Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies

Parkin Architects and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“Parkin”) have an internal recruiting function. Parkin may supplement that internal capability from time to time with assistance from temporary staffing agencies, placement services, and professional recruiters (“Agency”). Agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact Parkin employees directly in an attempt to present candidates – Parkin’s recruiting team or other authorized Parkin personnel must present ALL candidates to managers.

To protect the interests of all parties, Parkin will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Parkin, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Parkin mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Parkin employees, or to Parkin’s resume database will be considered Parkin property. Parkin will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Parkin will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.

Agency must obtain advance written approval from Parkin to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed contract for service and in response to a specific job opening. Parkin will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place.

Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by an officer of Parkin or his or her designee. No other Parkin employee is authorized to bind Parkin to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies. Parkin hereby specifically rejects, and denies any liability under, any agreement purporting to be accepted based on negative consent, negotiation with a candidate, performance, or any means other than the signature of a Parkin officer.