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Recent content by Agent_Orange
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Moving into banking
I think agents like to send people with financial experience, but over the last year or so, financial experience has become less important with certain roles. Obviously if it's a front office role and you're needed to hit the ground running, the business knowledge (and normally commercial proof...- Agent_Orange
- Post #10
- Forum: General
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What am I doing wrong?
It's true to an extent. Above all you need to have the right skills for the job, but by building a relationship/raporte with an agent, I think they are far more likely to remember you when roles do come up that suit you, and give you first refusal.- Agent_Orange
- Post #38
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Favourite Friday Tipple
Lager or Guiness- depending if I'm hungry, and G and T's later in the night!!- Agent_Orange
- Post #6
- Forum: General
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Agency rates
In my opinion, the percentage an agent takes is irellevent. Neither the client nor the contractor should concern themselves with it. As long as the contractor is happy with his/her rate, and the client is happy they are paying a reasonable ammount for a capable worker, then it shouldn't be an...- Agent_Orange
- Post #33
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Sticky Suggestion
"Always ask for a job spec before you agree to an interview." With a number of my clients this isn't always possible. The fact that they need to take on contractors is quite often because of an added work load, the off shot of this being that they don't always have time to produce a spec.- Agent_Orange
- Post #6
- Forum: Business / Contracts
