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Recent content by IT contract agent

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    A true summary of Opt-In / Opt-Out

    Our admin team sort out opt outs but I think we have to get opt outs for extensions and not just one to cover any work do with that client
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    You have got to be kidding

    I’m assured there is water there - they're just not paying to get it. We don’t recycle water - bath water gets cleaned then put back into a river. Why can't they clean it a little more so we can re use it as drinking water?
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    Police Officer Funeral

    off duty or on duty she was a police office (or at least a special). The point wasn't there for discussion I was being factual about news values.
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    Police Officer Funeral

    because the murder of a police officer is less common than a murder of 'joe public'. there are news values that journalists judge stories on - one of these is frequency of the event
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    Flirting in the workplace

    na - his missus told him what you look like.
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    Agency suggestion for covering interview costs

    if you want the gig go - if you don't want it don't go! simple Think of it as an opportunity to sell your services - if you sell well you get the gig and make money. When I go to meet clients I don’t ask them to pay my travel expenses
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    Agency suggestion for covering interview costs

    500 a day for 6 months you can afford a flight
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    Business Objects Contract Jobs

    Theres a couple of guys I know - who may be interested in yourself Dan Wallis at Pathway and James Proctor at Huntress Both good recruiters in your area! Pathway is an S3 company though
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    agency employee's pay

    just had a look at your CV - have you done any MPEG2 and/or MPEG4 test work recently?
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    Negotiation

    ...and the small fact that you want more money - you want 45 and the client isn't paying enough for you to get 45......
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    Working for competing companies

    I moved to work for a competitor and S3 are still threatening to take me to court - I keep getting stuff to sign from them. As I understand it if they're still paying you ie when you're on gardening leave you can't work for a competitor. However once they're not paying you they can't stop you...
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    Prescott 'liable for £366,000 homes tax'

    maybe she was smart and made sure they only did it in his office!!!
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    Contractors - Your Turn!!

    I agree with most of that - My day is a mix of cold calls and candidate calls. Cold calling is something that I think shouldn't die and you're right in saying that a good recruiter should do this - an excellent recruiter will do this and not sit back on their existing clients. Re the PSL...
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    Contractors - Your Turn!!

    There are unfortunate clients out there, I'm sure, who don't know I exist - however I can do for them what other agencies may not be able to. (provide quality candidates in a niche area) Many clients use PSL agencies - PSL agencies may work for HR but are often not great for the Hiring manager...
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    Contractors - Your Turn!!

    Are you an IT agent???? Its the first time you have worked with a candidate - there is no trust there, and all we have done is speak for 20 minutes on the phone about a job - I know nothing else about him - I have relationships with contractors who will milk recruiters for info and then call me...

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