you can send them a message wishing them luck and thanks blah blah blah

I've interviewed someone before and then the PM withdrew the role and funding so we had to turn him down, we informed his agent but he still connected with me on LinkedIn to ask why he was rejected for the role.

He seemed professional enough about it, and I was happy to accept the connection because he was a decent chap and well qualified for the role, but a large part of me still questioned why he didn't go through the agent for the details - that's why we as a client engaged an agent.

[SlipTheJab]

I've interviewed someone before and then the PM withdrew the role and funding so we had to turn him down, we informed his agent but he still connected with me on LinkedIn to ask why he was rejected for the role.

He seemed professional enough about it, and I was happy to accept the connection because he was a decent chap and well qualified for the role, but a large part of me still questioned why he didn't go through the agent for the details - that's why we as a client engaged an agent.

Because if an agent told you the sky was blue you would have to look out of the window to check, can't take anything they say at face value.

[northernladuk]

I've interviewed someone before and then the PM withdrew the role and funding so we had to turn him down, we informed his agent but he still connected with me on LinkedIn to ask why he was rejected for the role.

He seemed professional enough about it, and I was happy to accept the connection because he was a decent chap and well qualified for the role, but a large part of me still questioned why he didn't go through the agent for the details - that's why we as a client engaged an agent.

Because eejit on an internet forum advised it was the thing to do....

[sdyson31]

Likely scenario is that the agent has sent in a couple of punters for the role and the client will interview them all before making a decision, that bulltulip about more than one role is just to keep you hanging on until the decision is made. A more cynical reason may well be that one of the other punters is cheaper than you and the agent is hoping to get him in in preference (maybe by telling the client you've declined but punter charging 50 quid a day less than you is on for it.) ... of course it may well be that you just didn't get the gig and the pimp can't be arsed to tell you straight, HTHBIDI.

Can't trust that agent as he lied on two occasions, first he told me that there are two positions available and then mentioned about this contract being outside IR35 which later client clarified that this would be inside IR35 as he's been doing contract with this company for over 10 yrs.

Client only uses this one agency for hiring contractors.

I think i haven't got the job and need to look somewhere else.

[sdyson31]

Because if an agent told you the sky was blue you would have to look out of the window to check, can't take anything they say at face value.

101% agreed.

[meridian]

Because if an agent told you the sky was blue you would have to look out of the window to check, can't take anything they say at face value.

Ordinarily I might agree with you, but in this case it was the same agent that placed me and we had a good working relationship