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Recent content by stan2484
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Alternative website for applying?
Got to agree with that, I have had the majority of agency calls off the back of my CV on Monster. When I am looking I look on Jobserve and have all the alerts set up from CWjobs, Jobsite, ITJob board, Technojobs, Planet Recruit etc, and I also use the Agency directory on Jobserve to trawl the...- stan2484
- Post #9
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Agencey not telling the truth - normal?
Fair point ferret, but rudeness is something that gets my goat. Blood pressure now down to normal levels so I apologise for the outburst to all, yes including DA, sorry to tie all of you with the same brush. RandyW, as for being a "little oik" believe me thats the first time since I was 12 I...- stan2484
- Post #32
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Agencey not telling the truth - normal?
With this post you have just proved the point that you are a bunch of ****, as for my failure rate, I haven't had a day on the bench since I started in 2 years with multiple contracts, extensions offered in everyone of them, and repeat business. As for friends I have lots thank you (something...- stan2484
- Post #29
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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christmas lunch
When I was working on a major integration project for a bank last year we used to spend half the day in the boozer every day on a backout week, and they got billed. Bill em for everything, drink the free ale and eat the free food, and laugh to yourself that they are also paying you sh*tloads of...- stan2484
- Post #5
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Agencey not telling the truth - normal?
I had 3 interviews whilst looking for an new gig recently, and the 2 roles I didn't get I never got a call back from the agents letting me know I was unsuccessful, which is p*ss poor as I was in Jockland at the time and had to book a day off to go to London for one of them. But it is what I...- stan2484
- Post #21
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Live abroad, looking for contracts in Uk
Yeah I live in Yorkshire and have mainly worked either in Edinburgh or the South East, some of the agencies have grilled me about how does my missus feel to me being away etc etc, fortunately I am an ex squaddie who did 13 years so when I tell them that its suddenly no dramas!! Winds me up as...- stan2484
- Post #3
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Job market - good or bad?
Have to say I was looking for a new gig recently, and the majority of the agents who called me about work I hadn't applied for, had got my details off Monster. Jobsite also seems to be a place they trawl for CV's.- stan2484
- Post #27
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Out of hours support contract
I would look at for a week on call say £3-500, and then standard hourly rate per hour called out between 08:00 - 20:00hrs, then all other time at time and a half or double time outside these times for a Sunday. Good luck and screw them for as much wedge as you can.:D- stan2484
- Post #5
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Alex Mann - I will never deal with again
Won't be that hard to recruit people like that fella, these tossers are everywhere, butt snorkling, arrse kissing, career building permie shiotes!!:mad Thats why all the decent people are cash chasing, job jumping, tax avoiding rate whores like us!! :smokin- stan2484
- Post #49
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Job market - good or bad?
True I agree, however if the speciality you have is not in demand then the big bucks are not coming your way. Your worth nothing unless you are working so I would rather be multi skilled and earning consistently good brass, than a superstar who only earns top banana when his skills or in...- stan2484
- Post #15
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Job market - good or bad?
I think the wider your skill set role wise the better the market is for you as some of the guys have posted already. I feel being a jack of all gives more options for work than being a master of one :nerd, but the master will get a bit more brass when the works about, depends how you want to do...- stan2484
- Post #11
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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termination of contract for non payment
Already have done in another post, but then I was warned about naming them, the name of the agency I had issue's with is Nine Direct, if you get contacted by them be warned!- stan2484
- Post #11
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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termination of contract for non payment
Reckon it might be if it has a number in the name one less than ten?!!! Bunch of ******* clowns, they'll never earn any brass off me again in the future.- stan2484
- Post #8
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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termination of contract for non payment
Hi Prince, I am sure you have the misfortune of having the same bunch of clowns as I had on my last gig, not based out of Bristol are they by chance?!!. I left them in Mid Aug and it took over 30 working days for them to finally pay me my last invoice, but that's not the end of it, as I was...- stan2484
- Post #6
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Nine Direct Agency Beware!!
Yeah I am not one to whinge and bad mouth and will give people the benefit of the doubt, and you are right, usually it's different for everyone, however with these w*nkers there was 4-5 contractors with the same client all having the same issues. They sell themselves as only charging 9% and so...- stan2484
- Post #4
- Forum: Business / Contracts
