Originally posted by wackadu
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Previously on "Do you know contractors that have become IT recruitment agents?"
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Actually, who needs agencies? how many contractors use this forum? How many of those are aware of vacancies. Can't we just use our own netwrok to bypass the blood suckers?
Quite possible, to build up a network as such. However, I can't imagine any of the contractors on here wanting to share their contacts for a number of reasons.
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Originally posted by djfootActually, who needs agencies? how many contractors use this forum? How many of those are aware of vacancies. Can't we just use our own netwrok to bypass the blood suckers?
I know that agencies view this board, so perhaps we can create a forum for listing skill set which we can all search for, then PM the relevant person...
Or does this idea suck more than Paris Hilton?
As for setting up in competition with the traditional agencies, the best advice I can offer is forget it. There are thousands of them, and most of them are far better equipped to survive than you are. It's a sales driven business, and the nice guys mostly get driven out in the end.
And you don't need £50k in the bank, use a factoring company (like all the other agencies).
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Isn't that what Linkedin is for? At least there you 'invite' people to your network
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Actually, who needs agencies? how many contractors use this forum? How many of those are aware of vacancies. Can't we just use our own netwrok to bypass the blood suckers?
I know that agencies view this board, so perhaps we can create a forum for listing skill set which we can all search for, then PM the relevant person...
Or does this idea suck more than Paris Hilton?
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Originally posted by DimPrawnHey, I'm not an arrogant twat
I'm quite happy to mix with the degenerate, low quality, uneducated feckless IT contractors that make up this BB.
HTH
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Originally posted by DimPrawnI'm quite happy to mix with the degenerate, low quality, uneducated feckless IT contractors that make up this BB.
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Hey, I'm not an arrogant twat
I'm quite happy to mix with the degenerate, low quality, uneducated feckless IT contractors that make up this BB.
HTH
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To be honest I think it would be easy.
I have learnt so much about how these agencies get their roles.
But, how hard is it to lose your sense of morals? and **** people for a living?
Although most contractors are arrogant twats anyway (look at some of the people that post on here).
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The better agencies were generally set up by contractors originally...
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Not hard, is it ?
If one keeps the details of all the interviewers, say over the last 5 yrs, it must an average of 5 int/yr x 2 pers = 10 x 5 yrs = 50 names with contact details for each contractor. So if a couple of contractors can join together, there are nearly 100 leads, more or less what any mid-size agency can come up with at any time. Need only 10% conversion and you've got 10 contracts worth 15% of say £ 5 k/m = £ 7.5 k/m income (less 1/3 expenses = £ 5 k net)If you are not bothered about the ethics and have a balance of around £ 50k in the bank as a starter for initial costs and also to pay contractors up front -(that's the biggest drawback), it doesn't seem such a bad idea, does it ?
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