What makes a good agent?

[Dactylion]

After a week of many boozy lunches and implied offers of sex from agents I am starting to get a bit blurry as to what makes a good agent from a contractors perspective.

Sorry to disappoint but as with all things "agent" I wouldn't put too much faith in anything implied

[oracleslave]

- is on the actual PSL
- Does actually have client authority to recruit for the role
- Ensures that the contract with your LtdCo aligns with the Upper contract (ha ha)

[clearedforlanding]

Sorry to disappoint but as with all things "agent" I wouldn't put too much faith in anything implied

Oh, we got passed the implied part. I feel slightly sorry for all the applicants she is having to tell she can't get hold of the client at the moment to, but hey, it's a dog eat dog world.

[DodgyAgent]

By the way, do you offer sex to your contractors? Taking, that is.

I will get my staff to bend over for anyone in pursuit of a decent margin

[SlipTheJab]

It was expected.

As I didn't enjoy cold calling clientcos day in day out, agent's were valuable to me in my contracting career. In an ideal world I would call up Mr. CEO at Bluechip and ask him for a job. He would have one and say yes.

On the flip side, finding an agent that I am confident is not going to piss of my contractors is proving challenging, but advertising directly is one hell of an overhead. LinkedIn and hiring all my mates seems to be the way to go. Bring guns, whiskey and hookers.

Wow, just reread my post and what a priceless statement of the obvious it is.

It isn't, and the sooner more clients realise that the better. I know of a couple of consultancies that work off referrals and do quite nicely with it too.

[clearedforlanding]

I will get my staff to bend over for anyone in pursuit of a decent margin

How do you pitch this?

So you are good to proceed on a "I'll give you some holes to fill, if you'll give me some roles to fill" basis?

or something similar?

[FatLazyContractor]

How do you pitch this?

So you are good to proceed on a "I'll give you some holes to fill, if you'll give me some roles to fill" basis?

or something similar?

[clearedforlanding]

It isn't, and the sooner more clients realise that the better. I know of a couple of consultancies that work off referrals and do quite nicely with it too.

At n-2 reports I am expected to surround myself with people who know how I work and I know how they work. It is part of the value I bring to the company. At n-3 it would be a lot more difficult to justify.

I said the LinkedIn part tounge in cheek. The difficulty in selecting an agent after 24 years contracting experience to provide me with contractors is very real.

[LucidDementia]

A 7.62mm FMJ from a Soviet made AK74

[Bee]

Honest and fair, it's enough for me.