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[edison]

They might be Anglo-Indians. Or there's a good chance they are Indian students/workers on the Post-Student or Skilled Worker Visa now having to take any job going because their visas are approaching renewal time and UK companies do not want to sponsor them in such numbers any more.

Reddit...

[edison]

I mean this in the kindest way but if you're now into your third year on the bench, surely there's no market for you? Your warchest must have been emptied, no?...

[edison]

Back in the early to mid-2010s, I had a couple of contracts that required 3-4 stages of interviews, as many as any perm job I've gone for.

Luckily I got both and it's only been one interview in four of my last five roles.

End clients honestly don't seem to be too sure half...

[edison]

I did that once and still got the gig.

First agent went completely quiet for a few weeks after I'd had original contact with them and sent my CV.

Saw a very similar sounding role advertised with a different agent and applied. Turns out the role had been farmed out to several...

[edison]

I was overseeing a payroll and HR implementation programme back in 2018/19. Recruiting a contract PM was one of the hardest roles I've ever had to recruit. Rates were high and all the candidates we were looking at seemed to have multiple offers.

It reminded me of my SAP days in the late...

[edison]

It depends what you mean by 'AI job' but those figures are hardly inspiring.

I don't think the deal will have much impact on contractors in the short to medium term. Building and fitting out DCs is a fairly specialised skillset.

What we need to stimulate contractor opportunities...

[edison]

Google already built a large data centre in Hertfordshire, just 12 miles north of central London. It opened last week and will have all the same challenges of the proposed one in Essex.

I don't quite understand it myself, the costs of power and cooling don't seem to make a good business...