Perm Role Advertised as Contract

[Crusoe101]

Have been dealing with Agency X regarding a role at Company X.

Had a call late last night telling me where role was but it is now a perm role.

Having known a colleague who has been for interview for this position I know this has been open for some time and that they have done this purely to get CV's in.

When we spoke he went on to tell me how X salary was brilliant in this current market etc etc.... and I advised it was less than my last perm role.

Just recieved an email this morning confirming he can put me forward. So I said no.

Now hes just come back saying I will put you forward for 10K more....

Any body else seen this blatent example of lying???

[Crusoe101]

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Subject: RE: IT Manager XXXXXXXXXXX
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:38:16 +0000
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]


Hi contractor,



What salary would have to be offered for you to consider this position? I think you’re a really strong candidate, so if I could put you across for 70K, would you see this as acceptable?



Kind regards,



Agent








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Subject: RE: IT Manager XXXXXXXXXXX
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:30:16 +0000
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]


Hi Agent,

No thank you.

I would like to with draw my application for this position.

Unfortuantely the role would offer me no variation or ability to learn new skills and plus would be on a similar salary (if not less) as my last perminant role.

I am aware that this role has been open for some time and indeed I know of a colleague who has already attended an interview with this client.

I suspect this may be why the role was advertised as contract.

Although I am not closed mind to permenant positions, a permenant role would have to be an advancement on my career which this role is not.

[kanulondon]

An agent called me about a similar role yesterday...the funny thing was that he gave me the exact same chat too!

Was contract but I have spoken to X manager and Y company and now its perm...


BULLTIP!

Name and shame time.....my agent was from Aston Carter

KL

[voodooflux]

Although I am not closed mind to permenant positions, a permenant role would have to be an advancement on my career which this role is not.

I hope you ran that through the spellchecker before you sent it

[Wilmslow]

Well, my contract was really after a permie person.

I cracked after 6 months, but, more than happy to accept as it really is advancing my career - felt very relieved to break out of monkey testing and focus on quality processes, so I consider it a result.

Plan is to get skilled up, then booger off after 2-3 years when the market is a little calmer.

£70K is a lot of wongas for a permie role......

[Crusoe101]

You dont have to spell to be an IT service manager or Service Delivery manager.....

Plus theres no dam Spell check on hotmail.....


70K for investment IT in management?????

[Crusoe101]

Kanu, you read my mind....

Same agency!

[zara_backdog]

Yeap - went for an interview for a role for a 6 month role and then the agent said it was now foe a 'fixed Term' contract 18-24 months and they wanted me back for a 2nd interview.

I declined! I do not want to do a fixed term contract on a permi wage without permie benefits.

Role was advertised for a good 2 weeks after.

[expat]

I'd be happy to accept a permie position, but since I actually prefer contracting for non-monetary reasons, the salary would have to be considerably better than a good year's contracting.

For some reason this never seems to be what they had in mind.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

blah blah blah..... felt very relieved to break out of monkey testing

Animal testing! Crikey.

£70K is a lot of wongas for a permie role......

Is it? ......is it really .....