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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostFair enough but by stooping to the professional levels of the most dubious of agents you are now in their league. It seems to me that here was an agent calling about a genuine job and not trying to coerce references or pursue any other agenda than to make his client happy. Along comes some slimey little ex con opportunist to undermine someone who seems perfectly honorable and genuine. You guys get the agents you deserve.
In that case, how come you're my agent????What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
In that case, how come you're my agent????Originally posted by MaryPoppinsI'd still not breastfeed a naziOriginally posted by vetranUrine is quite nourishingComment
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View Post
In that case, how come you're my agent????Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by aussielong View PostAn agent phoned me up about a gig after seeing my linkedin profile.Comment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostFair enough but by stooping to the professional levels of the most dubious of agents you are now in their league. It seems to me that here was an agent calling about a genuine job and not trying to coerce references or pursue any other agenda than to make his client happy. Along comes some slimey little ex con opportunist to undermine someone who seems perfectly honorable and genuine. You guys get the agents you deserve.
Do you think if I introduced a trader to the bank I could creme 20% of his profits for the time he works here? Most of you so called "agents" feed off the clueless.
I've been cutting the agent out for a few years now because I am lucky enough to work in a small market where I get to hear about the gigs before the agents. This is fair play. The agent has added no value in the market so they are being squeezed out.
(Headhunters / executive search are a different kettle of fish entirely).Last edited by aussielong; 29 August 2011, 23:39.Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostNo this shows that one poster is a bit of a tube.
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If your mate can get your CV in front of the hiring manager, and if you would have heard about the role through the grapevine anyway, sure, cut out the agent. But dont forget to pay 20% pm to LinkedIn
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Originally posted by aussielong View PostThe agent is a very nice chap. Do you think that for cruising linkedin and matching my skillset up to the client he deserves 20% of my day rate for 6m+? How can you possibly justify that? I think he deserves maybe to be taken out for dinner, or a one off payment of 200 quid possibly. He would be taking several tens of thousands of pounds out for not more than a few phone calls.
Do you think if I introduced a trader to the bank I could creme 20% of his profits for the time he works here? Most of you so called "agents" feed off the clueless.
I've been cutting the agent out for a few years now because I am lucky enough to work in a small market where I get to hear about the gigs before the agents. This is fair play. The agent has added no value in the market so they are being squeezed out.
(Headhunters / executive search are a different kettle of fish entirely).
Clearly this agent has added value because he has alerted you to an opportunity that by your own admission you did not know about. You seek to justify using the information he has trusted you with to opportunistically feather your own nest.
If agents as you say "feed off" the clueless than what does that say about your fellow contractors? that they are clueless?
You are an arrogant little man who believes he has an "entitlement" to work within his little sector.Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyoneComment
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Postyou take no account of the fact that 90% of what agents do yield no business whatsoever.Comment
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