Contractor or Conman?

[pmeswani]

even if it is spam - I had an experience with this this week.

There's a guy who contracted at the same client I did who has totally made up his entire work there, including some really weird and wonderful technologies along with totally fabricated vendor qualifications . (the guy needed assistance with very basic tasks , but has quals that should have him more talented than me). I'm 100% sure everything he says is a lie regarding the post last year and his experience.

I'm dissapointed to see that hes placed at KPMG for 8 months and now at a top investment bank in the city , while I sat on the bench and now work in a 50% cut rate, crappy joke of an assignment ...

*insert worlds smallest violin*

I hate this ... really grinds my gears.

Sounds like the same bloke I worked with in Reading.

[wim121]

even if it is spam - I had an experience with this this week.

There's a guy who contracted at the same client I did who has totally made up his entire work there, including some really weird and wonderful technologies along with totally fabricated vendor qualifications . (the guy needed assistance with very basic tasks , but has quals that should have him more talented than me). I'm 100% sure everything he says is a lie regarding the post last year and his experience.

I'm dissapointed to see that hes placed at KPMG for 8 months and now at a top investment bank in the city , while I sat on the bench and now work in a 50% cut rate, crappy joke of an assignment ...

*insert worlds smallest violin*

I hate this ... really grinds my gears.

Similar experiences before.

Had ones that have every engineer/MS/cisco cert going, then keeps asking me how to modify such and such in AD, how to get the image over lan working, etc etc, all simple jobs in a really easy gig which you take to put your feet up at.

[Scoobos]

I think I'm going to cry..

I seriously cant believe it, the devil in me wants to join in and just bulltulip like him, but I shouldn't have to, I've a good background but cant find a decent contract for toffee.

I got totally lied to by my client for my current one, I have 3 days to find a replacement (1 days notice) or I'm stuck for the duration until July.

[wim121]

I think I'm going to cry..

I seriously cant believe it, the devil in me wants to join in and just bulltulip like him, but I shouldn't have to, I've a good background but cant find a decent contract for toffee.

Indeed. Sometimes Ive thought why not just lie on my CV. The problem is Im too honest and dont fudge it at all. Maybe I should.

I got totally lied to by my client for my current one, I have 3 days to find a replacement (1 days notice) or I'm stuck for the duration until July.

ce?

[Lockhouse]

I've bent the truth to get a contract and I do it again if I had to. Business is business.

[nomadd]

I've bent the truth to get a contract and I do it again if I had to. Business is business.

Every contractor does this, especially those who claim they've never lied on their cv.

BTW, I never lie on my cv.

[alreadypacked]

I think I'm going to cry..

I seriously cant believe it, the devil in me wants to join in and just bulltulip like him, but I shouldn't have to, I've a good background but cant find a decent contract for toffee.

I got totally lied to by my client for my current one, I have 3 days to find a replacement (1 days notice) or I'm stuck for the duration until July.

<Dr Phil>
Maybe you just need someone to re-write your CV for you. Put in some buzzy words etc. Agents don't read your CV they put it through a search application, if there is a ??% match they will look at it.

If you are on the bench stop thinking you are right, everybody else should change, unless you want to stay on the bench.

I realised I was missing experience in some areas, my match rate was no high enough. So I took a role to give me what I needed (I would have taken a low rate). I could have lied.

Don't keep doing the same thing, and complaining it does not work!

</Dr Phil>

[alluvial]

I thought it was your Plan A and Plan B was to do some genuine work.

Nah, too much like hard work.

[SupremeSpod]

<Dr Phil>
Maybe you just need someone to re-write your CV for you. Put in some buzzy words etc. Agents don't read your CV they put it through a search application, if there is a ??% match they will look at it.

If you are on the bench stop thinking you are right, everybody else should change, unless you want to stay on the bench.

I realised I was missing experience in some areas, my match rate was no high enough. So I took a role to give me what I needed (I would have taken a low rate). I could have lied.

Don't keep doing the same thing, and complaining it does not work!

</Dr Phil>

<Dr Spod>You're pissing into the wind!</Dr Spod>

[Scoobos]

Whilst i understand what you are saying listing over 20 vendor qualifications that you don't have is too much.

If i come across as blaming everything but myself, thats not the case - and I am in contract now, just a crap one.


I do tender my CV's to the role - the problem is that my market is ultra competitive and the roles just dont seem to be there....