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    Changing Ltd Co's and removing agent at end of contract

    quick question for someone in the employment / HR field. I've been a Ltd Co IT contractor at a client for the past 12 months and there is an agency middle man as normal. Recently I've setup another Ltd Co with 2 other guys and the company where I've been contracting for 12 months has just...
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    Disclosing current rate

    Thanks for the advice. Going to put down clients and omitt the rates, if they push for it I will tell them where to go
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    Disclosing current rate

    Got a pre-interview form to complete that asks for details of my previous 3 positions and the final salary at each one. Now I know this looks like a standard form for a permanent employee to complete but the agent has asked that I also fill it in and put in my daily rate at each one. Now I cant...
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    recruitment of perm and contractors for clients

    Over the last 12 months I’ve found myself moving away from actually doing the day to day work at a clients site and more to providing a true consultancy, training and mentoring service. Part of that includes recommendations for changes, improvements and efficiencies and some of these have led to...
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    Different rates pre and post interview/offer

    I encountered that recently. Agent all along quoted £X per day, got the offer though at X -£25. £X was infact still £50 a day more than my last contract and I wanted the position so I just rolled over. All depends how much you want the contract or time on the bench!
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    Attitude towards working hours

    Working time at my current place is a 7 hour day, arrive any time between 8 & 10 and go home between 4 & 6. I'm in by 08:30 and I normally get the 17:30 train back so they get an extra hour from me each day. The permies all stick to 7 hour days so no pressure for me to keep up with them:happy...
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    How can I figure out how much clientco pay the agency for me?

    at my last place I searched for my name on the companies intranet and came across an unlocked spreadsheet with every contractors rate! At the time I was on £375 a day and being charged at £525 so I nice little earner for the agent. I asked for a £60 a day rate rise at renewal and they initially...
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    Should I take renewal even if I don't want to stay...

    I have always stayed the full length of the contract I signed but on my last one the programme stratergy changed overnight and I got binned with 4 days notice even though I had recently signed a 3 month extension. So now as long as it's within the letter of the contract I would have no problem...
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    going perm?

    Off on a long train journey tomorrow with one of the other senior guys here so going to pick his brians. Was thinking about the 85K mark but I need to understand a bit of the history here with bonus payments etc. Think it could be a good move to cover the next 12-18 months while the country...
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    going perm?

    Got cut unexpectantly from my last contract (due to cost) as very short notice, was benched for 6 days before 2 offers came in (I accepted the one with a nice £50 a day rate rise:wink). Now 2 weeks into the 3 month contract the Director tells me that he wants me to go perm and build a new...
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    Massive SAP Programme Culled Halfway

    so come on who is this retailer stopping a large SAP project half way through?
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    Massive SAP Programme Culled Halfway

    tell me more, who is doing dropping the work? I'm on a major SAP project for a large retail company down south so just being nosey.
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    anyone here work at the BBC?

    didn't get the interview anyway so dont need to know anything about the department now :( Got another one lined up for tomorrow morning and hopefully a 2nd in the afternoon so fingers crossed I'll be able to blag at least one of them
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    anyone here work at the BBC?

    in the Future Media and Technology department?
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    Applying for contracts and ringing agents

    Thanks for the advice, I've realised that not one CV fits all so I'm changing it for each position but I suppose what I really want to establish is do people generally find it beneficial to follow up applications with phone calls to the agents? It it worth it, does it get you in their face and...
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