How should I approach price negotiation?

[Lucifer Box]

Take no notice of the kids, ClarissaG, Monkey Boy is correct. A very high proportion of the regulars on here have never been in close proximity to any woman other than their mothers and they all start howling at the moon and behaving even more strangely than usual when someone logs in with a woman's name. They will calm down and stop rattling the bars of their cages in a day or two.

The previous advice is correct though. Agents and clients hate talking rate once something has been orally agreed. That rate isn't so bad for a first contract and the most imporatant thing is to get that first contract on the CV. Once the 3 months are up you can ask for more and will probably get it if you are any good. Look at it as a loss leader for your company to get your foot in the door.

[Defamator]

Yawn........ yawn.............

Time for a coffee I think..............

Talk to you later Chimp......

[Mordac]

Clarissa - who is the agency? That would give us an idea of how likely they are to shaft you on the margin.
Ignore the daleks, they are a real pain in the f**king arse, they all started cropping up a few weeks ago. Some saddo Dr Who fans I guess.

[Dalek Supreme]

Clarissa - who is the agency? That would give us an idea of how likely they are to shaft you on the margin.
Ignore the daleks, they are a real pain in the f**king arse, they all started cropping up a few weeks ago. Some saddo Dr Who fans I guess.

I think you'll find the Emperor (pbuh) was trying to be helpful by slapping that renegade Gold Dalek back into line. The rest of us are quite normal and helpful, especially given that our home planet was blown up by Sylvester McCoy.

[ClarissaG]

OK thanks, I think I've tuned into the bizarre... variety of people on here now.

I'd really rather not mention the agency as they're pretty niche. I might be quite wrong about their intentions; I'm just a bit green about these things and like estate agents, you tend to think the worst of recruitment agencies! I suppose I should give them the benefit of the doubt.

I'll do the interview and play it by ear.

Thank you all.

[Captain Jack]

Not all of us Dr Who characters who post on here are bad guys you know. Although I can be bad for the right person.

There's a couple of giant alien lizards here as well, but they're both really nice and not half as fearsome as they look.

[Davros]

I'll do the interview and play it by ear.

Of course, once you have done the interview, it is possible to ask for a little more money if you've come away with the impression the gig is in the bag. You can use all sorts of reasons to "justify" this - the work was not quite what you thought, the location was not right, etc., etc.

The agent will never, ever risk losing the contract for just a little more.

[Mordac]

Oh tulip I've upset the daleks now. Clarissa, why not try asking the agency what their margin is? They know you're probably going to find out anyway at some stage, so there's nothing to be gained by them lying. If they get all defensive, you know they aren't going to play it completely straight with you, and then it's up to you to decide how much you want the contract.

[EternalOptimist]

Clarissa

its a bad idea to start changing the rate one its been agreed, and two sentances at the beginning of a conversation IS an agreement. How would you like it if the agency dropped the rate at the last minute ?(happens to me almost every ****** time btw)


a rule of thumb I use is that 1k per annum = 1 £ per hour. So 35k a year = £35 per hour or 260 ish per day.


can you hear them

sorry just had to say it.

[Mordac]

a rule of thumb I use is that 1k per annum = 1 £ per hour. So 35k a year = £35 per hour or 260 ish per day.

There's no way that would work the other way round - £35p/h is around £55k (depending on how many hours & weeks you work). I wouldn't swap a £35p/h contract for a £35K a year permie job. My general rule is to multiply hourly rate by 35 (hours per week) and then 45 (weeks per year).