An Indian staffing firm has reached out to me w...
An Indian staffing firm has reached out to me with a position that's a good fit, but they only offer w2 with their firm. I know who the client is and I have job description. How could I go about finding the role with someone who will work with 1099/c2c or contacting the client directly? The client is a huge company.
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correct-apricot•10mo ago
you can try, but if it is indeed a huge company, there's a chance they have to work with preferred vendors
which, unfortunately many indian consulting companies already got their "way in"
there's a chacne the role only exists within their preferred vendor system
as there are tons of "private boards" that entertain this
hence, in order for you to find your way in, you'd need to find people who are, say the engagement managers, or someone directly involved in the project to get you referred in
correct-apricot•10mo ago
Yeah that's what I figured. I was hoping someone had some insight into ways to track down firms that are posting this role, since it seems like they're usually farmed out to several Indian recruiting companies at once.
I'm also going to look at linkedin to see if I can find anyone at the company involved, but it's probably useless
genetic-orange•10mo ago
Sometimes you can google parts of the job description and find exact matches with another preferred vendor.
correct-apricot•10mo ago
Good idea! Didn't work this time though
rare-sapphire•10mo ago
private boards as in private job boards? Any names?
correct-apricot•10mo ago
they're not googleable
they're private i.e it's a private network
genetic-orange•10mo ago
They often have an email list for preferred vendors. It's not a website.
correct-apricot•10mo ago
Man it would be nice to get an inside look at the recruitment world so we can game things better. ATS systems, preferred vendors, etc
genetic-orange•10mo ago
You get tenders to bid on. There's no ATS system. You submit proposals to work X in budget Y. If they're looking to hire someone, they give you Z resume slots to submit.