Do you know contractors that have become IT recruitment agents?

**djfoot** · 21 August 2006, 14:58

I thought we all were...

**Asterix** · 21 August 2006, 17:04

Not hard, is it ?

If one keeps the details of all the interviewers, say over the last 5 yrs, it must an average of 5 int/yr x 2 pers = 10 x 5 yrs = 50 names with contact details for each contractor. So if a couple of contractors can join together, there are nearly 100 leads, more or less what any mid-size agency can come up with at any time. Need only 10% conversion and you've got 10 contracts worth 15% of say £ 5 k/m = £ 7.5 k/m income (less 1/3 expenses = £ 5 k net)If you are not bothered about the ethics and have a balance of around £ 50k in the bank as a starter for initial costs and also to pay contractors up front -(that's the biggest drawback), it doesn't seem such a bad idea, does it ?

**threaded** · 21 August 2006, 18:17

The better agencies were generally set up by contractors originally...

**andy** · 22 August 2006, 08:37

i am going to start an agency
anyone wanna join ?

**wackadu** · 22 August 2006, 11:14

To be honest I think it would be easy.

I have learnt so much about how these agencies get their roles.

But, how hard is it to lose your sense of morals? and **** people for a living?

Although most contractors are arrogant twats anyway (look at some of the people that post on here).

**DimPrawn** · 22 August 2006, 11:24

Hey, I'm not an arrogant twat

I'm quite happy to mix with the degenerate, low quality, uneducated feckless IT contractors that make up this BB.

HTH

**djfoot** · 22 August 2006, 11:26

Originally posted by DimPrawn

I'm quite happy to mix with the degenerate, low quality, uneducated feckless IT contractors that make up this BB.

Thanks (I think).

**DaveB** · 22 August 2006, 11:48

Originally posted by DimPrawn

Hey, I'm not an arrogant twat

I'm quite happy to mix with the degenerate, low quality, uneducated feckless IT contractors that make up this BB.

HTH

Thats the nicest thing anyones said about me in years *sniff*

**djfoot** · 22 August 2006, 11:56

Actually, who needs agencies? how many contractors use this forum? How many of those are aware of vacancies. Can't we just use our own netwrok to bypass the blood suckers?

I know that agencies view this board, so perhaps we can create a forum for listing skill set which we can all search for, then PM the relevant person...

Or does this idea suck more than Paris Hilton?

Do you know contractors that have become IT recruitment agents?