Mostly the client will have made up their mind before you even leave the interview. Some fawning follow up letter won't make a bit of difference. You can try too hard in these situations.
Plus if it is genuinely a BonS role giving it all the "Thankyou for giving my company the chance to pitch for the work" is going to make you look a bit of a to5ser.
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Agencies and clients
I have to agree with the consensus here.
Agencies demand no loyalty whatsoever. Especially when they submit you for the interview stage, they have not even got you a job yet. And 90% of the work is done by you anyway.
In my opinion, if the agency aren't swift enough to chase up the contract and let you know, they don't deserve any respect.
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Thank you for clarifying the situation, IT contract agent.
So, go for it, Super.
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It’s normally the case that if you've interviewed through an agency the client cannot contact the contractor. It’s the client the agency can take action against rather than the contractor. Restriction of trade 'n' all means that contractors can essentially contact whom they want to.
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So are you saying the wholly correct situation is that once an agency introduces you to a client your "implied contract and duty of care" forbids you from ever talking to that client again about anything without involving that agency?
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Originally posted by Gunnery Sergeant HighwayI hope you told them to go screw themselves.
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Originally posted by zeitghostI did this once & got a bollocking from the agency.
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Originally posted by zeitghostI did this once & got a bollocking from the agency.
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Originally posted by boredsenselessYep, maybe you'd better check your implied contract with the agency then, since they own the relationship and not you. You have a duty of care over that relationship when you agree to go to the interview.
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Originally posted by Gunnery Sergeant HighwayWhy not? You haven't signed a contract so you're free to write a letter to anyone you like. If you get the contract the letter is irrelevant anyway. If you don't where is your obligation to the agent?
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Originally posted by boredsenselessIf you have had the interview through an agency you should not really write to them at all except via the agent.
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If you have had the interview through an agency you should not really write to them at all except via the agent.
If you set up the gig yourself then letter head and write as the director
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From you personally but on company headed paper, thanking them for the opportunity of pitching for the contract. Include a copy of your business card and ask that if the outcome is not successful would they consider contacting you direct in the future with similar opportunities or to pass you details on to anyone else at the client with similar requirements.
Nine times out of ten it will go straight in the bin, but that one time out of ten it could pay off big time.
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