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Recent content by rephlex
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R
Born again contractor
just got another promising lead via linkedin.com. i'm on the bench, resting - and i'm not even looking for contracts (taking time off)... but i'm still getting agents mailing me via my linkedin.com profile. (so the roles are coming to me, rather than me looking for roles - which is quite...- rephlex
- Post #60
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Working from home only for developers ?
it has - i've used it and it sucks. but worth sticking with -i'm sure microsoft will improve it on further releases. but keep an eye out for Sugar... its gaining traction out there as folks start tightening the belts and start looking at more cost effective solutions. very active community... -
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Working from home only for developers ?
i'm aware of that - but the chap said he was a non-programmer. and considering that php has a shallow learning curve, it might be an option to get stuck into it , considering the amount of php driven sites out there. especially when it comes to working from home. and because of the shallow... -
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Working from home only for developers ?
the last few php contracts i did were 350 per day in london, and 250 per day outside. LAMP on the way out? thats an odd statement to make - as the contracts i was involved with were moving in the opposite way - from dot net to LAMP. maybe its a credit crunch effect - costs are trumping code... -
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Working from home only for developers ?
i know i'll get slated by the dot Net and Java folks on here ("my language is better than your language") , but you can't go far wrong with learning PHP. the learning curve is very very shallow - if you have the aptitude you'll pick it up relatively quickly. and since its a web development... -
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Born again contractor
"As others have said - search early in the day for roles. I also used to look for those that came in over night, and applied late at night so that they were in the agent in box first thing in the morning." thats a superb tip. and logical when you think about it. what do agents do first thing...- rephlex
- Post #57
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Official thread for the biggest historical mistakes of Britain
the biggest mistake BY FAR has got to be putting all the work done for Enigma under the official secrets act. most of the enigma folks left for the USA , worked for IBM and other U.S. tech companies and the rest is history. (hello silicon valley...) -
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Born again contractor
prime example of having skype contacts just happened to me. contract offer has come up and the client wants an example of previous work (web development)... trouble is the site hasnt launched yet. got onto my skype - asked a contractor at the shop for a screenshot of the not-yet-launched...- rephlex
- Post #51
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Born again contractor
just saying that you might be going for a shop that doesnt use it or have heard of it. i certainly know about it - but even i registered the "minesweeper" word when just having a quick look. i had to look twice . now , if some client is in a hurry and just scanning cv's , they MIGHT skip...- rephlex
- Post #50
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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R
Born again contractor
another tip - and its worked for me in the past. on every contract, try to get the skype ids of the folks you are working with. pretty soon, your skype contacts book will be loaded up with other contractors and permies. and if you like certain people on a personal level, its no harm to...- rephlex
- Post #47
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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R
Born again contractor
ok fair point. but i was just giving my first impression when scanning it.. a client might take it the wrong way.- rephlex
- Post #46
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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On the bench?
on the bench here, enough dosh to last for the next year. ( i did something that gordon brown didnt do - saved up during the good times so that i wouldnt be stuffed during the bad times...)- rephlex
- Post #6
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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R
Born again contractor
just noticed something with bill's cv "Clearswift MIMEsweeper (6months)" some agents might read that as "Minesweeper" - the windows game - thinking that you are taking the piss.. maybe rewrite it to be Clearswift Anti Virus or something obvious like that.- rephlex
- Post #44
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Born again contractor
here's another tip Bill - sign up to linkedin.com and fill in your profile. i've lost track of the amount of agents who have found me via that site. its a superb lead generator.- rephlex
- Post #43
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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R
Born again contractor
excellent thread. thanks for the great cv tips. will have to redo my one as well, as i'm currently "resting".- rephlex
- Post #42
- Forum: Business / Contracts
