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Originally posted by DimPrawn View PostAnother crap poll.
None of the above.
I prefer to work direct and find work that way easier than dealing with agents.
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I prefer to work direct but it's getting harder as companies try to avoid employment rights claims.
Last contract I sourced direct from my contacts but still had to hand it to any agency
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how do agents get you better rates than if you went direct?
typical scenario:
the EB has a budget (say £1000 a day max) for a contractor
scenario 1: going via agency, agent fairly accurately guesses EB's budget and puts you in for £900 (agent takes 15% cut), agent offers you £765 a day
scenario 2: agent knows there is competition in the market and so bids lower (£850 a day) to guarantee he gets the job then takes 15% and rounds it up a bit, offers you £725, you try for more but agent wont budge
scenario 3: you find the EB yourself, you know the market and you know what rate is average and so you take a good rate and add a bit, you bid £800
-from your point of view you've got the best rate by going direct
-from the EB point of view they've got the cheapest bid by you going direct, win win all round (except the agent of course)
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Another crap poll.
None of the above.
I prefer to work direct and find work that way easier than dealing with agents.
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And also, how DO you find companies directly? When I worked in the games industry it was easy - there are sites which list every game development studio in the country, but all kinds of non-software companies need software developed.
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I started out working directly with SME clients. After a year, I realised that working for large corporates through agencies was twice the money and half the hassle.
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[poll] Working direct with clients
17I refuse to work through an agent0.00%0I'd rather work directly but it's too hard to find work52.94%9I'm too lazy to sort out paperwork and find contracts17.65%3I prefer to go through agents, they get me better rates5.88%1AndyW is my agent23.53%4I've signed up with agencies but I'm not that enthusiastic, I've enjoyed finding and working with clients directly for the last year.
For all the bitching about agents, do you guys prefer to work through an agency or is it a necessary evil?
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