Agent Test for contarct

**cojak** · 29 November 2008, 17:28

My guess is you'll work on it and never hear from the agent or client again as the job is fixed by a kind soul for no money.

My guess is that the client either a charity or a government agency/public body..

If you want to go for it do part of it and tell them that you'll explain your workings during the interview...

**BolshieBastard** · 29 November 2008, 20:28

I wonder how many suckers fall for shyte like this from agents?

**Turion** · 29 November 2008, 21:09

Originally posted by naveensoni View Post

Hi,

i have been sent Requirements in 2 page of word docs by an agent. there are around 5 user stories... and he wants me to write code, test cases, and said that client will check it... and the test is your interveiw... he wants code to follow standards, design patterns, and should be compilable, buildable...etc...

is it a fish? or agent has got something from rentacoder and trying developers like us to build... so that he can sell...

any idea?

nav

You're new aren't you. Do yourself a favour and go home.

**TykeMerc** · 29 November 2008, 22:05

Originally posted by Turion View Post

You're new aren't you. Do yourself a favour and go home.

Do us a all favour and answer people in a civil manner, there's no reason to act like an arrogant @rse in every post you make.

**Romanymagic** · 29 November 2008, 22:13

Originally posted by TykeMerc View Post

Do us a all favour and answer people in a civil manner, there's no reason to act like an arrogant @rse in every post you make.

Normally I would agree but I couldn't understand the OP either, sowwy!

**Jubber** · 30 November 2008, 09:45

Sounds like a permie post request to me.

The idea of being a skilled flexible resource is having these exact qualities already. I state quite clearly on my CV what I have to offer. The client is welcome to talk to me about what he wants and I'll tell him if I can do it or not. If the client wishes to talk with pevious companies I have worked for he is welcome to do so.

I do not need to be tested, interrogated, prodded or run round an obstacle course before I start a piece of work. To tell you the truth, I have no wish to work for a client who would want to do this anyway as we probably would have different ways of working and expectations.

**tim123** · 30 November 2008, 11:47

Originally posted by Jubber View Post

Sounds like a permie post request to me.

The idea of being a skilled flexible resource is having these exact qualities already. I state quite clearly on my CV what I have to offer. The client is welcome to talk to me about what he wants and I'll tell him if I can do it or not. If the client wishes to talk with pevious companies I have worked for he is welcome to do so.

That's all very well until you come to the companies that require an audit trail of the process.

You may be prepared to let the new client speak to the old one, but if the old one's processes won't allow him to put his reference down in writing (as many wont) you are stuck.

IMHO refusing to take a test on principle is arrogant nonsense (though I agree the one that started this post is OTT).

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**PAH** · 30 November 2008, 11:53

It's times like this that the FOAD rubber stamp was invented for. OP, want to borrow mine?

I suppose in the current climate there may be a tendency to put up with this nonsense, but normally it's one of the things I decline without a second thought or regret.

Maybe I've just got used to the 30 minute telephone interview, sometimes with the odd technical question but certainly not always, followed up by a face to face or even a can you start on monday. Hope those aren't turning into the good old days.

If you want to edge your bets, do the work but encrypt it and say you'll provide the decryption when you go to 'interview the client' to make sure you want to do work for them.

**Jubber** · 30 November 2008, 12:40

Originally posted by tim123 View Post

That's all very well until you come to the companies that require an audit trail of the process.

You may be prepared to let the new client speak to the old one, but if the old one's processes won't allow him to put his reference down in writing (as many wont) you are stuck.

IMHO refusing to take a test on principle is arrogant nonsense (though I agree the one that started this post is OTT).

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All my previous clients are willing to give a run down of what my company can do with a genuine request from another client. I obviously don't give their details to agents.

I respect but disagree with your opinion that is it arrogant to refuse tests. I don't test people that I use when I require services. I look for a good recommendation and that is sufficient. I honestly wouldn't want to work for someone who wanted to test people. It shows an appalling lack of trust and insecurity before I've even met them.

Maybe we work in completely different fields - the work that I do a two minute conversation would soon establish if you knew your onions or not.

Agent Test for contarct