Meeting Agents

[sal]

People seriously meet their agent mid contract? For a pint or lunch? Jesus me. Why? Just for a free £10 lunch? I can't think of anything worse tbh.

When I contracted at BP, the agent responsible for one set of contractors would come in once a month just for a coffee and a chat with the contractors. She'd send an email about it and each time she came in, she'd have loads of meetings lined up with contractors. Why? What the hell were they talking about??

Bunch of bedwetters if you ask me. Just crack on with the project, carry on invoicing, and no need to meet with the agent once a month. Deary me.

1to1 / appraisals

[billybiro]

The only time I've ever met an agent is when he took me to Lunch after he placed me in a role, never turn down a free lunch .

I'll bet you said something that you wouldn't ordinarily have done, so he got some information out of you.

Remember, there's no such thing as a free lunch!

[LondonManc]

I'll bet you said something that you wouldn't ordinarily have done, so he got some information out of you.

Remember, there's no such thing as a free lunch!

If I've got a free lunch and the agent gets a whiff of new contracts coming up elsewhere in the team, we're both happy. It's cost him £20-30 (not that it's his money anyway!) to gain an advantage.

[MrMarkyMark]

If I've got a free lunch and the agent gets a whiff of new contracts coming up elsewhere in the team, we're both happy. It's cost him £20-30 (not that it's his money anyway!) to gain an advantage.

Also, it goes further than that, if you are trying to get good people in a friendly agent is very useful.
Lets put it this way, in house outsourced HR can make things difficult, as they are on commission too.

[LondonManc]

Also, it goes further than that, if you are trying to get good people in a friendly agent is very useful.
Lets put it this way, in house outsourced HR can make things difficult, as they are on commission too.

That's a specific model that can and can't work (as you know!)

Good point about getting a team built though.