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    Old mobile phones and captial expentiture

    The phone is with o2. -Can't be in companies name, as new company with no credit history. -Registered in my name (100% shareholder/director) and at the companies registered address. -Will move to companies name as earliest opportunity - already done. -My company stationery, CV, linkedin, etc...
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    Old mobile phones and captial expentiture

    Thanks, will look further into this. Stuart
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    Old mobile phones and captial expentiture

    Thanks all for your responses. I am not 100% happy with the accountants service at the moment, hence the questions on here. Just finishing up a contract at the moment, it is nearly my end of year accounts and will look at choices then, I understand the rules on mobile phones, i.e.. personal...
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    Old mobile phones and captial expentiture

    Hi All, Could someone please help me with the question on an old mobile phone and my accounts. I started my limited company 2 years ago after leaving my previous permanent employment and decided to go limited company/contracting. As I had handed back my blackberry to my previous employer, I...
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    Demystifying Agent Speak

    Just had a phone call from another agent, I am clearly looking for contracting roles (on profile/CV) and they phone up for perm role very similar to one I have in the past. I say I am not interested and then comes this gem <Some filler questions beforehand> If you don't mind me asking, how...
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    Demystifying Agent Speak

    Loving the advert speak one, here's an agent one (apologies if duplicate) Just about to call you No intention of calling you and I don't want to speak to you. Found a suitable job (then describes the opposite) I am the office pleb and been given the task of calling round people looking for...
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    Demystifying Agency Job Advert Terms

    Great thread, here my contribution. Good Customer Facing Skills We have really p****d our customers in the past and need to someone to take the s**t from them going forward.
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    I just need to get two references ...

    I fell for this. Lady phones up, says it her own company, describes the company/role in details, talks through my experience. On the phone for 30mins. Then "This company likes to have references on the CV's", I gave her one name/number and said I would think about the other. Next morning, I...
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    Gold Group Recruitment

    Hi All, I had a very odd phone call today from Gold Group recruitment. w ww.goldgroup.co.uk - Specialist Technical Recruitment Agency - Gold Group Started off like a normal agency call, very friendly, saying they had loads of contract jobs, finding my requirements etc etc. Then asked for my...
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    Scam email warning.

    Hi All, I have my details on various job boards and just received this scam email. Luckily I know 070 numbers are premium rate! Stuart Hi As a result your application, I would like to invite you to attend an interview. You will have an interview with the department manager, Edie Wilson...
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    Barclays Bank Sheffield City Centre

    Apparently its been invested on EuroMillions this Friday. Stuart
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    Barclays Bank Sheffield City Centre

    Hi, No didn't mention anything about cashback! But free banking for 12 months. To be honest after dealing with other banks and endless promise of callbacks etc, I was just glad to have a sort code and account number. VAT all sorted, that was the easy bit. Even though the "helpline" said 4...
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    Barclays Bank Sheffield City Centre

    After some very bad experiences with other high street banks, I've just had a really good experience opening up my first business account with Barclays Bank. Big thank you to Alex, a Business Account Manager at Sheffield city centre branch. Walked in on the Thursday and asked to speak to...
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    Hello

    Hi All, My name is Stuart, after working for a large global bank in IT for 16 years and being made redundant in June this year, I have took the plunge into contracting. So far going really well, literally started on my first contract as soon as I finished with the bank. The best bit is not...
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