Posted By Richard Stewart
I take it you are looking to recruit some people.

I have worked for a number of agencies and standard charge rates vary between 17.5% and 25% depending upon the level of seniority.

Beware of the lowest cost solution - it is all well and good getting some providers on board at 15% but are they going to put as much effort in servicing your role than others on the books that will pay full fee?

Anyhow hope that helps and please do not hestaite to get in touch.

Richard Stewart - Anders Elite

Posted By John Levey
Also be aware of larger agencies who charge higher rates for less effort. You tend to find that the bigger companies will end up sending you quantity but not quality candidates.


John Levey

Posted By peter j lane
Why don't all the recruitment people who look at these threads responde to the question,After all there have been a few threads that the recruiters have answered recently and have justified their position.

Why not go for a national industry agreed rate?
Agreed by Peers in our business eg MCG,Industry bodies etc
25% of a 50k post=12.5k x 4 per year-can't be bad-give me a job!!-20k better than mine and ive got 10 years+ in!!

on 12.5% they should be able to afford the phone bill and call you back!!

From my past experiences recruiters earn more than the Safety Bods!!??

Posted By Richard Stewart
Peter,

Is your post really relevant to the thread?

Both myself and others have attempted to answer all your questions fully.

The market dectates the fees we charge - any regulation of this I believe would be illegal.

For your information - 4 placements a year would give me a P45 - not £50k in my back pocket. The fee goes to our employer which we get a small cut of personally.

Regards,

Richard

Posted By Richard Stewart
Dave,

To clarify most agencies operate on the sliding scale of fees with the norm being around 17.5%. 25% will only be for Director level appointments.

Our clients do have redress as there will be a Guarantee period which is negotiable.

Regards,

Richard

Posted By Arran Linton - Smith
Dave,

I feel that your last question is most unfair and should not form part of this thread.

I simply do not expect Richard to answer it.

Posted By Dave Wilson
Arron I agree bit OTT from moi, apologies Richard, its not going to crop up again anyway as as of monday it will not happen on here.

good point however!! naw not going there!

Posted By Arran Linton - Smith
David,

Thank you for your apology.

Unfortunately I have had to go the agency route because the first appointment needs to be made quite quickly.

Basically we are undertaking a simple shopping exercise and we are not looking for a sole agency that wants to undertake the selection process for us.

Posted By Gary IMD(UK)
Ooh, how I love living in the real world!

Nuff said?!

Take care Y'all!

Posted By Helen Gotts
Arran,
In my experience in recruitment (four years now in HSQE for construction, rail
and civil engineering) I have found that many employers value the service of
recruitment consultants and agencies precisely for the reasons stated above:
1) We speak to people working for your competitors every day and so are in touch with
the current marketplace
2) We take a lot of the graft away from you and your Personnel department in terms
of reference checking, ensuring eligibility to work in the UK, and verifying qualifications.
3) There are agencies out there (mentioning no names) that charge as much as 33% for printing CVs from the internet and just emailing them over without so much as qualifying the candidate against
the job - hence why you may get calls offering you an interview when you have been off the market for some time.
4) I advertise every month in SHP and I do not charge this cost as an extra onto my clients so they are able to take advantage of our branding for free. This is also the case with Open Days and other ways to attract candidates.
5) In the case of railway recruitment, the costs are significantly higher with the need for sponsorship, medicals and PPE plus recerts and further training.

In summary you have to build a relationship with recruiters you trust, and
don't forget that if agencies are on your supplier list then discounts can always be negotiated for more than just one ad hoc contingency vacancy.

I hope this helps,
Helen Gotts
Senior Consultant
Resourcing Solutions Ltd.