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Recent content by beaker
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What % of your work is driven through agencies?
0%. Last 5 years have been through the old network only. LinkedIn is your friend. Used to be me contacting old workmates/clients but now it's the other way around. Hooray for me!- beaker
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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A little light dinner
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HSBC Birmingham
Got contacted today about a job at HSBC in Birmingham (in Marketing department). Bit of a hassle since I'm London-based, but anyone got any experience working there or know what they do in their Birmingham office?- beaker
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Days -> Weeks -> Months
I was on the bench for 2 months in 2008. First month was great. Second month I was getting bored. I had been contracting for 3 years already so could afford to take a break. Life was so much simpler back then... :eyes- beaker
- Post #17
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Best way of sleeping in a car?
How about this one? Maxi Versatility Some more tips here: Homeless by Choice: How to Sleep in a Car If only our old schoolmates could see us now! Earning the big bucks and sleeping in cars :music: -
London 2012
Has anyone got Olympic tickets? Or are you Londoners getting as far away as possible to avoid the crowds? Considering going to Italy or Spain for the month... -
Advice needed on how to stay ahead of the game and deliver
And remember you live or die by your ability to deliver in this game. Time to toughen up princess...- beaker
- Post #5
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Advice needed on how to stay ahead of the game and deliver
Three months to plan a 3 year programme! Luxury! I've had to do that in 3 weeks! First, recognise you can't possibly know what will be delivered 3 years time - just guess. Break the whole programme down into work streams, prioritise them, estimate them and plot it all out per quarter first...- beaker
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Why do companies prefer employees?
I think you're missing the point... if the hiring manager is looking for a permanent employee, there's not much point trying to convince them otherwise - unless you can do it cheaper. After completing a contract I've often been asked to join (at half to 2/3rds the gross pay) and politely...- beaker
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- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Much life left in contracting...
I've only had 2 permie jobs in my life! I really don't know! -
Much life left in contracting...
£125k and 6 weeks off a year is not to be sneezed at. Add in a bonus, health insurance, gym membership, travelcard, pension contribution matches and it starts to look quite attractive rather than taking all that from pre-tax earnings. I have reached the same point - a rate ceiling for my... -
Much life left in contracting...
I think there's a time and place for contracting as we know it - i.e. to maximise your earnings for your particular skill-set. For some bizarre reason I'm getting senior permie jobs thrown at me right now and I'm seriously considering them - same take home pay, plus benefits (pension, insurances... -
Ken Livingstone caught by IR35?
Ah it seems we have. Move along now, nothing to see here, etc... -
Ken Livingstone caught by IR35?
Have we done this already? Livingstone accused of 'hypocrisy' after using tax avoidance measure | Mayor
