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An entertaining rant from across the pond.
https://matt.sh/panic-at-the-job-market- Hapax
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State of the Market
If your potential client was Vodafone, they have a huge reputation as massive time wasters. Don't let them waste any more of yours.- Hapax
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Contract Opportunities
Contract Opportunities Hacker News has its monthly hiring thread. Although many requirements are not appropriate for this audience. The thread has plenty to recommend it: the roles are almost always real and, special bonus, there are no agencies. FWIW, I picked up two of my current clients...- Hapax
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Opportunities
Hacker News has its monthly hiring thread. Although many requirements are not appropriate for this audience. The thread has plenty to recommend it: the roles are almost always real and, special bonus, there are no agencies. FWIW, I picked up two of my current clients via this route.- Hapax
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Post April impact on recruitment agents
I agree that it's hard to predict what will happen. However, the scenario of contractors as collateral damage in agencies imploding, struck me as sufficiently plausible to be worth discussing. I was just surprised nobody seemed interested. I'm sure that agencies would love to reinvent...- Hapax
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Post April impact on recruitment agents
It is significantly different. This is a very substantial change to the market and a lot more agents are going down the pan as a consequence.- Hapax
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Post April impact on recruitment agents
This is pretty muddy. It's not at all clear that clients will continue to use agents as they have in the past. Nor is it clear that agents are going to able to reinvent themselves as suppliers of temps on their own payroll. Many of them don't have the management skills or technical resources...- Hapax
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Post April impact on recruitment agents
Contractors with unpaid invoices at agencies going down the pan because of the changes?- Hapax
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Post April impact on recruitment agents
I slightly surprised that there's been so little discussion about the impact of the IR35 changes on rec. cons. It's clear that many agencies, particularly those targetting financial services, face an existential threat after April. Since many contractors on this forum deal through these...- Hapax
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TOGAF course provider recommendation
Fair enough if you need it to nail some role. However you should be aware that the target market is very, very small and badly paid. If you simply want to burnish your architecture credibility through certification there is no way the that TOGAF could be recommended in 2020. You would be much...- Hapax
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TOGAF course provider recommendation
There's no need for a course provider. I bought a couple of books, studied them and arranged the exams independently and successfully. I assume the this is some exercise in box-ticking credentialism. If you're an an experienced professional you won't learn much and in addition it's mind...- Hapax
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Is this Agency/Client messing me around?
Absolutely not. You will be doing exactly the same work as an employee using the same working practices by definition. The only difference is that your tenure is finite. You are precisely what it says on the tin a temporary permanent employee. TBH it's difficult to thing of a more clear...- Hapax
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Tie or No-Tie
Absolutely not true. I know plenty of clients, including one of my current ones, where turning up in a suit would be an automatic (small) red flag. They regard it as 'legacy' dressing and, wrongly in my view, associate it with legacy software and legacy attitudes. This makes it hard for the...- Hapax
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Moving on from dev advice
http://forums.contractoruk.com/business-contracts/111344-going-dev-business-analyst-possible-without-ba-experience-2.html#post2188638- Hapax
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Retainer?
It’s perfectly reasonable to ask for a retainer in these circumstances. As you say the client is paying you to ensure your availability. I suggest you ask for a one-month retainer which should be at your normal daily rate. You should also offer the client the option to convert the retainer...- Hapax
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