When I was working through a recruiter or at least I guess that is what they were called, I happened to get told one time what they were charging for me and it was somewhere in the 200-300% range over what I was getting paid. I typically stay away from those situations these days, more because of my dislike with having to deal with them all the time. I actually made more money working through them at a lower hourly rate than what I work at being self-employed due to the tax differences.
On 1/19/06, Jeffry Houser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not a recruiter, but from what I can gather... > > If you're consulting through a firm, they are marking up at least 100%, > if not more. 300% does not surprise me. > > w/ full time stuff, it's usually a percentage of your first year > salary, > which I suspect is at least 50%. > > They'll never tell you. One of my friends has been on both sides of the > fence (He's hired people through recruiters and has found jobs through > recruiters). > > I typically don't deal w/ recruiters anymore. > > > At 07:55 PM 1/19/2006, you wrote: > >Out of interest, does anyone know what percentage the agency takes > from/adds > >to the rate? > > > >I know of one guy who wanted to charge the end client nearly 300% of the > >rate. That can't be normal can it? > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: John Wilker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: 20 January 2006 00:46 > >To: CF-Jobs-Talk > >Subject: Re: A Question For Recruitment Agents > > > > > >I've had that happen too. I don't deal with them anymore if I can avoid > it. > >Agents now-a-days seem to think we (developers, DBAs, whatever it is > they're > >looking for) are not people. I've had one go quiet for months. then email > me > >again not remembering our previous contact. I had another ask me the same > >questions he asked in an earlier conversation from THAT DAY!! > > > >The industry of head hunting/recruiting has gone downhill a lot. > > > >On 1/19/06, Adrian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Companies I can understand. But agents? > > > > > > If they can take my email address and send automated emails for other > > > potential jobs, why can't they do the same with rejections? > > > > > > In my eyes it doesn't do their already tarnished reputations any good. > > > > > > I read a piece in the BCS (British Computer Society) magazine, saying > > > there > > > should be a code of conduct for agents, one that includes letting > > > candidates > > > know, in a timely manor, about rejections. I tend to agree. > > > > > > Having said all that, I meant to tell someone yesterday that I won't > be > > > able > > > to do some work for them because I don't have the time. Oppps! > > > > > > Adrian > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: s. isaac dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 20 January 2006 00:02 > > > To: CF-Jobs-Talk > > > Subject: Re: A Question For Recruitment Agents > > > > > > > > > > A quick question for any recruitment agents on this > > > > list(or anyone else who > > > > knows). > > > > > > > Twice in the passed year I've started a dialog with a > > > > recruitment agent, > > > > only for them to go quite and not tell me that I didn't > > > > get an interview. > > > > How hard would it be for them to have sent a quick email > > > > saying, "they > > > > weren't interested"? > > > > > > > I understand that this might lead to another email asking > > > > why etc, but I'd > > > > rather THAT second email was ignored and I knew I didn't > > > > get an interview so > > > > you can move on and make other plans. > > > > > > > Surely it's just common courtesy, or am I missing > > > > something? > > > > > > > Adrian > > > > > > It's become unfortunately common for companies to not send rejection > > > letters, emails, etc... just what I've experienced and heard from > others, > > > so > > > you're not alone in thinking it's discourteous. > > > > > > > > > > s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 > > > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > > > > > add features without fixtures with > > > the onTap open source framework > > > > > > http://www.fusiontap.com > > > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2848 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
