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Virgin Media Rate Cut
. . . not forgetting the 10% cut Virgin Media contractors suffered last year.- peegee
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Virgin Media - new rate cut?
Been hearing conversations around Virgin Media that another 10% rate cut is coming for us impoverished contractors there - anyone else hear that? PeeGee- peegee
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Jobserve - testing? what's that?
. . . and what's with the hundreds of jobs that appear around 02:00 each morning now?- peegee
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Jobserve - testing? what's that?
Careful how you use Jobserve from today - a new search 'enhancement' means that all your saved searches will need checking (e.g. Job Type of 'contract' has been changed to 'any') and when you save Order By as 'Date' it resets to 'Best Match'. Sigh- peegee
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Sigh - agents (again)
Took everyone's good advice and posted a letter to the client. Got an email response back thanking me for my time and regretting they couldn't use me at this point. So, the agency weren't telling porkies, but thanks to your feedback I have a potential client for the future. Ta!- peegee
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Sigh - agents (again)
Look like I'm out of luck - will post if somehow the agency weirdly get me the job after all.- peegee
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Sigh - agents (again)
So - just had a cracking interview. Agency put me in at a rate I was happy with. Now they are on the phone saying that the company has interviewed someone else at a much lower rate. If I can lower my rate they will go for me - but the agency won't give any figures. Waddya reckon - is the...- peegee
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Corporates v public sector
I've been contracting at blue chip corporates all my life and my next contract could working for a council. Any views on any potential culture shock? ;)- peegee
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Dealing with agencies
So it's a bit like making love to a beautiful woman . . .- peegee
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Dealing with agencies
What's the view on chasing agencies? Is it a waste of time to ring round them all every day to remind them you are still looking, or is best just to respond to Jobserve roles and let the agencies ring you if they have something? peegee- peegee
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