Finding it too quiet!!!!

[Elliegirl]

Be prepared to travel and be prepared to lower your rate

They are the two golden rules for me, apply nation (even EU wide) and when discussing rates with the agency always let them lead and ask "What is competitive with your client and other people you have put forward"

In the last two months I've had two agencies call me to fill roles currently occupied by people whose contracts are not being renewed/are being let go because they haven't come up to the mark. I was originally contacted about one of the roles and they offered it to someone who took £100 a day less than I was prepared to work for. For now I'll continue to compete on quality rather than price unless/until there comes a day when I don't have a choice.

[SueEllen]

Why so?

Attitude

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What even those with mixed experience?

Nope. We speak to those, of course.

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Attitude

This.

[pauldee]

This.

People who have worked in FS/PS automatically have a bad attitude?

[PerfectStorm]

Like waiting for a bus for me at the moment (still waiting for the part where 3 turn up at once)

[BigRed]

People who have worked in FS/PS automatically have a bad attitude?

not thought about it that way before but it rings true

[SueEllen]

People who have worked in FS/PS automatically have a bad attitude?

You clearly have one.

[SussexSeagull]

Could this be because the rate of change of technology has accelerated in recent years? As I've mentioned before, you used to be able to get along just fine with .NET/SQL and a bit of front end knowledge, but now you need to know every JS framework imaginable.

There is an element of that. Not that I am a developer but in days gone by you either had to pick up a skill through experience or put yourself through a course (the software no doubt being expensive to buy). Nowadays most is Open Source and you can learn it in the privacy of your own home.

That said, if the contracts aren't there then the contracts aren't there, no matter how skilled you are.

[BlasterBates]

Evidence of the market being quiet.

London office vacancies surge