Recruiter fees
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No, it should not be paid by you. You have a salary, the company pays you that, on the agreed amount. The company pays the recruiter the fee.
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A friend has been contacted by a recruiter for an engineering position. Nice enough salary and an interesting job, he teels me. The problem is that he was told that hiring company pays nothing to the recruiters and that the recruiter's fee was 10% of his paycheck. He asked me if this is normal or too much or what. My first thought was... 10% of the first paycheck? of every paycheck? He said he didn't know but would ask. Indeed, it would make a huge, huge difference. But the truth is that I don't have experience on this so I'm putting the question to you gys. Anyone can give me any information to pass along? He is in Japan and the recruiters are a Japanese company and the job is at a Japanese company (he isn't Japanese), in case it matters.
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First do Recruiters take money :omg: I thought they do it for free to help people find jobs
The Web Developer. Beirout-Lebanon
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Dalek Dave wrote:
I got £11,000 out of that!
I started liking this "Introductions" stuff :-D
The Web Developer. Beirout-Lebanon
You have to know the right People to Introduce! But it is middleman tax really, I didn't mind when I got my cut though. :)
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I number of my grad friends went into Recruitment Consultancy, they tell me it's a pretty cut-throat competitive business.
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You have to know the right People to Introduce! But it is middleman tax really, I didn't mind when I got my cut though. :)
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It is free here. you can find job listed in a free paper that is published weekly it is called "Alwaseet" in english means like "middleman"
The Web Developer. Beirout-Lebanon
The Web Developer wrote:
you can find job listed in a free pape
You can do that here too, the job of the consultants is to track down people who look like the person the company wants, tries to arrange an interview etc. then gets his comission if the guys gets hired.
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The Web Developer wrote:
you can find job listed in a free pape
You can do that here too, the job of the consultants is to track down people who look like the person the company wants, tries to arrange an interview etc. then gets his comission if the guys gets hired.
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man
Phannon wrote:
arrange an interview etc. then gets his comission if the guys gets hired
"Alwaseet" the paper i was talking about they don't take comission even if the person gets hired they anly ask you to tell the company that you raed their post in their paperand that is it no money taken by teh paper
The Web Developer. Beirout-Lebanon
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i know this is in business but i first time hear about Recruiters take money for being middleman as i said down here it is free here
The Web Developer. Beirout-Lebanon
Are yours paid for by the Government? We have "Job Centers" that are the same, free advertising no fees etc, but they are large monolithic things run by the government and aimed more at the lower end of the job market. Technical or skilled positions tend to be specialist recruitment company based.
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NOT the employer NOR the employee. It should be free I think
The Web Developer. Beirout-Lebanon
Maybe there, but here it is not :((
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Kickers? As in the shoe brand?:~ (only "kickers" I can think of atm)
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Phannon wrote:
Kickers? As in the shoe brand?:~ (only "kickers" I can think of atm)
He meant to type knickers, as in underpants. Japan has vending machines where you can buy underwear that has supposably been worn by young, good looking, sexually active women, who for reasons known only to themselves decide to not wash and reuse but sell to some company. Sounds great doesn't it.
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No, it should not be paid by you. You have a salary, the company pays you that, on the agreed amount. The company pays the recruiter the fee.
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IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)Leppie, that's how it should be, but remember, in SA us wekkuhs are protected much more than other places in the world.
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Phannon wrote:
arrange an interview etc. then gets his comission if the guys gets hired
"Alwaseet" the paper i was talking about they don't take comission even if the person gets hired they anly ask you to tell the company that you raed their post in their paperand that is it no money taken by teh paper
The Web Developer. Beirout-Lebanon
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i know this is in business but i first time hear about Recruiters take money for being middleman as i said down here it is free here
The Web Developer. Beirout-Lebanon
On what money do the recruiters live?
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Are yours paid for by the Government? We have "Job Centers" that are the same, free advertising no fees etc, but they are large monolithic things run by the government and aimed more at the lower end of the job market. Technical or skilled positions tend to be specialist recruitment company based.
------------------------------------ The meek shall inherit the Earth. And the rest of us will go to the stars. - Omni Magazine
Dalek Dave wrote:
Are yours paid for by the Government?
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: The Government don't pay anything here, they only take take take and take and gave zero...
The Web Developer. Beirout-Lebanon
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NOT the employer NOR the employee. It should be free I think
The Web Developer. Beirout-Lebanon
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No, it should not be paid by you. You have a salary, the company pays you that, on the agreed amount. The company pays the recruiter the fee.
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IronScheme - 1.0 alpha 4a out now (29 May 2008)I'm in the UK and I've never heard of a reputable recruiter / company expecting a percentage fee from an employee for a permanent job. Is the job permanent or is it a contract? Contractors routinely pay a cut of their monthly pay (every month) to the job agency, anywhere from 10% to 50% (depending on who is getting screwed). Permanent staff are recruited with the company paying 10% to 50% of the annual salary to the job agency; often split in two halves - half immediately payable and half payable after a reasonable probationary period.
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A friend has been contacted by a recruiter for an engineering position. Nice enough salary and an interesting job, he teels me. The problem is that he was told that hiring company pays nothing to the recruiters and that the recruiter's fee was 10% of his paycheck. He asked me if this is normal or too much or what. My first thought was... 10% of the first paycheck? of every paycheck? He said he didn't know but would ask. Indeed, it would make a huge, huge difference. But the truth is that I don't have experience on this so I'm putting the question to you gys. Anyone can give me any information to pass along? He is in Japan and the recruiters are a Japanese company and the job is at a Japanese company (he isn't Japanese), in case it matters.
In a previous life I worked as a slave trader recruitment consultant in the UK, so.... Typically when a candidate is placed in a company the recruitment company receives a single one off fee which in my experience the company always pays. This fee depends on any agreements between the company and the recruitment agency and can be anything from 5% to 40% of the starting salary. When I was doing the job the average fee was 17% and we would drop to 10% for companies that regularly used our services. I have to admit I have never come across any recruitment agency that requires the placed candidate to pay a fee, however as this is Japan and I have no experience of this I do not want to stick my neck out and say that your friend has misinterpreted. I would suggest that your friend contacts the recruiter and clarifies the fee structure/responsibilities. If he is required to pay I would also ask if this fee can be paid over an agreed period of time (i.e. via instalments), 10% of your salary is a large amount of money to pay out in one lump some.
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How does the recruiter earn then? I never thought that they did recruiting voluntarily or as a social service :)