How to avoid agencies

[Fran]

Nice!


Cheers all.

About what I expected!

[DBA_bloke]

You buy a thing called a telephone, and you acquire a list of companies in a business/geographical sector that suits your skills. You then find out what their technical environment is and you then need to find out who does what in each organisation...

Nice one, Dodgy.

The OP could do worse than learn from pimps, as follows:
Put a fake ad on Jobserve that matches your own skills; get Contractors to ring you about the job; ask 'em where they work and their manager's name, email address & phone number; end the call at once (no time to waste on saying "thanks" or "goodbye"... that sort of thing's for losers); ring their manager, casually mention that the current bod is looking around for another gig, and then put yourself forward. Ta-da! You're well on your way, my son!

All together now:
"Put a pony in your pocket,
Take the suitacase from the van..."

[alreadypacked]

Hello all,

Does anyone know where I can find jobs that aren't via agencies?

Put your C.V on jobserve, do not put a phone number on it, just email. (agents like to call) only reply to direct companies. Works for me.

Oh, and have a much in demand, niche skill set

[DodgyAgent]

Nice one, Dodgy.

The OP could do worse than learn from pimps, as follows:
Put a fake ad on Jobserve that matches your own skills; get Contractors to ring you about the job; ask 'em where they work and their manager's name, email address & phone number; end the call at once (no time to waste on saying "thanks" or "goodbye"... that sort of thing's for losers); ring their manager, casually mention that the current bod is looking around for another gig, and then put yourself forward. Ta-da! You're well on your way, my son!

All together now:
"Put a pony in your pocket,
Take the suitacase from the van..."

That was "lesson 2"

[DodgyAgent]

Take a long term approach; work through agencies for a few years, attend conferences, seminars etc., and build up your network throughout your chosen sector. Then, when you're looking for your next engagement, before contacting agencies, work your network. Once the handcuff period has expired, there's nothing to stop you making contact with former clients directly. And you've already got an "in".

A bit too sensible for this board

[hyperD]

Take a long term approach; work through agencies for a few years, attend conferences, seminars etc., and build up your network throughout your chosen sector. Then, when you're looking for your next engagement, before contacting agencies, work your network. Once the handcuff period has expired, there's nothing to stop you making contact with former clients directly. And you've already got an "in".

That's what I did. Haven't used a Dodgy Agent for over 4 years now and making far more than I did as a contractor, but that's not to say I haven't burnt my bridges. Still a card-carrying member of the Dark side...

[DodgyAgent]

That's what I did. Haven't used a Dodgy Agent for over 4 years now and making far more than I did as a contractor, but that's not to say I haven't burnt my bridges. Still a card-carrying member of the Dark side...

I cant help but laugh every time I see that avatar of yours

[2uk]

Nice one, Dodgy.

The OP could do worse than learn from pimps, as follows:
Put a fake ad on Jobserve that matches your own skills; get Contractors to ring you about the job; ask 'em where they work and their manager's name, email address & phone number; end the call at once (no time to waste on saying "thanks" or "goodbye"... that sort of thing's for losers); ring their manager, casually mention that the current bod is looking around for another gig, and then put yourself forward. Ta-da! You're well on your way, my son!

All together now:
"Put a pony in your pocket,
Take the suitacase from the van..."

Except that no contractor ever will tell you any names. Plus you might get sued.