Timeline for Is it required to be exact about previous salary when dealing with recruiting agencies?
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| Sep 9, 2015 at 18:36 | comment | added | Technophile | When working through an agency, it is entirely possible (depending on their business practices) for them to bill at a MUCH higher rate than they pass on to you. I have met someone who had found out he'd been at a 3:1 ratio. | |
| May 1, 2014 at 3:14 | comment | added | Carson63000 | @Chad I'm not sure what you mean by "an internal company recruiter"? | |
| May 1, 2014 at 2:45 | comment | added | IDrinkandIKnowThings | That would be the base rate not the rate the contractor actually gets paid. If its a perm job that maybe for a external recruiter. If its an internal company recruiter they have a different pay scale. | |
| May 1, 2014 at 1:39 | comment | added | Carson63000 | @Chad, hmm, interesting, we may be getting into location-specific territory here. Certainly a factor of the salary (e.g. 3 months salary for a perm job, or a percentage of the hourly/daily rate for a contractor) is the norm where I am (Australia), as far as my experience goes. | |
| Apr 30, 2014 at 14:10 | comment | added | IDrinkandIKnowThings | Usually a recruiters commission is based on the position. They sometimes get a bonus for getting you in at a lower rate since that increases the profit margin for the agency. | |
| Apr 30, 2014 at 2:07 | history | answered | Carson63000 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |