Just had a call about a gig performing the same role at a previous banking client for the same rate.
The learning curve and complexity of the system is quite intense so I would be shocked if I didn't at least get an interview but in todays market who knows?
TheDude
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Layoff experiences
After reading today that Oracle have laid of 30k people by 6am email I am curious about the layoffs you have experienced or witnessed.
The worst I have seen was when working at (what was then) a UK supplier of news and financial information. Rumours of redundancies had been in the air for...Last edited by TheDude; Today, 09:49. -
That is the way to do it. I would rather a six am email than waste a day travelling to the office just to get binned....Leave a comment:
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I suspect the law is irrelevant if you upset the wrong person....Leave a comment:
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Welcome to the club....Leave a comment:
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Which part of this is keeping your own biased views to yourself?...Leave a comment:
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...and if you do manage to get an interview they are harder than ever......Leave a comment:
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Whenever I search for specific keywords in LinkedIn job search I seem to get hundreds of irrelevant hits.
Worse than that I am getting adverts for tacky jewellery and oven cleaning products in my feed.
I can understand the tacky jewellery because I live in Essex but why would...Leave a comment:
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I made that mistake in my last 'fat' contract. I didn't really notice the volume of recruiter calls dropping off over the two years I was there and assumed I would walk straight into another contract at a similar rate as I had always done in the past.
Keep an eye on the market and be prepared....Leave a comment:
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I bet ex-pats in Dubai were congratulating themselves on sky high rates as well before the missile strikes started.
If conscription was introduced in the UK the last thing I would be thinking about is contract rates and legroom on the train.Leave a comment:
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Just been told I can ignore the billable days limit in my contract and work all days in March rather than be forced to take 12 days off.
Not sure if that is a good thing......Leave a comment:
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