I work in the Construction Industry as a HeadHunter + I am also Recruitment Manager for a major UK contractor . . .
One of the things that stuns me EVERYSINGLEDAY is the lack of initiative shown by potential candidates (and we are talking senior people) + our industry is dominated by Agencies who hold clients to ransome on fees (ave 20% of basic salary for a **** service and they dont even meet their candidates/clients face to face) - it seems that candidates have forgotten how to apply directly to a company themselves!!!
If my advice is worth anything - it would be - do some research - show some initiative and apply direct - with an innovative approach you will cut out the middle-man and immediately impress a potential employer + you will save them the best part of +/- £12k - which they could add onto your package!
Once you are over a certain age (and if you have been in an industry for a while) you will either know who you want to work for or you will know someone who works for the company you want to work for etc etc - so why use an Agency - its not rocket science (unless of course you are a rocket scientist - in whoch case errrrrrrrr - IT IS!!!!
Good Luck.
Khushy
Last edited by khushy : 29-Nov-2006 at 13:48. 
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