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>Agencies spend money finding these jobs. They make money by having people as
>W-2 employees by taking a part of the hourly rate the agency gets from the
>employer. They are unwilling, for obvious reasons, to lose money by finding
>you a job and not make money off you.
I don't know much about the situation in the United States, but, in my
area, many agencies also collect a finder's fee for placing people in
full-time positions.
Also, not all agencies are as mercenary as you describe. The agency that
gave me my first big break urged me to take full-time work with the
employer it found for me, and was willing to waive my agreement so I
could do so. In general, it has been enlightened enough to build up a
long term relation with me. As a result, I regularly refer people to it
for both jobs and advice, and I have since received several offers
through it. I consider the relation nothing but beneficial to both of
us.
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Bruce Byfield, Outlaw Communications
Co-ordinator ,Vancouver Technical Communicators' Co-op List
Vancouver, BC, Canada
(604) 421-7189 or 687-2133
bbyfield -at- axionet,com or bruce -at- dataphile-ca -dot- com
www.outlawcommunications.com
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