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Recent content by robbie274

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    Can't pimps read CVs?

    Not at all, as I am one of the Java devs. If you get calls about Java roles, pass'em on to me please :wink
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    Latest Trick from Modis for reference...!!!

    I was with Modis for 3 years too, and highly recommend them. Again, good rates, paid on time, etc.
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    Legality of False Advertising

    Thats fine for a clientCo to do that Dodgy, as long as the agent is told by the clinetCo that its only a possability, and the agent tells us this. At least we all know where we stand. What gets up my nose is the same job ads recycled every few weeks or months. If you look on JobServe for Java...
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    Anyone signed on the dole while benched?

    OK, another spin on the situation. A contractor is working via an umbrella and has been benched since November. No NI has been paid since Nov and won't be if he doen't sign on, but the contractor has savings over £16k. The umbrella has issued his P45 so does he sign on or does he use his...
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    Word associations

    Leg
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    Things picking up?

    Maybe it depends on the role. PM's and BA's would be needed before Dev's (me) so at the moment my regular searches are coming back empty (or with old jobs). What role are you looking for Cyberman and rootsnall?
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    Do you have a game console ?

    XBox360 and PSP. Play the XBox every night, its an addiction I have. Most recent games I'm playing is GOW2m Fallout3 and Guitar Hero World Tour Maybe us XBox'ers could get online for a game?
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    Credit Checks on Contractors

    Yeah I got credit checked when my client was a bank, seems normal.
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    Word associations

    Rich
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    What is your favourite pie?

    Sweeney Todds
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    Agents exaggerating?

    It wasn't Hoaxley was it?
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    The problem with a Filet-o-fish

    after what?
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    Word associations

    Duck
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    Unrelenting Gloom

    Yeah once those bankers get their bonuses they will be chomping at the bit to get started on the recovery
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    PortableApps

    or lost it completely

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