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dxhdr on Nov 3, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Tech firms shell out to hire and hoard talent

Uh, what? I thought companies pay the recruiters a percentage of first year salary, or a flat fee, for the successful referral. The employee should not be paying anything.

SteveNuts on Nov 3, 2016 | [–]

Sorry, yes you're correct - edited my comment.

The recruitment agency wouldn't be charging me, they'd be taking a chunk before they pay me my cut.

stale2002 on Nov 3, 2016 | [–]

He might be talking about contracting firms. Not full time hire recruiters.

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