Is recruitment agent bluffing
Discussion
Hi,
Went for an interview on x amount of hourly rate last week, on friday agent told me that it is a good news and offer will come through next week.
This morning had a call from an agent saying offer has come through and i asked him to negociate bit more get £5 an hour more. After an hour he came back saying client is offering £10 less than what was an intial offer, reason ? tight budget and later he said HR didn't know about per hour rates.
He asked me about my final day rate and i said i will accept the offer on x amount (£2 less than what was the inital offer).
This afternoon he said that client can't raise the day rate because i don't have skills in that and that area. So it is up to me whether i accept the offer (£10 less) or decline it.
Should i contact the client directly? I know they wont like it. What are my options? Offer is too low.
Went for an interview on x amount of hourly rate last week, on friday agent told me that it is a good news and offer will come through next week.
This morning had a call from an agent saying offer has come through and i asked him to negociate bit more get £5 an hour more. After an hour he came back saying client is offering £10 less than what was an intial offer, reason ? tight budget and later he said HR didn't know about per hour rates.
He asked me about my final day rate and i said i will accept the offer on x amount (£2 less than what was the inital offer).
This afternoon he said that client can't raise the day rate because i don't have skills in that and that area. So it is up to me whether i accept the offer (£10 less) or decline it.
Should i contact the client directly? I know they wont like it. What are my options? Offer is too low.
Others make say different but yes they are, I had an offer for say £350 per day and got the light for the job according to the agency then before it started they rang and said they could only offer say £275 so I told them to find someone else.
But everything is up to you, I do it my way and always have done. You situation will be different and only you can make the final call.
But everything is up to you, I do it my way and always have done. You situation will be different and only you can make the final call.
the agent will be pissed off because it jeapordises their fee.
But to be honest they are buggering around with you, so I would have limited conscience on that one.
Whether or not the ultimate employer would be upset I don't know. It probably varies from individual to individual
But to be honest they are buggering around with you, so I would have limited conscience on that one.
Whether or not the ultimate employer would be upset I don't know. It probably varies from individual to individual
Edited by Vocal Minority on Tuesday 24th May 08:24
Allanv said:
As a friend was working at a place that was looking for contracts I approached him to pass my CV to the right guy bypassing the agent.
I got binned before anything was said, I have never done it since.
Your call again.
If i've got a contact that works at a company (friend / friend or a friends uncles mates son) I'll always get them to email the hiring manager my CV, or get the HM email and I'll email them myself.I got binned before anything was said, I have never done it since.
Your call again.
I dislike using adgents its painful. 2 of my 5 contracts so far have been through adgents the other have been through contacts at the place of work.
Being within ear shot of HMs office, by the sound of things most of them find adgents anoying as well!
I would contact the hirer direct
alec1975 said:
Hi,
Went for an interview on x amount of hourly rate last week, on friday agent told me that it is a good news and offer will come through next week.
This morning had a call from an agent saying offer has come through and i asked him to negociate bit more get £5 an hour more. After an hour he came back saying client is offering £10 less than what was an intial offer, reason ? tight budget and later he said HR didn't know about per hour rates.
He asked me about my final day rate and i said i will accept the offer on x amount (£2 less than what was the inital offer).
This afternoon he said that client can't raise the day rate because i don't have skills in that and that area. So it is up to me whether i accept the offer (£10 less) or decline it.
Should i contact the client directly? I know they wont like it. What are my options? Offer is too low.
You said the agent came back with an offer, you rejected it and asked for £5 more an hour, then the agent returned an hour later with £10 less than his original offer?Went for an interview on x amount of hourly rate last week, on friday agent told me that it is a good news and offer will come through next week.
This morning had a call from an agent saying offer has come through and i asked him to negociate bit more get £5 an hour more. After an hour he came back saying client is offering £10 less than what was an intial offer, reason ? tight budget and later he said HR didn't know about per hour rates.
He asked me about my final day rate and i said i will accept the offer on x amount (£2 less than what was the inital offer).
This afternoon he said that client can't raise the day rate because i don't have skills in that and that area. So it is up to me whether i accept the offer (£10 less) or decline it.
Should i contact the client directly? I know they wont like it. What are my options? Offer is too low.
Am I reading that right?
alec1975 said:
Hi,
Went for an interview on x amount of hourly rate last week, on friday agent told me that it is a good news and offer will come through next week.
This morning had a call from an agent saying offer has come through and i asked him to negociate bit more get £5 an hour more. After an hour he came back saying client is offering £10 less than what was an intial offer, reason ? tight budget and later he said HR didn't know about per hour rates.
He asked me about my final day rate and i said i will accept the offer on x amount (£2 less than what was the inital offer).
This afternoon he said that client can't raise the day rate because i don't have skills in that and that area. So it is up to me whether i accept the offer (£10 less) or decline it.
Should i contact the client directly? I know they wont like it. What are my options? Offer is too low.
Perhaps you should have just accepted the offer at the rate you agreed to be put forward at?Went for an interview on x amount of hourly rate last week, on friday agent told me that it is a good news and offer will come through next week.
This morning had a call from an agent saying offer has come through and i asked him to negociate bit more get £5 an hour more. After an hour he came back saying client is offering £10 less than what was an intial offer, reason ? tight budget and later he said HR didn't know about per hour rates.
He asked me about my final day rate and i said i will accept the offer on x amount (£2 less than what was the inital offer).
This afternoon he said that client can't raise the day rate because i don't have skills in that and that area. So it is up to me whether i accept the offer (£10 less) or decline it.
Should i contact the client directly? I know they wont like it. What are my options? Offer is too low.
The agent may or may not be trying to increase their margin, equally the client maybe trying to reduce the cost to them - either way, you'll never know for sure. If the offer is "too low" then reject it.
0000 said:
If you're not happy, decline it and ask for the client to be told why.
£10 a day doesn't seem like much, I'd expect the agent to quietly take that out of their own cut to get the placement if you won't bend... but as above, only you can make the call.
Read the post; he said £10 per hour less not per day. Adds up...£10 a day doesn't seem like much, I'd expect the agent to quietly take that out of their own cut to get the placement if you won't bend... but as above, only you can make the call.
alec1975 said:
Hi,
Went for an interview on x amount of hourly rate last week, on friday agent told me that it is a good news and offer will come through next week.
This morning had a call from an agent saying offer has come through and i asked him to negociate bit more get £5 an hour more. After an hour he came back saying client is offering £10 less than what was an intial offer, reason ? tight budget and later he said HR didn't know about per hour rates.
He asked me about my final day rate and i said i will accept the offer on x amount (£2 less than what was the inital offer).
This afternoon he said that client can't raise the day rate because i don't have skills in that and that area. So it is up to me whether i accept the offer (£10 less) or decline it.
Should i contact the client directly? I know they wont like it. What are my options? Offer is too low.
I would simply refuse that based on the cheek of it. When you say 'no', they will immediately offer you the original rate. I would say 'no' to that tooWent for an interview on x amount of hourly rate last week, on friday agent told me that it is a good news and offer will come through next week.
This morning had a call from an agent saying offer has come through and i asked him to negociate bit more get £5 an hour more. After an hour he came back saying client is offering £10 less than what was an intial offer, reason ? tight budget and later he said HR didn't know about per hour rates.
He asked me about my final day rate and i said i will accept the offer on x amount (£2 less than what was the inital offer).
This afternoon he said that client can't raise the day rate because i don't have skills in that and that area. So it is up to me whether i accept the offer (£10 less) or decline it.
Should i contact the client directly? I know they wont like it. What are my options? Offer is too low.
DoubleTime said:
You could always have some fun with it and request the agent to provide you with a break down of the % they take. 
The agent would probably tell you (nicely) to mind your own business. They are paid by the client firm and the agreed fees will have been agreed between them.Gassing Station | Jobs & Employment Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff