Permission to represent - subsequent restrictions

**northernladuk** · 27 August 2015, 10:40

Yep I've had the same. Submitted for a role by agent A but role got pulled just before interview. Submitted for a new role a couple of months later to Agent B. Agent B advised they couldn't submit me as Agent A has dibs on me as per agreement between the agents and the clients. This covered applications at anytime, not just per role. Couldn't find out if Agent A had submitted me or if they called dibs and then did f all about. Absolutely stupid carry on.

Wrote a letter to both agents and the previous person I was supposed to be I interviewed with last time explaining how ridiculous the situation was. Agent B replied thanking me for supporting them as it's a useless arrangement for them as well. Heard nothing from the others.

It's not a financial company in W York's is it?

**SillyKent** · 27 August 2015, 11:37

Not the same company. This one is an insurance syndicate in London.
Annoyingly I'm pretty sure that the other agency wasn't advertising the role, so weren't in competition for it.
Could probably be sorted by agency waving the restriction but that would be too much trouble for HR.

**Bozwell** · 28 August 2015, 08:50

When I have had to acknowlege these (usually by emailing back a preprepared statement) I reword them to only include the named company for the specific role I am going for. No agency has ever queried my edit, but that might just be that they don't read them when recieving them back.

**SueEllen** · 28 August 2015, 22:18

Originally posted by Bozwell View Post

When I have had to acknowlege these (usually by emailing back a preprepared statement) I reword them to only include the named company for the specific role I am going for. No agency has ever queried my edit, but that might just be that they don't read them when recieving them back.

I do the same, so it must be more common than you think.

**expat** · 29 August 2015, 10:41

Originally posted by Bozwell View Post

When I have had to acknowlege these (usually by emailing back a preprepared statement) I reword them to only include the named company for the specific role I am going for. No agency has ever queried my edit, but that might just be that they don't read them when recieving them back.

How does that help if the client has agreed that Agency A has dibs on you?

**SillyKent** · 2 September 2015, 12:24

I have taken to doing the same, i.e. Agree to represent for the specific role at the specified company but, expat points out, the client and the agency have their own agreements. In this specific instance the Agency in question wasn't even competing for the position.

**czakky** · 2 September 2015, 12:33

Originally posted by expat View Post

How does that help if the client has agreed that Agency A has dibs on you?

This hits the nail on the head, you can change the restriction on your contract all you want, but this does not change the agreement between the client and agency.

To the OP - can the other agency represent you in the new role? If hey are interested in you, it puts you in a nice bargaining position with agency A; eg they take smaller cut/you get a bigger rate

**Scrag Meister** · 2 September 2015, 14:05

I agreed to representation and found out later that my CV hadn't even been put forward!!!!

So I went forward with the other agent instead.

**BrilloPad** · 2 September 2015, 14:08

Originally posted by Scrag Meister View Post

I agreed to representation and found out later that my CV hadn't even been put forward!!!!

So I went forward with the other agent instead.

Indeed. I agree to specific company/role provided my CV has been put forward.

If HR have some stupid restriction then you are stuffed. I have heard of Barcap doing this in the past.

Was it Shakespeare in Henry 5th part 2 who said "first lets kill everyone from HR"?

Permission to represent - subsequent restrictions