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Well thanks for all your responses but despite the suggestions of what I should have done I still don't have a recommendation for a decent agent so I can put this right.
If you're happy with your agent and they're not taking 40% please forward me their contact details so I can talk to them. I...
My issue is that the agent has had to do nothing to get this. I went direct to the company, found the job, got the interview and was offered the job. My skills have got me an extension, all the agent has done is taken the money and paid me whats left each week. They wouldn't budge on the rate...
I've just gone back contracting after 10 years on the payroll and am interested to find out what the average agency cut of the deal is. The agent didn't find me the job but the company insisted they only deal with agents and recommended one to me. All the commercials were negotiated through this...