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For me charging 25% to the contractor for the live of the contract is completely unjustifiable just for posting a job in some site and some emails and phone cal

• HeyLaughingBoy 12y ago
  You may not like it, but there's no justification needed other than both parties to the agreement being happy with it.
  • xpto123 12y ago
    I dont think anyone would be happy with such a lopsided agreement. Its borderline extorsion, it does not happen at this scale in many more professions. Developers are really taken advantage of by these intermediary companies that add no value after the initial contact. Their margins are growing thinner and maybe in a few years many of these companies are out of business.
• majc2 12y ago
  The contractor is not really being charged 25%. Sure the agency, might end up with 25% (but I suspect its less). The recruitment agency gets money, because they've taken the time to build a relationship/do sales stuff/navigate a procurement department/convincing someone they can solve the clients problem (I need more resource!).
  • xpto123 12y ago
    Navigating procurement departments does not add any value to anything. In the age of the internet, if a company needs some resources then the hiring manager could place the job description directly in some website instead of asking a recruiter to do it for him. He can filter out CVs much more effectively by keywords using some GUI rather asking a recruiter to ask for the keywords on the phone. He sends a mail/phones the candidate for an interview, how hard could it be? He needs to interview the candidate anyway. I don't see how a few hours of administrative work for a hiring manager could justify the fortune that the procurement department will spend with the margin payed to the intermediary.