Interesting reply from a recruiter

[GigiBronz]

Heard a new one today and not sure where to put it.
Have been applying for some time for roles that i find under an agency name on efinancial. not a single call back so i thought to give that lady a call and see how it goes.
While she was looking my name in the databse, not sure if she had my details on screen yet but she asks: “have you been a contractor in previous role?” hearing that i started my pitch with “looking to develop skills, building career and all that sh**”. Shortly after i get interrupted with “it’s because we don’t put forward contractors, clients don’t respond to them, so we stopped...’’.
There could be other things that she might not like about my cv but seemed quite spontaneous.
Has anyone encounter this before?

PS: have seen somewhere written that in times of low demand and high supply they tend to prefer to put forward people that are in a role. Because why fill 1 spot when you can do 2. I would imagine this from their sneaky kind... but could that be true about the hiring managers?

Left this on State of the market a few weeks back...

[northernladuk]

I think you managed to read it completely the opposite way round

Wouldn't be the first time....

[hairymouse]

I wouldn't worry about it OP, if I had a pound for every time an agent asked me "would you consider a permanent role...."

That's a good point, if the conventional wisdom is that clients won't hire an ex contractor as perm then why do they keep calling me? Since agents don't usually do anything unless it pays ....

[tomtomagain]

Here is the reply that I got this morning from a recruiter:
“Unfortunately, for this role, the client wouldn't consider candidates that have previously been contractors for their permanent roles”.

Sue them on the grounds of discrimination.

[ladymuck]

I read that they will not consider people that were permanent and then have swapped in to a contractor role doing the same job. Friday to Monday contractor. We see it quite a bit on there and when we do the answer is usually leave and go be a proper contractor. They are just a permie with a different remuneration method.
They don't have the skills to hit the ground running or bring experience from many other clients to the table like a seasoned contractor will and haven't been tested properly to see if they can stick around at new clients and deliver. We also see a lot of first time contractors that don't like what they are doing or can't hack the role. The travel time or staying away is often quoted when they want to quit.

Seems a bit tight, but bearing in the mind the above, quite reasonable.

I think you managed to read it completely the opposite way round

[simes]

I remember having that response to a perm role I (mistakenly) went for in 2008.

Didn't get it, hung out for contracting and all came good.

[jmo21]

I wouldn't worry about it OP, if I had a pound for every time an agent asked me "would you consider a permanent role...."

[northernladuk]

I read that they will not consider people that were permanent and then have swapped in to a contractor role doing the same job. Friday to Monday contractor. We see it quite a bit on there and when we do the answer is usually leave and go be a proper contractor. They are just a permie with a different remuneration method.
They don't have the skills to hit the ground running or bring experience from many other clients to the table like a seasoned contractor will and haven't been tested properly to see if they can stick around at new clients and deliver. We also see a lot of first time contractors that don't like what they are doing or can't hack the role. The travel time or staying away is often quoted when they want to quit.

Seems a bit tight, but bearing in the mind the above, quite reasonable.

[LadyPenelope]

I've never seen them be so overt about it, but I've long suspected this is the attitude.

Hirers really seem to struggle with the concept that people could switch between contract and permanent. The client will want the breadth and depth of experience that a contractor's cv supplies, but they so often don't trust us to stick around.

[coder]

Here is the reply that I got this morning from a recruiter:
“Unfortunately, for this role, the client wouldn't consider candidates that have previously been contractors for their permanent roles”.

I have never seen anything like that in the past 20 years. Is this a sign of things to come?


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I dont think this view point will last post april - there will be a lot of contractors opting for permanent roles fr the stability. Why pay PAYE for no employee/workers rights, and then have to chase contracts every 6-12 months?

[ladymuck]

Quite possibly. Long term contractors could be considered a flight risk when the market picks up again. Considering some contractors have worked at clients for longer than some employees is irrelevant

[Luigi]

Here is the reply that I got this morning from a recruiter:
“Unfortunately, for this role, the client wouldn't consider candidates that have previously been contractors for their permanent roles”.

I have never seen anything like that in the past 20 years. Is this a sign of things to come?


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