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RBS / LORIEN Recruitment Project
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I don't know. My role at this place dragged on and on. I had the tech test 3 weeks before the end of my contract at JP Morgan. They arranged a face to face 2 weeks later and cancelled as I was walking into the building. They arranged another face to face on my last day at JPM and cancelled that also when I was outside their building. fas forward 3 weeks and I iventaully got to see them and agreed a contract. the original duration had gone up from 6 weeks to 6 months and my rate was increased by 125 a day. another 2 weeks went by before I could start. All told a good couple of months of faffing about!Originally posted by nomadd View PostThis^
Harsh, but true.
Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
I preferred version 1!Comment
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And *that's* why banks pay a premium when they want to hire a contractor.Originally posted by BoredBloke View PostI don't know. My role at this place dragged on and on. I had the tech test 3 weeks before the end of my contract at JP Morgan. They arranged a face to face 2 weeks later and cancelled as I was walking into the building. They arranged another face to face on my last day at JPM and cancelled that also when I was outside their building. fas forward 3 weeks and I iventaully got to see them and agreed a contract. the original duration had gone up from 6 weeks to 6 months and my rate was increased by 125 a day. another 2 weeks went by before I could start. All told a good couple of months of faffing about!Comment
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Fair enough. I really have no evidence to back up my hunches so I thought best not to spout nonsense here, Do RBS & LorienOriginally posted by jmo21 View PostEarlier you claimed (to SimonMacs post) you didn't know of any possible reason why your role might be delayed/on hold/whatever. That is why I wondered if you were a troll.
secret agents frequent this forum?
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Sorry I lost the plot for a moment, Who kept canceling your meetings, was that RBS or another Bank?Originally posted by BoredBloke View PostI don't know. My role at this place dragged on and on. I had the tech test 3 weeks before the end of my contract at JP Morgan. They arranged a face to face 2 weeks later and cancelled as I was walking into the building. They arranged another face to face on my last day at JPM and cancelled that also when I was outside their building. fas forward 3 weeks and I iventaully got to see them and agreed a contract. the original duration had gone up from 6 weeks to 6 months and my rate was increased by 125 a day. another 2 weeks went by before I could start. All told a good couple of months of faffing about!
Lorien tried to accommodate my diary with their timeline but only because they hoped or expected contractors to visit London for a brief technical test & again later for a competency test at very short notice. It would have been better to have combined these on the same date to halve my travel days and expenses.Comment
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