Sales Recruitment Commission Rates

[Muttleys V8]

Does anyone in the know, know what commission rates are charged to employers for finding middle - high end sales candidates in a sales and marketing role?

Answers on a postcard please?

Thanks

Steve

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

dunno what the norm is but have paid 10-15% of sales

[jeff oakley]

It all depends on what they want, I have seen quotes of 20% of salary plus a fee of around £1k. The employers need to negotiate before hand. My experiance is that agencies are usually idle and send the wrong people and will willingly see perfect people not get a job because they try to negotiate more even after the agreement.

Good luck anyway

[Cleggy the Spyder Man]

dunno what the norm is but have paid 10-15% of sales

that should say salary not sales

[carpetstu]

dunno what the norm is

He's that bloke from France that drives a Caterham and builds barns!

Taxi...................

[Richard]

Some agencies will go to 20 - 25% of starting salary.  Can make a big difference as to whether you get the job or not!!

If your unfortunate enough to be competing for a job which has been advertised on a local website then I'm afraid there is normally only one winner...  unless, you use your initiative and try and make a deal with the potential employer!!??

[scott beeland]

I wish I even understood the question  

[Chris.B]

I'm currently recruiting people into my Consultancy & have had several organisations from Exec search companies to recruitment agencies engaged in the search.  Rates vary from 20% to 40% of 1st year salary.

Edited to add:  These positions are not Sales roles but high end IT management consultants, but at least it gives some idea of the current rates I'm being charged.

[Matt Seabrook]

I wish I even understood the question  

  Me too mate    

[leighc]

in the finance industry it's usually 20% of salary

[Norman Verona]

I won't use the agencies any more. We advertise in the trade press but aim the ad to the company we'd like to recruit from.

Currently looking for a high end sales person. However I have a "thing" about sales people - they all seem to me to be lazy effers but want top money for doing half of what I can do.

[carpetstu]

I won't use the agencies any more. We advertise in the trade press but aim the ad to the company we'd like to recruit from.

Currently looking for a high end sales person. However I have a "thing" about sales people - they all seem to me to be lazy effers but want top money for doing half of what I can do.

That will be me you are looking for then  

[RedditchJay]

whats the product that requires selling ?

[Norman Verona]

DMS. It's the systems franchised car dealers use to manage the sales, sevice, parts and accounts.

The OTE is £100,000 but do you think we can find a good candidate. The agencies sent us Acme broom salesman.

[Bean]

I've hired my past two employees through Monster, done the leg work myself and it's been hugely successful.

Work did have to pay Monster's fees which weren't cheap (£7k for a year I think) but worked out a lot cheaper than paying agency commissions of ~20% yearly salary per head count

I'm talking IT sys admin bods, not high end Execs