Recruiter trying to invoice for perm job not taken!!

[thunderlizard]

re: paying for flight

How did you get them to stump up for that?

I would guess that the recruiter has agreed to pass on the bill to the client (with an admin fee on top, of course).

[Svalbaard]

Whilst I don't think his invoice will stand up to any scrutiny I think you probabaly do owe the agent a formal apology, or at least a man sized version of why you now cannot accept the role after previously agreeing to it.

Firstly though, reverse the situation and put yourself in the shoes of the agent bearing in mind that it's a competetive market and your salary is part based on commissions. You'd probabaly be mightily pissed off as well.

And also bear in mind you have also just probably wrecked the chances of getting a decent role for all Steve McAddens up and down the country.

Not a bad days work eh?

[Liability]

Whilst I don't think his invoice will stand up to any scrutiny I think you probabaly do owe the agent a formal apology, or at least a man sized version of why you now cannot accept the role after previously agreeing to it.

Firstly though, reverse the situation and put yourself in the shoes of the agent bearing in mind that it's a competetive market and your salary is part based on commissions. You'd probabaly be mightily pissed off as well.

And also bear in mind you have also just probably wrecked the chances of getting a decent role for all Steve McAddens up and down the country.

Not a bad days work eh?

Good Post.

[DieScum]

Firstly though, reverse the situation and put yourself in the shoes of the agent bearing in mind that it's a competetive market and your salary is part based on commissions. You'd probabaly be mightily pissed off as well.

It may be commission for the agent but it is the original poster's career and life we're talking about.

I had some rude recruitment consultant accuse me of wasting her time once.

Went to an interview, they offered it to me on the spot, but I decided I wasn't interested due to the location, environment round the office and the fact they weren't willing to negotiate at all on money.

I took a day out of my life and paid for travel costs.

What did she think I was going to do base my life round her commission package?

[jmo21]

It may be commission for the agent but it is the original poster's career and life we're talking about.

I had some rude recruitment consultant accuse me of wasting her time once.

Went to an interview, they offered it to me on the spot, but I decided I wasn't interested due to the location, environment round the office and the fact they weren't willing to negotiate at all on money.

I took a day out of my life and paid for travel costs.

What did she think I was going to do base my life round her commission package?

yeah...fair enough.... but Stevie boy ACCEPTED the job.

I don't like to stick up for agents, but he does owe them an apology.

As for them invoicing them, that's a different matter - tell them to get knotted!

[expat]

It may be commission for the agent but it is the original poster's career and life we're talking about.

I had some rude recruitment consultant accuse me of wasting her time once.

Went to an interview, they offered it to me on the spot, but I decided I wasn't interested due to the location, environment round the office and the fact they weren't willing to negotiate at all on money.

I took a day out of my life and paid for travel costs.

What did she think I was going to do base my life round her commission package?

She was simply mistaken, if she thought that you were asking for the job unconditionally. An interview is a two-way process, and while you passed it, the client did not.

Generously, you did not accuse her of wasting your time, though you might have been justified in doing so.

[NotAllThere]

I had a recruiter book me a flight for an interview in germany.

How did you get them to stump up for that?

I got flights paid for, for an interview at Frankfurt airport back in 2000, during the slump, for a contract role. I think they were recruiting for the Nestlé Globe project. They were interviewing a lot of people.

I was offered the role, but declined as I'd had a better offer. They weren't happy, but that's the risk.

I recall some employers would pay unsuccessful candidates' travel expenses. But successful candidates had to wait until they started work.

[vfr_rider]

In this case I really do feel sorry for the agent.

agents are always looking out for your own best interest - often sacrificing a lot of time and energy looking for roles that are just right for your skillset. their hearts are in the right place. they are highly skilled and trained to make sure you and the prospective employer are perfect fits.

some people have images of agencies and agents as purely money driven, only caring about the comission and not caring about the candidate. these cynical individuals are totally wrong.

I think you should feel ashamed, very ashamed.

send the agent some flowers and a card which says "I'm very sorry."

and as a gift, put a list of managers names' from previous jobs in the card, plus their phone numbers.

seriously.

[Sundial]

Oh my god vfr, I started reading this and was seriously alarmed. I wept tears of shame at the memories of agents whom I didn't understand in their full poetic beauty, and wondered if it was too late to tell them how I felt.

I think I need to go back to bed...

[NotAllThere]

...
seriously.