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Agency or Employer ?

  • 27-02-2006 9:55pm
    #1
    iMax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,489 ✭✭✭


    When job hunting on search sites, do you put any faith in job ads placed by agencies ? (Personally I have absolutely no faith in them).

    Also, Which job search sites are the best ?


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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    I did say here a while back that I've never heard of anyone getting a job through an agency, and they were all a pain the ass. Soon after however, I got contacted by a nice recruiter and got a job through her (started today).

    I will stand by my assertion though that most recruiter have no interest in you if you can't make them any money, i.e. you're just a piece of meat to them.

    I've always stuck to the big three - monster.ie, recruitireland.com and irishjobs.ie
    Chances are, if a job has been posted on any sites, it's one of those three.


  • #3
    TempestSabre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,142 ✭✭✭TempestSabre


    seamus wrote:
    ...
    Chances are, if a job has been posted on any sites, it's one of those three.

    ...at least 10 times over.


  • #4
    Carb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 831 ✭✭✭Carb


    iMax wrote:
    When job hunting on search sites, do you put any faith in job ads placed by agencies ? (Personally I have absolutely no faith in them).QUOTE]

    I've applied on about 4/5 different occasions for specific jobs on Irishjobs.ie. When I go to actually meet the recruiter, the job I've applied for never gets metioned. I think in a lot of cases good job descriptions are put on these sites just to get your CV.


  • #5
    pinks
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭pinks


    also try www.fas.ie and www.nixers.com they are updated daily :)


  • #6
    matrim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭matrim


    I'm looking at the moment aswell and the only good agency I've come across are CPL, and even with them it depends on who the person is.


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  • #7
    odarallo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 138 ✭✭odarallo


    I am currently recruited by CPL. I am doing tech support for them and they are taking 7k a year for my serivce..

    Basically I should be on 27k but I only earn 20k
    All recruitment agencies will take 30% of what you earn, they will not tell you this. So try and get a job outside of a agency.


  • #8
    spanner_head
    Closed Accounts Posts: 449 ✭✭spanner_head


    is this 30% the case for all agencies?

    I'm dealing with one at the minute and things are sort of looking good for a job but I haven't talked to them about taking a cut from my salary.

    I assumed that the employer would settle with the agency.
    Gonna give them a bell later today and check it out.

    If thats the case, I'll probably not take the job as I'd be earning less than I do at the minute.


  • #9
    Carb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 831 ✭✭✭Carb


    spanner_head wrote:
    is this 30% the case for all agencies?

    I'm dealing with one at the minute and things are sort of looking good for a job but I haven't talked to them about taking a cut from my salary.

    I assumed that the employer would settle with the agency.
    Gonna give them a bell later today and check it out.

    If thats the case, I'll probably not take the job as I'd be earning less than I do at the minute.


    The cost is incurred by the employer, so it shouldn't affect your salary. Hovever, as the fee is calculated as a percentage of the employees salary, its in the employers interest to negotiate as low of salary as possible.


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