Negotiating with a REAL headhunter?

[d000hg]

Even for working abroad? That's not really any more than I see for UK-based contracts. Surely the whole reason to bring in someone from overseas is because you're desperate for some skills you can't get locally?


Anyway, it seems expenses won't be something that goes through on top, so I'd have to get the rate up. Immediately I sent the email above, I got offered €850 and later, on the phone, was effectively told "name your price, the money is not the biggest issue". Which is nice to hear

[DS23]

boomed! congrats.

[expat]

Even for working abroad? That's not really any more than I see for UK-based contracts. Surely the whole reason to bring in someone from overseas is because you're desperate for some skills you can't get locally?


Anyway, it seems expenses won't be something that goes through on top, so I'd have to get the rate up. Immediately I sent the email above, I got offered €850 and later, on the phone, was effectively told "name your price, the money is not the biggest issue". Which is nice to hear

Good that you didn't just accept the first offer, then. That would have "defined" the market price.

[DodgyAgent]

Step 1 - make sure it is a REAL headhunter you are talking to. Chances are it's not.

A real headhunter will know your skills and experience in fine detail already.

As for rate, if there is nothing to compare it to, can you work out the value of the program to the client (in terms of cost savings or whatever), then charge them a %age of that?

Just a thought...

A "real" headhunter is paid money up front by a client. The real headhunter will use researchers to find every employee within a business/skill/geographical area.
Sounds to me that this is simply a contingency recruitment agency using a bit of nous. Which means that he will not be that close to the client.