Contract advert of the day

[d000hg]

They probably will get takers, graduates or people who have got laid off their first job out of uni after a year or two. For them, £200/day isn't far off the appropriate permie/salary considerations.

You never know, you might even get someone who isn't hopeless.

[AtW]

As an aside it is amusing when they big up the client, multi national global client turning over billions of pounds.... but too cheap to even pay the market rate ...

Turnover is not the same as profit...

Anybody who thinks rate of XXX is too low should start their own plan B and hire people at that rate (if it's so low!) and make £££ instead of whining on Interwebs about it.

[SueEllen]

Do firms still do this knowing they'll get no takers, enabling them to get Bobs?

Even Bobs complain about rates like that now - the UK is expensive. What was OK for them in 2007 isn't enough for them in 2013.

[kal]

I salute your infinite patience.... In my working day, seeing £200 a day on the advert would have stopped me reading any further, much less discussing it with anyone.

If an agent told me the client wanted to pay £200 a day I would just say oh, I'm glad you have let me know as I we won't waste each others time any further... followed by a click ...

Life is too short to talk to these

As an aside it is amusing when they big up the client, multi national global client turning over billions of pounds.... but too cheap to even pay the market rate ...

Had 5 mins so decided to humour him, had to laugh at his attempts to 'big up' the role, either he believed his own pitch or (like any pimp worth his salt) he was a good liar.
Yeah I know what you mean about the sales pitch, its always a fantastic role at a top drawer client... paying feck all