Originally posted by Agent
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I'm asking for courtesy. If I had no roles for people then they'd get a polite note saying so. If people were near me and I had time then I'd go for a coffee with them, I understood that I was getting the benefit of their contractor market knowledge in return for my knowledge of my sector knowledge, fair swap. Even those who regularly spammed me with contractor CVs for irrelevant roles got polite responses.
The agencies who made an effort to reciprocate with a relationship with me have benefited just as much as I have over the years, if not far more.
The one time I required a bit of help, the one-way agents made it clear to me that they didn't want to talk, the good agents have helped immensely to the point that I start my nice new contract on Monday, a massive two weeks from leaving my old job. Those one-way relationship agents are now into no-way relationships, their choice, alas something for them to think about next time they decide that politeness should only be one way. All while those agencies who went out of their way to help are now even more reinforced into me using them in future for my staffing and contractor requirements.
Contracting is personal, business is personal.
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