Looking for UAT testers in Salisbury area

[brobi]

Well then the pertinent question is how do you remove the chaff from the wheat whilst staying profitable?

I'm sure you have other incomes, but if this is not likely to become a profitable endeavour why are you bothering? (I know I probably sound cynical, but hey, i'm a contractor!! )

Finally just because it works in other industries doesn't mean it will work in this one. Are there lots of agencies in the acting profession that filter actors out and provide them work for free taking a percentage of the actors wage in return? I don't think so...

No there are not but then there are a lot of contractors out there who sturggle on a quarterly basis to get work in on time before their existing contract finishes.

There are comapnies out there like ics solutions who only use veted quality contractors and I suppose that is the model I am after. They make it very successful and yes they do charge you out at a higher rate than you are getting. So maybe a cut from the piece of the pie might be more profitable...

But then I suppose this is a place to gain such knowledge!

[Ardesco]

There are comapnies out there like ics solutions who only use veted quality contractors and I suppose that is the model I am after. They make it very successful and yes they do charge you out at a higher rate than you are getting. So maybe a cut from the piece of the pie might be more profitable...

And that my freind is the slippery slope to becoming agent scum!!!

[Lockhouse]

Isn't it illegal to charge a "job seeker" to find work?

[tim123]

Finally just because it works in other industries doesn't mean it will work in this one. Are there lots of agencies in the acting profession that filter actors out and provide them work for free taking a percentage of the actors wage in return? I don't think so...

Yes there are, that's exactly how it works. But each agent will represent only a small number of actors and activelly sell that actor to the client.

This doesn't scale to IT.

tim

[tim123]

Isn't it illegal to charge a "job seeker" to find work?

No, it's illegal to charge a fee for "offering to find word".

tim

[buffdaddy]

Bottom line is, If I am gonna make money as a contractor, I want to reduce the number of middlemen to maximise my income. Whether they be:

an agent,
umbrella company,
a bodyshop,
a contractor who I am sub contracting for,
an "IT Offshorer" (really hate these guys, since they sit in the uk and get paid pounds whilst they pay local rates overseas),
or a company like "CompleteContractor",


what you are doing is providing another middleman service, in a VERY VERY fast market such as IT Contracting. As far as I understand this market, it works very much like an assembly line. It is nothing like the Entertainment or Sporting market where agents only represent certain clients. In this market agents will represent anyone or everyone if they could.

[Ardesco]

Yes there are, that's exactly how it works. But each agent will represent only a small number of actors and activelly sell that actor to the client.

This doesn't scale to IT.

tim

Sorry I should have clarified, I meant in the same way agencies in the IT industry work where they will have thousands of resumes and shove anybody they can into the job. Not where they select a small group they think have great potential and then activly try to sell them to clients.

From personal experiance agencies in the media game (acting/modelling/etc) tend to ask you to register for a fixed fee per year and then they will pimp you to thier client base which is fairly static.

[DodgyAgent]

why dont you all just go direct and cut out both middlemen?

Friends Provident (I think )

Michael Hampton (as in little) head of business services or David Smith HR services consultant on 01722318000

[brobi]

why dont you all just go direct and cut out both middlemen?

Friends Provident (I think )

Michael Hampton (as in little) head of business services or David Smith HR services consultant on 01722318000

Not sure DoddyAgent but that would make sense.

Contract law is the major stopping point and then there is getting the company to actually agree and a whole list of others that were pointed out to me about 5 years ago.

Ok point taken from everyone I seem to be wasting my time in this forum but it has been nice chatiing to you all and wish you all the best!

I still am looking for testers regardless for my testing consultancy to offer out to various clients. You got the email address

[DodgyAgent]

Not sure DoddyAgent but that would make sense.

Contract law is the major stopping point and then there is getting the company to actually agree and a whole list of others that were pointed out to me about 5 years ago.

Ok point taken from everyone I seem to be wasting my time in this forum but it has been nice chatiing to you all and wish you all the best!

I still am looking for testers regardless for my testing consultancy to offer out to various clients. You got the email address

what has contract law got do with it?