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Hello all,
I'm not a recruiter but I would like to help the recruiter that placed me in my current position.
It's not working out and I've been offered a position elsewhere. I'm going to take
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posted at 5/7/2010 11:08 AM EDT
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Hello all,
I'm not a recruiter but I would like to help the recruiter that placed me in my current position. It's not working out and I've been offered a position elsewhere. I'm going to take it. Since I have not been in my original position for the required 90 days, my recruiter is not going to get paid. I'd like to pay her for her efforts (she was amazing! never met a recruiter like her before) but I'm not sure what that amount would be. I understand that the company that placed me would normally receive about 20% of my first annual salary. How then does that number break down to what the recruiter would receive? Thanks in advance for your help. |
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posted at 5/7/2010 5:23 PM EDT
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It depends on how the agreement was structured. You need to know exactly how it was structured before you do anything.
If it's a contingency agreement, the 20% is usually the applied to the first years cash compensation. That may apply to bonuses. Or not. There also might be a sliding scale of reimbursements based on tenure. And there might be a guaranteed free replacement if the first candidate doesn't work out (this is very typical). Don't offer anything until you know for sure. It's commendable for you to offer, but my thinking is that if your recruiter placed you once, she'll be able to do so again and she knows that. Situations not working out is simply part of the recruiting business. |
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posted at 5/27/2010 8:49 AM EDT
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What a gracious approach on your part to have such loyalty to the recruiter that placed you. She must have really done a terrific job, and you sound like a great person to work with. I am a recruiter and all of us realize that for a variety of reasons beyond our control there can be a fall off. You're kind to consider paying her in some way, but I think she probably would not expect it and may not even be able to accept payment from a candidate. Giving her an explanation of why it isn't working out and giving her an opportunity to manage the situation with the client is the professional approach. You've done her a great service by working with her in that way. |
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Recruiters Commission
posted at 5/27/2010 9:23 AM EDT
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Kudo's to you for wanting to take care of the recruiter that placed you. Most candidates could really care less. I have coached many graduating students to develop a relationship with a recruiter to help them throughout their career, and the loyalty you are demonstrating sounds like it may be enough if your recruiter truly cares as much as you. I agree that giving the recruiter some real client insight may be more valuable to her than any monetary gift you may offer. Commission structures are all over the place in the recruiting industry so there is likely not a pat answer to your "How much does she get?" question. Offering to help her refill the position, and protect her relationship with the company she placed you with may be all she could ask for. Perhaps, you could also introduce her to your new employer and help her build her business may also ensure that you have an outlet for help later in your career. "The relationship" is the key to this working out well for all of you! |
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