Not surprisingly, a lot of totally-unsuitable CVs were submitted. It sets out some ideas on how to overcome the problems that employers have recruiting good candidates and applicants have getting their details to employers. The alternative to this common-sense approach is the preferred supplier system. U nsurprisingly, clients become tired of the onslaught by contract agencies and try to limit the number of sales calls. A list is made of those agencies who supply good candidates and are reliable.
B eing granted preferred supplier status usually commits the agency to reduced margins.
I have never seen the point in either the client or the contractor paring the agency margin to the bone. Neither will gain from putting the agency out of business, as those suffering from the demise of Executor Computers will confirm. The overheads of running an agency are high and, since contractors demand payment before the client has paid the agency, money has to be borrowed. However, some contractors will always moan about margins. B ut like all roads to Hell, these good intentions can become corrupt.