Agents

[teclo]

Just curious does anyone work with just one agent? Or do you all go through multiple agents depending on the job that you are interested in?

I would like to have one agent to work with as my sole representation. Someone I could trust, who knew what I could do and would actually chase down decent opportunities for me. Kind of like a film & tv agent.

Someone that was actually worth the x%.

Maybe I've been watching too many episodes of Entourage recently, but I want an Ari Gold type agent to bust his balls to get me the best deal.

[Svalbaard]

Nope. You need to play the field. Why limit those already precious opportunities?

[Benno]

I'll work for whoever has the job advertised or who rings me up. Why limit yourself??

That said, I am friendlier with some more than others, usually those that have got me work, and in turn have got money out of me doing a job well for them.

[blesshim]

lovely in theory

i agree that it would be lovely to have someone out there to do all the leg work and act on your behalf but sadly that is highly unlikely to happen!!

it would require an entire overhaul of the recruitment market where only those who were actually good at what they did would survive, however as that appears to be a very very very very small majority from my own experiences, the moronic masses would crush any chance of this happening.

It would also need the employers to just start using these agents rather than opening it up as a free for all.

Would love some feedback on this from agents (if they dare reveal themselves!)

[DodgyAgent]

Just curious does anyone work with just one agent? Or do you all go through multiple agents depending on the job that you are interested in?

I would like to have one agent to work with as my sole representation. Someone I could trust, who knew what I could do and would actually chase down decent opportunities for me. Kind of like a film & tv agent.

Someone that was actually worth the x%.

Maybe I've been watching too many episodes of Entourage recently, but I want an Ari Gold type agent to bust his balls to get me the best deal.

It is an interesting one, and it could happen even if it means a contractor effectively paying two agencies. The agent could not only manage direct contracts but could also be involved in securing and negotiating contracts through other agencies.

Given that the agent would understand all the tricks of contract negotiation and would be able to unravel on many occasions the true status of an application there is a lot that a "personal agent" could contrtibute.

[malvolio]

Just curious does anyone work with just one agent? Or do you all go through multiple agents depending on the job that you are interested in?

I would like to have one agent to work with as my sole representation. Someone I could trust, who knew what I could do and would actually chase down decent opportunities for me. Kind of like a film & tv agent.

Someone that was actually worth the x%.

Maybe I've been watching too many episodes of Entourage recently, but I want an Ari Gold type agent to bust his balls to get me the best deal.

You can't. Outside show business, wh have theiir won rules for some reason (probably due to it being a very long-standing practice) you can't charge a worker for finding them work. Therefore you can't retain your own agent. Another triumph for centralised regualtion, since every agent I know would love to be able to sell the high-value guys directly. Ho hum...

[expat]

A given contract will be available from the agency or agencies that the client has placed it with. If you go through another agency to find your contracts, all they will do is, at best, find one of those agencies that does have the contract, and subcontract you through them. And take a cut, of course. It is not obvious to me what you gain by going this way rather than with one of the agencies chosen directly by the client.

[teclo]

That's it DA, a personal agent. Someone who knows how these things work, and can work on securing the next contract for you while you work on the current contract.

An agent who isn't just concerned with getting the numbers in and will actually answer the phone when you call.

God I'd love that instead of having to deal with some muppet.

[BrilloPad]

That's it DA, a personal agent. Someone who knows how these things work, and can work on securing the next contract for you while you work on the current contract.

An agent who isn't just concerned with getting the numbers in and will actually answer the phone when you call.

God I'd love that instead of having to deal with some muppet.

That was how it worked in Switzerland late 1980s. You had 1 agent who found you 30 jobs.

Nowadays you often need several interviews to get 1 job.

[teclo]

That was how it worked in Switzerland late 1980s. You had 1 agent who found you 30 jobs.

Nowadays you often need several interviews to get 1 job.

Ah how cool would that be? And if the agent had done his job and managed to whittle it all down to good, high paying jobs all the better.

*sigh*