Agency asking for proof to validate "career break"

[KentPhilip]

Tell them you've been to an Al Qaeda training camp in Pakistan, and say you're planning to bomb London.

[BrilloPad]

Tell them you've been to an **** training camp in ****, and say you're planning to *******.

I bet MI5 have already read your post. I hope they think you are joking......

[expat]

Seriously, it's his decision whether he asks questions like that. He must be prepared to take the consequences, which might include your deciding that you don't want to work with anyone like that.

It's your decision whether you answer. You must be prepared to take the consequences, which might include not getting the contract.

Personally I would decline, and be ready, indeed eager, to face the consequence of not working with someone like that.

[ratewhore]

I've only been asked once and that was for an IB role. Apparently it's SOP in the banking industry.

Outside the banking industry I would tell an agent to poke it as it's none of their business, whatever they think their business is. I'm not representing the agent on site, their job is introductions and invoice factoring. Any pimp who thinks I am their representing their company has their head up their arse.

Again, for me, it's a match of my skills and experience against the customer requirements. Nothing more...

[expat]

I've only been asked once and that was for an IB role. Apparently it's SOP in the banking industry.

Outside the banking industry I would tell an agent to poke it as it's none of their business, whatever they think their business is. I'm not representing the agent on site, their job is introductions and invoice factoring. Any pimp who thinks I am representing their company has their head up their arse.

Again, for me, it's a match of my skills and experience against the customer requirements. Nothing more...

Yes, that does happen (no, of course I don't mean with their heads). I had one agency that gave me an email address at their domain, and asked me to use that in all my communications with the client.

[KentPhilip]

I bet MI5 have already read your post. I hope they think you are joking......

Apparently MI5 aren't interested in generic terrorist terms. They're more interested in specific words like detonator, RDX, peroxide, ammonium nitrate, and "praise be upon him"

oops what have I said.

[expat]

Apparently MI5 aren't interested in generic terrorist terms. They're more interested in specific words like detonator, RDX, peroxide, ammonium nitrate, and "praise be upon him"

oops what have I said.

That probably puts you in the top echelon of suspects......