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Hi.
As briefly as possible:-
Got a contract via a Swiss based agency with a UK arm of a global IT Support company. Project is onsite in the UK, to a UK bank.
When sorting the contract, the agency said not to bill them with VAT, as they are based in Switzerland. I said surely that is wrong - my...
So you do 'cold call' agents then? As I originally asked, I was unsure about this, having heard from other contractors that it does no good what so ever, as agencies will not be interested in you unless there is a sniff of earning money from it....Also told it was no use chasing about roles...
So basically it looks like I am buggered at present! :eek Applied for 4 roles last week on Jobserve. No responses. Last call I had from an agent was almost 3 weeks ago - and that was just an enquiry as to what I was looking for exactly.
Refreshed my CV on sites this morning. Looks like another...
Hi. I'm new here so please be gentle with me!
I'm pretty new to contracting. Have had just one client for almost 2 years. (PM role) They kept me on after the initial project was finished, as they were pleased with my work, and moved me on to another project, which finished end of April. I took...