I was approached persistently about a job from a recruitment/dispatch company that I’m suited for. It’s a good job at a good company, but they’ve been slowly changing their tune regarding it and being pretty pushy.
Salary range was 8-10 initially depending on the interview and stuff (which I haven’t even done yet), has now become a set 9. The start date, which they said could be around October has now become “ASAP” and past September unlikely etc. I won’t work for the company, I work for the recruitment company, but in the companies office and stuff.
I’m enjoying my working holiday and not needing work desperately, I was just vert interested by the work and company as they’re pretty big. However, I noticed online that the company website has the position there. Would there be any problems applying as an individual?
it’s my first time with a dispatch company, so don’t want to put myself in a bad situation.Note – Because of my WHV and would need to swap eventually. One of the benefits of this middle man is that they can do this for me.
Any advice appreciated!
EDIT: Sorry I forgot to meant this was IT/software engineering. Not working for a dispatch company.
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I don’t know about your skillsets nor background but I would recommend working as a full time employee (æ£ç¤¾å“¡) because it’s almost impossible for the company to fire or to let go of you. If you don’t like the job, you can away quit at will.
8-10M / year is incredibly high for a dispatch company but to each their own I guess.
Having worked at a dispatch company before, I would rather be a regular employee of the company I am physically present at.
Very generally speaking, I feel there isn’t much upward mobility for working at dispatch. Another potential downside is sometimes you may have to transfer locations as once your work with a client company is finished, you will be required to go elsewhere.
Recruiting companies in general, dispatching companies included can help you with your job search. There are a lot of bad companies out there unfortunately and the industry has a bad rep but if you work with an agency and a good consultant, they can really help you.
There are also companies that don’t hire on a fulltime/permanent basis and joining them on a haken/dispatch basis can be a foot in the door. The hurdle is also a lot hire because there is only one meet & greet and not 3-4 interviews. So the process is shorter.
My biggest concern in your situation would be that I doubt the agency can help you with your visa. With working holiday you probably won’t be allowed to work fulltime and the government – at least last time I checked – didn’t allow for anyone to change from working holiday visa to work visa while in the country like you could do for dependent or student to work visa. I could check again with my our visa agency as I work in that space to get a professional’s opinion.
Work direct.
The difference is staggering. At FAANG, it’s RSU which, depending on your [levels.fyi](https://levels.fyi) can double your income. At a boring international company, it’s better vacation, better access to mobility within the company and they won’t fsck you over. A a local but modern company, it’s better recognition within the company. At a traditional company, you won’t get that pay anyway, so that doesn’t apply.