1,1,1 (plus 1 for a permie role i turned down when offered)
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1,1,1,0 (back to second client), 1, 0 (back to 3rd client), 1
And lengths of contract:
6 months, 6 years, 18 months, 5 years, 1 year, 3 years, 2 years and countingComment
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Originally posted by Archangel View Post1,1,1,0 (back to second client), 1, 0 (back to 3rd client), 1
And lengths of contract:
6 months, 6 years, 18 months, 5 years, 1 year, 3 years, 2 years and countingComment
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1 phone -2 years
1 phone - 6 mnths
1 recommendation - 6 mnths
1 face to face - 18 mnths
1 recommendation - 9 mnths
1 face to face - 15 mnths and counting
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The ones I can remember:
1 - Phone interview, five month contract
1 - Phone interview, six month contract
2 - Phone interviews, offered both jobs, took one, one month contract
1 - Phone interview, six month contract
1 - Face to face interview, six months contract so far
The more interesting statistic would be how many roles people applied for before getting the interviews.
When I was looking for the first contract, I had a face to face interview, which I didn't get the role for (too expensive / other candidate too cheap), then a phone interview for the wrong role, then got the role after the next phone interview.
Since then, I think I've got every role I've interviewed for.Comment
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hmm *thinks*
1 = 2 years,
1 = 1.5 years (actually was 3 over 2 day period and all were offered contract)
1 = 1 year
1 = 1 year (really had two but both offered a contract)
0 = 1 Year (Old client)
3 = 2 Years (First i was really bummed about because was perfect fit, great rate and would have got me back into financials, second was agency/client screwing me around as contract had already been filled day before and they were using me as a fall back)
2 = 2.2 years (first one was totally inapropriate contract)
Think missing one in that list but tbh memory is getting fuzzy in my old ageComment
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Only 1 per gig - split evenly between phone and face 2 face. Any more than 1 seems a bit permieish to me...
Older and ...well, just older!!Comment
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0 application, 0 interview; (back to old permie place after travelling - asked to come back)
0, 0; (ditto)
0, 0; (Kept on - different department)
0, 0; (ditto)
1, 1; (First contract out in world...)
1, 1; (Second contract out in the world - harder to get)
0, 0; (Recommendation)
0, 0; (Recommendation)
0, 0.5 (Chat with a mate);
I've turned down work recently as I wasn't interested in working abroad."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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1,1 called back to first client - on second extension"Is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like? If that is the case then we have free speech."- Elon MuskComment
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