Re: Asking The Billing Rate?

[Tony Markos <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com>]

John:

I understand about the need to try and get the best
hourly rate.  But how "permissible" is it to ask for
the billing rate?

Billing Rate:  What the agency charges the client per
hour.
Hourly Rate: What the contractor is paid per hour.

Tony

--- John Posada <jposada01 -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:

 
 I had an interesting conversation with an agency
 today.
 
 After discussing a position, we got around to
 discussion rate. I
 started first, said I was looking for $45/hr. She
 says "I'm sorry,
 the best we can do is $35." I let her know that it
 was too low. She
comes back with "If we could get to $40?" I told her
if they could do $40 and if OT was available, I'd go
for it. She says "Hold on, let me check."...she come
back with "We can do $45 and they do pay for OT."
I told her it was a go and she could submit me.
 
An hour later, she called back with an appoint for
an interview for tomorrow. It is a VERY strong fit for
my skills.
 
 My point? It doesn 't matter who says what in what
 sequence. If they want you, they'll be more flexible
the more they  want you.
 



	
		
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