Is it very wrong for me to contact the employer directly?

[mixedmamameansbusiness]

I am registered with an agency (admin work) and their sister agency had a job I was interested in. I expressed interest and got an interview the next day which went really very well.

In the email about the role all of the contact details for the employer were there, email etc. The interview was last Wednesday and I am really interested and the interviewer (director I would work for) seemed impressed. The consultant has been off sick and responded to my emails and calls today that she is unsure if they have heard back since she has been unwell and will come back to me.

The company is very small and a 'family' company and the role will be all about personal rapport.

I guess I just don't feel she is representing my interest particularly well to her client and I want to just send an email direct saying thanks for seeing me last week I am really interested so if you could come back to the agent or words to that affect.

Is this really bad? I guess the company may not like it and in which case I rule myself out and that will be my own fault, but I want to be proactive about this job. I realise the agency won't like it but I would make it clear in my email if they could come back to the agent.

I would as at the end of the day you don't want to loose out if your agency is not playing its part. If you say you would like them to go back to the agency then that is all good in my eyes

Sounds like the interview went well. I think it very much depends how you do it. If you couch the email in terms that you enjoyed meeting the interviewer and hearing more about the exciting opportunity .. blah blah.. please excuse the direct contact but, since the consultant has been sick, she might not have had the opportunity to pass this on to the interviewer on your behalf. I would try and avoid appearing to chivvy them for a decision. After all, they have employed a consultant to act as a buffer. The consultant might get a bit narked with you but I agree that you need to put your interests first. I feel for you because it can be really frustrating to be in this kind of situation. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you get the job :-)