How do Agents really work?

Re: Alternative Career

system health check at the end of the day

Ewwww. You don't mean Brighton beach bum laydees do you? Classy.

rates

see "Agency margin" post.

Re: Alternative Career

If you've had kind words, it's probly coz they're lulling you into a false sense of security....

Alternative Career

Funny you should say fruit machines - I am well placed to do that as there are several in town! Otherwise I had considered getting some donkeys to do beach trips or setting up a deck chair business!

"Can I hire a deck chair for the day sonny?"

"Certainly madam, that will be £45 per hour please. That includes a back up chair in case your fails, continual monitoring of your tan and a system health check at the end of the day with a Mr Whippy ice cream while we discuss an extension to the contract..."

Mmmm - IT doesn't quite make the transition to the beach

Thank you all for your support and kind words as well...

Re: And I thought it was me!

Keep plugging away.

You'll get there in the end.

Or end up fixing fruit machines like me.

Re: And I thought it was me!

The second contract is normally harder to find than the first.

This is because you were relieved to get the first one, the second one you are more savvy and a little more choosier.

Good luck.

And I thought it was me!

Thanks for the response! I had a good contract (short but good) and then absolutely jack after that. Left the client on a high note as well - so find it frustrating at not being able to get another decent deal.

I guess I have to keep plugging away and hope the right role turns up. Tough game this (and I have had to learn fast) but I enjoy the variety

Cheers!

No, sorry, most of them are like that. The service to our side is poor because we are expendable - unless you have some really obscure /in-demand /scarce skill that someone wants.

Put it this way - if you have to provide three names for one role and you have about 500 available to choose from, why bother being nice and why spend company time talking to someone who doesn't matter when you should be chasing clients for more leads?

They're basically salesmen, subject t the usual bussiness pressures. The only real difference is that their product tries to have a mind of its own!

I used to work within a large company and was contracted out to clients by them. I left to become a contractor (freelance as it were) and I seem to get nothing but hassle with agencies.

Example: Calling and then you can't contact them about the job, misinformation about a job, putting me forward for jobs I haven't agreed to, etc.

Is this the norm? Does no one regulate them? Does anyone know a decent agency that deals in BI that isn't out to mess contractors around?! A few questions but I seem to be getting no where with agencies!