I've just had a conversation with a decent agent

[MrMark]

Asked me if I was flexible on the location (ie away from home) - no prob. Asked if I was happy with the rate - I was (permie role). Asked if I had specific experience in 2 packages (I didn't). So no cv passed forward for that role. But no bulltulip "How are you finding the market?" or "do you have any other interviews in the pipeline that may clash?".

He won't last long !

[cailin maith]

There is no such thing as a decent agent.

They are all self serving, procrastinating, lying twats.

HTH

[thunderlizard]

Permanents agents are nicer than contract ones. All relative of course.

[Andy2]

Asked me if I was flexible on the location (ie away from home) - no prob. Asked if I was happy with the rate - I was (permie role). Asked if I had specific experience in 2 packages (I didn't). So no cv passed forward for that role. But no bulltulip "How are you finding the market?" or "do you have any other interviews in the pipeline that may clash?".

and then you woke up?

[MrMark]

and then you woke up?

Life is a dream, old bean. The trick is not to wake up!

[TheFaQQer]

There is no such thing as a decent agent.

They are all self serving, procrastinating, lying twats.

HTH

Oooh - aren't you all cynical these days.

And how many agents do you deal with at the moment?

[Spacecadet]

And how many agents do you deal with at the moment?

Just 3
if things don't work out with them then i'll carefully pick 3 more. Taking special care to make sure that they are professionally accredited and specialise in the correct industry and tech sectors

[Zippy]

Have you been drinking MrMark?

[d000hg]

There is no such thing as a decent agent.

They are all self serving, procrastinating, lying twats.

HTH

I'm sure that's true, in the same way contractors are all self-serving, overpaid, arrogant, greedy and too dysfunctional to cope with a chain of command.

Try stepping outside the bubble once in a while

[Pondlife]

Current rate is xGBP

Today agent asked if I would work for xUSD in Iran.

I said no.