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I have taken several breaks of 6 months or more, most were planned, one wasn't. I've only ever been asked once in a client interview about it and gave the honest answer that I was taking some time out to help look after elderly parents who were having some serious medical issues and doing up my house....
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You might be onto something there. I'm working at a fairly large client that has recently had external investment and is forecast to double in size over the next five years. It appears to desperately need some extra people to support the planned growth and transformation. Yes despite being a very profitable...
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What area of the public sector do you work in? I worked at a London council last year and they were struggling to recruit perm developers at £50k and eventually took on two junior devs with about 2-3 years experience for £40-45k. Market is obviously less buoyant now but still, I would agree with the...
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I wouldn't buy any kind of truck but some of the Tesla models look hideous to me....
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Desktop Support and Service Desk are typical entry level IT roles. Five years is a long time in desktop support, why have you been in it so long?
I did a lot of recruitment for a couple of clients in 2021 and 22 and it was a little bit disheartening to see so many people apply for roles...
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It's too much of an admin burden for most organisations, especially risk averse ones like banks, to have to in effect manage dozens or hundreds of suppliers.
If you want to go direct then small to medium businesses are generally the ones to target in my experience. My last two contracts...
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Their full year sales are about $25-26B, it seems staggering they had so much inventory piled up just in one product line....
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One wonders what kind of joint ventures and subsidiaries Slough set up to get into so much debt......
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But have you had any inside opportunities that might have been worth taking?...
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Are you sure you're cut out to be a permie?
You seem to have pretty easy life for the money. A lot of experienced contractors are finding it tough, now might not be a good time to get back into contracting to have a good sustainable income. What will your wife think if after your...
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Most of the councils you mention are Tory, only one is Labour as far as I know. The Tories are clearly the party of economic competence....
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A lot of people mentioning Jobserve not having as many roles as in the past. Worth bearing in mind that it's not the only job board out there and many agents don't use it.
You're always likely to be facing greater competition for roles advertised online. Love them (or mostly hate them it...
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There are days I think I must be a market of one. I've never been so busy and can rarely recall another time when I've had so many agents and recruiters call me.
Conversely, a few years back when everyone on here seemed to be filling their boots I spent ages on the bench - twice.
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