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**Not So Wise** · 21 June 2004, 16:55

Hard one really, while bob might have found agency X was great John and joe got treated so bad they will be marked for life and while bob and joe got bad service from agency Y John got top notch service from them.

Probably best to assume all are bad then if you get good service you will be nicely susprised.

**Vetran** · 21 June 2004, 20:56

smaller specialist agencies may be better as they need to protect their reputation in a niche market. My last two jobs were partially via the same niche agent.

Large ones tend to have pile them high flog em cheap attitude but get more opportunities.

**zeitghost** · 21 June 2004, 22:40

The best agencies are the ones that get you jobs and pay on time.

Obvious really.

Trouble is, you have to find them.

Orion in Bristol were ok until I told one of their agents to @#%$ off because he was putting me forward for inappropriate roles without asking me first. But I'd guess he's long departed by now.

**unwashed** · 22 June 2004, 08:31

Cheers for that. So taking on board what you've said above, Computer People have been mentioned to me elsewhere as being reasonable, providing you can find a good agent there to deal with. Any opinions on them?

**zeitghost** · 22 June 2004, 18:57

The primary concern is whether they can get you work.

If not, the rest really doesn't matter much.

**king contractor** · 23 June 2004, 10:14

Con puter People

Wouldn't touch them with a barge pole... twice bitten and all that...

**Vetran** · 24 June 2004, 00:35

Re: Con puter People

stack em high & sell em cheap if you can live with that AFAIK they are unlikely to bankrupt any time soon.

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