Reply to: Agent or Client?

[Emily]

Clients Fault

The strawberry blonde bint obviously -for believing what agents say

Agent is now trying to secure a cheaper resource for a higher margin while keeping yer mate in suspence as fallback

99.9% of the time this is not the case. When I worked in an agency (many moons ago) this was not the case - clients invariably allow candidates to be interviewed at a higher rate than they are ever likely to pay just because they think they can hook them in at the interview and they will want to work there so much that they will accept a lesser rate. Most agencies work on a fixed margin (at least with big clients - because of volume) and so it is in their favour to get you more money!

Obviously there are some really dodgy recruiters out there - that shall not be named as they have a tendancy to sue - who do do exactly what the above is saying.

I'd go with it being the clients fault.

[oracleslave]

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Got myself a new avatar though

Nice portrait.

[TheFaQQer]

Do you remember the Catherine Tate sketch Gingers4Justice? Maybe I could put SA's friend together with my contacts.

Tried to find it on Youtube, but couldn't.

Got myself a new avatar though

[BrilloPad]

Maybe the client decided that hiring a ginger was too much trouble, and they're trying to let her down gently?

Do you remember the Catherine Tate sketch Gingers4Justice? Maybe I could put SA's friend together with my contacts.

[TheFaQQer]

Maybe the client decided that hiring a ginger was too much trouble, and they're trying to let her down gently?

[Alf W]

Phone the client and say that the agency has told you they want you for a cheaper rate. Suggest that this can be done by putting you on their preferred supplier list and cutting out the agent altogether.

Win - win all round.

[NickFitz]

That is why you'll never get on in this world.

Probably never get banned, be let back in for about twenty seconds and get banned again, either

[BrowneIssue]

You're advocating this?!!

I would never dream of doing that, honestly!

Would you not go down a contractors throat (and not in a good way) for doing something like that?

I have recently had this done to me (documented in another thread).

I eventually called the client and 'discussed the problem' - i.e. dobbed the agency right in it for lying.

[MrRobin]

No agent in the world is going to let a guranteed income stream walk for the sake of a few quid. They want you in there earning so they can move onto the next victim.

I agree. Whilst the agent might try it on and attempt to bully your friend into lowering your rate, your friend has stood her ground and called his bluff. If it were a bluff, I think he would have crumbled by now and just accepted the original smaller margin than he has his porky pies on.

[Epiphone]

Your friend should tell the agent they're only available until X date. It focuses their mind and attention. If they don't get back to you the gig has either fallen through or they've got someone else.

No agent in the world is going to let a guranteed income stream walk for the sake of a few quid. They want you in there earning so they can move onto the next victim.

[SallyAnne]

That is not what I meant - and you know it!

Be a leader, not a follower.

Who am I following?!!

It's interesting that 7 of yous think AndyW is to blame for this....wait til I get my hands on the little bugger...

[Churchill]

You're right - I've made nothing of myself...waste of space...

That is not what I meant - and you know it!

Be a leader, not a follower.

[SallyAnne]

Clearly your "friend" should have worn a shorter skirt

You wouldn't be saying that if you saw her thighs!!

[Dark Black]

I have a friend...

Clearly your "friend" should have worn a shorter skirt

[SallyAnne]

That is why you'll never get on in this world.

You're right - I've made nothing of myself...waste of space...