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[TheDude]

When there were still contracts at banks I noticed that hiring managers didn't go hard if you had a previous track record at other banks. They know roughly what you would have been doing and more importantly that you wouldn't have lasted two years or so if you were rubbish.

My banking job...

[TheDude]

Nope - they vast majority of contractors do not have the relevant skills.

Thos that do don't need to be contractors.

[TheDude]

Good luck.

It would be particularly ironic to be stuck in a typical Workday ghosting scenario when applying for a Workday role.

[TheDude]

This was my experience but for perm roles.

I never failed an initial 30 min pre-screen in the past but when the hiring processes were explained I think they picked up on my general sense of WTF and knocked me back.

No hiring process should take this long.

[TheDude]

I use Monzo. No problems whatsoever.

[TheDude]

I joined a project for a large US firm. The plan was to replace all of it's huge data silos with a huge data lake.

So far, so good.

They also wanted to add a frontend so that legacy SQL developers could write queries that would be transformed into Apache Spark jobs. The plan...

[TheDude]

Maybe the founders of Google are fans of the Rise Of The Footsoldier franchise?

[TheDude]

The strong winds in South Essex have proved too much for many flags which now hang in tatters.

What a damn shame.

The cable ties are still looking good though.

[TheDude]

Does anyone have any pro tips for linked in job search.

No matter what I try I end up with 300 largely irrelevant jobs towade through.

[TheDude]

A bit?

Running a tax efficient limited company wasn't enough for some of the people I worked with. They engaged in questionable tax avoidance schemes whilst bragging about their share in a light aircraft, sports car, ski holiday and that every day was bonus day.

Then they got...

[TheDude]

I have had four approached this week for roles that are not for Indian consultancies.

Maybe things are picking up after the holidays?

[TheDude]

There was a graffiti festival in my local city over the weekend.

Most of the art was fantastic but murals of Spitfires and Britania are perhaps a little inflammatory at the moment.

[TheDude]

It's a social media platform.

Most people are inactive. Many more are only looking for a wider audience to brag about their running/cycling/gyms PBs or post selfies of themselves. Everyone one else is on the hustle....