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Inexperienced recruiter wants +100K for fwd a resume cut them?
TL;DR: recruiter adds zero value - I've signed nothing with them and they want to work with me directly...
Recruiter and employer has also signed no agreement.
I am highly technical and experienced (22 years) recruiter has literally 3-months as a technical architect recruiter (was a Peets coffee worker prior)....
Am I shady to cut out recruiter when client wants to work with me directly?
More details upon request.
- chrisbennet 9y agoDid you find out about the job from the recruiter? If so, they did add some value. Did the employer find out about you through the recruiter? If so, they added value for the employer. However, without an existing relationship, I don't think the employer owes them anything.
- greenyoda 9y agoMaybe they did add some value, but not $100K worth. And if they're really inexperienced, they could also subtract value by screwing up the introduction of the employee to the employer and costing them the job.
- conshelp 9y agoCompany also presented me as their "employee" -- where I have literally no legal connection with them at all. The market for the position as a contractor is 500K/yr and they want 300K and pay 200K where ~45% of the 200K gets taken for tax and med... So... WTF? Should that be acceptable?
- chrisbennet 9y agoIs it one of those deals where the recruiter misrepresented themselves (lied) as being your agent and then approached you? If that is the case it doesn't seem like you owe them anything. For me, another party's greed or sleaziness does not move my moral compass i.e. if they want to charge me $100 for a stick of gum, I don't feel entitled to steal it. In this case, the amount of money they want would be immaterial to the question of what is right. Considering the amounts involved though, I'd talk to a lawyer.
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