Re: How much should staffing agencies get above my hourly billable rate?

On 1/30/06, Tom Metro <[email protected]> wrote:

> > ...I agreed to 47/hour w-2. But a staffer just posted the same
> > position on the la perl mongers list for 55-60 per hour.
>
> If you think that same employer is doing direct hires at a higher rate
> than you're getting from the agency, then it's up to you to find those
> job postings and apply directly.

I'm actually against that: I think recruiters are valuable and want to
work through them. I think it is unethical to get a company name from
a recruiter and then go apply directly.

>
> If you found this job posting, then what do you need the agency for?

The posting was simply a different agency posting the same position.
But for some reason his advertised rate was 8-13 dollars higher than
the agency that was going to shop me.