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Recent content by Illustrious
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On the Bench!!
Finding the right balance to sell yourself on your CV can be tricky. If you don't list all of your skills you can potentially miss but go overboard and you'll come across as a jack of all trades with no real depth in any one particular area. If you endlessly send CV's and applications to posts...- Illustrious
- Post #16
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client asking me not to work, even though I have a signed contract
I wouldn't fret about the consultancy/agent worrying about stepping on someone else's toes. Recruitment, especially in contracting, is cut-throat and I've had agents admit on the phone that they like to mess things up for other agents; they're always looking to take another agents margin. That...- Illustrious
- Post #34
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client asking me not to work, even though I have a signed contract
Doesn't this hinder you with regards to finding another contract? The usual opening is "what's your current situation?" - I think you'd be better on the bench and immediately available rather than having to explain to an agent that you aren't actually working at the moment but are contracted to...- Illustrious
- Post #31
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Agencies to avoid....
It's a nice try though... :D- Illustrious
- Post #281
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Agencies to avoid....
It's more a warning on the agency. Just been speaking to another dev I know who's on the bench and the same guy has called him today too looking for references.- Illustrious
- Post #277
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Agencies to avoid....
Square One Resources Square One Resources Just wanted to chime in on this agency. I had a call off them about a role that they are looking to fill, it fits my cv/skillset perfectly and told him that I was happy to be put forward. The agent asked me for two or more references for the previous...- Illustrious
- Post #275
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Are the client/agent taking the micky?
Clearly not, your back aren't you?- Illustrious
- Post #78
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Are the client/agent taking the micky?
If he's not going to sign it, he's not going to sign it. Sure, going in gives him one less reason to not sign it but I'm thinking he'll be a funny bugger anyway. So then I've cancelled Christmas plans with the family and I'm out a trip to Manchester too.- Illustrious
- Post #76
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Are the client/agent taking the micky?
You mean now I've put you right on the assumption you made that I'm obliged to work on site?- Illustrious
- Post #73
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Are the client/agent taking the micky?
There seems to be confusion here. I think possibly when I said the "normal office" is the one I'm expected to go to. I meant that was the office I'd only ever been to; Manchester wasn't a new location I was being asked to visit. My contract makes no specific mention of where or how the services...- Illustrious
- Post #71
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Are the client/agent taking the micky?
Who wants to sit in traffic for over an hour on a morning? No one. If they have me good notice to come in and stay over I'd have been able to get a cheaper hotel. I'm not spending a chunk of my rate to stop over at short notice especially now they've canned me.- Illustrious
- Post #53
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Are the client/agent taking the micky?
Manchester Airport is miles from the office and if you've ever seen the traffic in Manchester I'd hope you'd appreciate the dilemma. I stayed in Chorlton one week to cut back on the costs and it took me over an hour to commute into the office. The hotels relatively close to work are far more...- Illustrious
- Post #51
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Are the client/agent taking the micky?
Ordinarily, no. It wouldn't bother me. I've always been happy to go in when asked and given proper notice. But when I know that the request is being made out of pure spite just because I won't work for free after being canned, it's bothersome. It's no coincidence that I get asked to work extra...- Illustrious
- Post #43
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Always end up in boring roles
I'm not sure what you thought was going to happen? I'm a software developer. In permieland I develop software. In contractor land I develop software. The job is a job. There's no extra spice added to the role as a contractor, just extra money. But also a lot of extra responsibilities and...- Illustrious
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