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I used to have an agent. We tried really hard but companies pretty much refused to work with us or worked very reluctantly. I thought the deal was really good,

I used to have an agent. We tried really hard but companies pretty much refused to work with us or worked very reluctantly. I thought the deal was really good, I do my awesome work and my agent gets me in front of best places I could do that work, but unfortunately we couldn't make it work. When I say hard, mostly we tried for few months and it didn't work. P.S. To clarify, I would happily pay a cut from my rate to my agent, that was the deal. I wouldn't mind upfronting as well, but we both knew each other well.

mallyvai 12y ago
This things take time :-) If either of you are really phenomenal and well-known then it should be possible - good people have a lot of leverage. It's not unusual for certain directors, C-level people, etc, to bring in third parties to negotiate on their behalf or work with them during the process, for example. What's your background? are you still looking?
- desireco42 12y ago
  That was my thinking and certainly would help to have someone negotiate and present you properly. I am not looking but if you ping me, we can be in touch. My background is rails/javascript, I am lead at parkwhiz at the moment. I always felt that relationship between recruiters and us was not right, both sides are not motivated to build relationships. I did build some and got some really nice people to help me when I need it. But this is more exception then the rule.
  - mallyvai 12y ago
    I started http://offerletter.io http://offerletter.io to help with this :-) http://linkedin.com/in/mallyvai http://linkedin.com/in/mallyvai - add me! -Vaibhav
leeny 12y ago
What did these refusals look like? How were you presenting to these companies? I'm surprised; if I approached companies and offered them talent without asking for money, they'd jump all over it. Or was the issue that this person was trying to negotiate on your behalf as well?

mallyvai 12y ago

This things take time :-) If either of you are really phenomenal and well-known then it should be possible - good people have a lot of leverage. It's not unusual for certain directors, C-level people, etc, to bring in third parties to negotiate on their behalf or work with them during the process, for example. What's your background? are you still looking?

desireco42 12y ago
That was my thinking and certainly would help to have someone negotiate and present you properly. I am not looking but if you ping me, we can be in touch. My background is rails/javascript, I am lead at parkwhiz at the moment. I always felt that relationship between recruiters and us was not right, both sides are not motivated to build relationships. I did build some and got some really nice people to help me when I need it. But this is more exception then the rule.
- mallyvai 12y ago
  I started http://offerletter.io http://offerletter.io to help with this :-) http://linkedin.com/in/mallyvai http://linkedin.com/in/mallyvai - add me! -Vaibhav

leeny 12y ago

What did these refusals look like? How were you presenting to these companies? I'm surprised; if I approached companies and offered them talent without asking for money, they'd jump all over it. Or was the issue that this person was trying to negotiate on your behalf as well?