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Definitely not. Personnel are only there to back up what the management are saying.
I don't go along with this 'you shouldn't behave like a permie' attitude of some of the posters here.
The fact is that if you're a senior contractor you will need to build relationships, and point out when and...
No point in signing up with an Umbrella co before you've got the contract. Once you've signed, then you join (this only takes a few minutes)
There's not much admin for the agency in setting you up, but of course if you give the impression you're going to take a long time to decide what to do...
I'd be interested in this.
I've had some experience of freelancing through a network of contacts, carrying out consultancy and development work as needed, direct to the client. The hardest bit was generating new business - IT contractors are not natural salesmen / marketing people IMO...
If you go to India you'll have the same sort of experience. 'Customer Survey' kiosk at Delhi airport goes round in an endless loop, airport staff nick stuff from your luggage, jump through 10 hoops just to get a train ticket, huge effort trying to dodge people that won't rip you off.
I'd...
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ha ha yes, 2 terrible mistakes - I usually rush when I'm on a bb or texting.
I am genuine though - I used to post here about 10 years back, and still recognise a lot of the posters here. No sign of MarillionFan though?
I haven't been on the jobhunt for 5 years, so just...
Hi - I'm on the hunt for work right now, and was wandering:
1. Whether Jobserve is still king for job postings
2. How good LinkedIn is for getting work
3. How good iProfile is for getting work
4. Whether it's better to ring an agent directly, or email, or Apply via Jobserve feature
Any...