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The Hidden Downside of Working With A Recruitment Agency

Here’s a scenario:

You met with a Recruitment Agent who promised you the sun, the moon and the sky.

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The week after the initial meeting your phone rings. It’s the Recruiter. They’ve got a gig for you. It’s only for a couple weeks. Could potentially extend to a month or two. Fairly standard work, but for a reputable company and decent money in your pocket. You’ll take it. You sign on the dotted line and kick back, relaxed that your unemployment blues look to be coming to an end.

You do the gig, love the people, love the company, but they don’t have anything more for you to do outside that initial two week engagement. You thank them, they thank you and you go about your merry way. Your Recruiter says they are working diligently on finding you your next gig. You don’t hear from them in six months.

The unemployment blues are starting to get you down again, when a sliver of light peaks through the cracks. The company you temped at six months ago gives you a call. They currently have a full-time opening and loved your work so much they want you to come in and meet with them about it.

You ace the interview and they’re ready to move forward until they get a call from your Recruiter. They’ve caught wind that the client is preparing to send you an offer, the agency has you under contract and they’re looking for a finder’s fee on your head.

The client refuses to pay. The agency says “tough shit” and you, once again, are out of a job. The company that swore they would do everything in their power to help you secure a job, has just screwed you out of one.

This Actually Happens
 
Provisions are sewn into every agency contract that will prevent you from doing work with any one of their clients without them collecting a fee on your head. It doesn’t matter that you only worked for them for two weeks. It doesn’t matter that they haven’t called you in six months. If that client wants to consider bringing you back, the agency isn’t going to let you go without collecting a fee, which, in most cases, and with good reason, the company will refuse to pay.
 
This is the Catch 22 that you must confront every time you decide to deal with an agency, especially on a temp or contract basis. Without the agency you may never have gotten the gig. Because you got the gig you won’t be able to work full-time for that company unless they pay your agency the standard fee. Bummer.
 
The Moral of the Story: Before signing any agency agreements, make sure to read all of the fine print and decide if it is really worth agreeing to not work directly with a client without the agency managing the relationship. This is why it is especially imperative to trust your Recruiter and ensure that they have your best interest in mind. If they don’t, the only loser will be you. 


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