Contingent Recruiters. Are they the only professionals who work for free?

The flick and stick. The push and shove for fantastic candidates to fill speculative roles, or to be floated to organisations you hardly know, let alone even met. Crossing your fingers, drawing a circle of salt around yourself, avoiding ladders, broken mirrors and black cats, all to ensure you get paid for the work you have done. This is the world of a contingent sales recruiter, and it is tough.