Re:

I was under the impression that recruiters make some commission based on the
rate at which the candidate was hired (at least that's how the last headhunter
I dealt with explained it to me).

If that's the case, it would directly benefit the recruiter if the rate was
higher. They're in a delicate situation though, because they don't want the
rate so high that the company doesn't hire, and a rate too low that they can't
find anyone.

I guess they get it on both ends :)

Tim (http://weblogs.asp.net/tmarman)

Quoting Adam Tuliper <[email protected]>:

> Your argument holds some water..but let me tell a quick
> true story.
> There was a job here a while back that the company wanted
> to pay bottom dollar for a good dotnet person. A recruiter
> called me about the position. I told the recruiter no
> way..not for that price.. and the recruiter said "I know..
> I actually told them to increase their rate because they
> wont get anyone half decent for what they want"
>
> If I was a company hiring I would hope the recruiter would
> tell me what I would get for that price rather than just
> saying "sure!!! no problem.. Ill find you someone!"
>
> In the case of the posting to this list...I would think the
> recruiter would tell the company that chances are they wont
> find anyone with a good skill set for that price, otherwise
> it seems like the recruiter is just being the equiv. of
> what common society sees an slimy attorney (not saying all
> attorneys are slimy,... im saying a slimy attorney).. in
> the sense that they will find anyone for the price
> regardless of their skills.
>
> Ive seen recruiters place complete idiots on positions for
> job because they would work for a lesser rate, and in the
> end the entire job was botched, making the recruiter look
> bad and costing the company more because it had to be
> redone by someone with a decent skillset.




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