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    day rate to fixed-price services, how did you transition?

    day rate contractor here. I need/want to move to fixed-price offers, starting with a fixed-scope cost and performance audit. For anyone who made the switch: first deal: was it an existing client or a new one? How did you pitch fixed price instead of a day rate? Pricing: did you start from day...
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    Right of Substitution

    How does this clause actually work in reality? For example you take 2 weeks off for example 9 months into a 12 month contract - you use your right of substitution to sub in someone else. How can the substitute possibly work in the same way as you can as you have had 9 months of context etc...
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    Azure Certification - Worth it ?

    I have never seen a company/recruiter actually ask for any cert mentioned on a CV Certs ARE useful because if you do the cert and its on your CV and then you get asked or you bring it up in interview, you will have some bit of depth/knowledge of the topic and therefore probably get the role...
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    Offered a new contract, refused..then offered to work both together

    I know this comes up here often or at least used to. Was offered a new role after a few IV rounds and got the role, weighted it up against my current role with was about to extend, and decided to stay in current. Refused formally and then got a call to ask if I would consider working both in...
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    Perm role > contract.. when starting a family ?

    Hi folks, Currently been contracting past many years, no real interest in perm when I have been previously offered mainly due to company politics etc current rate is 650 pd or a perm offer between 110-120k planning to start a family also and I see to my (big) surprise that 16weeks paid leave...
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    Letting down a client easy (end of contract)

    Thats true. But these are 12 month contracts and becoming stale for another 12 months in this role would be worse I am thinking (current is a good company but current team is very outdated) I am leaning to the new role due to newer (shinier) tech to hopefully be more employable in 12 months...
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    Letting down a client easy (end of contract)

    Hi folks, Coming to the end of my current contract in 4 weeks and have this week received another offer which I have just accepted (as it is a more interesting role etc) In my current role I have explicitly asked status of renewal since May, wanting to stay on and even mentioned them the...
  8. J

    Setting up a small "consultancy" - Success stories?

    Anyone have success in running a very small consultancy company, yourself and at least another employee? Basically with an abundance of work, and contracts that stipulate that I have right to substitution. Obviously this would come with a myriad of things to look out for, anyone successfully...
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    Hire a professional to read your contracts or do it yourself?

    Do people generally hire a professional to read over client contracts? Specifically now I will be working one full time contract and another part time for 2 days. 2 days is with a consultancy company. I am mainly checking stipulations in the contracts for NDAs, working hours, IP or...
  10. J

    Tips on going direct?

    Whats the point of this forum then? The fact he asks is he wants to gather more information. This seems a canned response here. "If you need to ask, it shows you are not ready for X... "
  11. J

    Advice for emotional energy in securing a role

    Advice: It is simply a numbers game. Do enough interviews. At no point get excited about one until you get an offer. Keep doing them until you end up with multiple offers. Pick one
  12. J

    Haven't worked since start day, been told I would be paid?

    I wouldn't have believed this before! I thought 3 weeks was long. I got my login today wuuhuu its real
  13. J

    Haven't worked since start day, been told I would be paid?

    Started on a new contract on the 4th Jan last Tues, basically until now I've only had a few calls with a HR person and a ten minute call with my PM. Still waiting on my email to be created so have done nothing, not even reading docs etc This is, every day they have told me that day I would be...
  14. J

    IR35 affect if you live and work outside of UK (Ireland)

    In the case it is a UK client, with an Irish citizen working and living in Ireland. Are there still tax implications?
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    Anybody used / worked for Osmii recruitment?

    I have 2 offers and one is with the agency Osmii and the client is a consultancy company. Anybody used Osmii before? I've never heard of them
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