Agencies asking for 2 references.

[TheFaQQer]

Poor, 3/10

Paging Mr Kettle - call from a Mr Pot on line one to discuss your darkened hue.

[OnceStonedRose]

Paging Mr Kettle - call from a Mr Pot on line one to discuss your darkened hue.

V.poor...2/10

[greenlake]

If you've been contracting nearly all your life as you say in your first post you will have come across this before...

Maybe it's only his second contract....?

[ss1n9h]

Thanks guys ha.. didn't know if agencies in London operate differently ..

[Bee]

If you've been contracting nearly all your life as you say in your first post you will have come across this before...

Crap sockie.

It depends on the frequency he applied. I only got this crap 3 times.

[LondonManc]

It depends on the frequency he applied. I only got this crap 3 times.

How many times have you been actively looking for contracts?

For me there's been at least one. Venn seem to insist on it - I've advised them that referees would vary depending upon the role. It's becoming more of a moot point these days as references should now only confirm that you were in the contract.

[Chuck]

It's becoming more of a moot point these days as references should now only confirm that you were in the contract.

Exactly, so give them the names of your last two agents as referees.

[LondonManc]

Exactly, so give them the names of your last two agents as referees.

Yep, but similarly agencies should know this themselves. The more contractors that supply agencies as referees, the sooner they'll stop with this ploy.

[dogzilla]

How about everyone stops being a mug and giving out references until they've signed a contract.

Then the agents will eventually stop asking. It's annoying enough without some of you giving them a sniff in the vain hope you've got a job on the line.

[LondonManc]

How about everyone stops being a mug and giving out references until they've signed a contract.

Then the agents will eventually stop asking. It's annoying enough without some of you giving them a sniff in the vain hope you've got a job on the line.

Who said I did you grumpy chunt?