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Job of the Day! - New meaning on the word ''Ive Boomed''
http://www.jobserve.com/DV-Forensic-Analyst-Explosive-Devices-IED-s-Kent-Afghanistan-Kent-Afghanistan-Contract-W5DEBC3883E45BDA2.jsjob Damn, it needs DV clearance! I thought agencies had been told to not discriminate candidates from applying on those grounds anymore.:cool: There goes my chances...- yeahyeahwhatever
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Contract Rates/ Permie Salary and Math
thx, sorry i couldnt remember it being 11k , for some reason 9k stuck in my mind. Still, 1500 a month is little enough to save having to do a PAYE return every month. You can do it every quarter. Each to their own i guess. This thread has run its course, im off to hide back under my rock- yeahyeahwhatever
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Contract Rates/ Permie Salary and Math
sorry, i dont want to take it off topic, i know its a complex subject. Its just what i want to do as i feel it helps the overall picture i want to project. SJD recommend a reasonable salary of say 9k, but im paranoid and new to all this stuff and its my first year . Maybe i will change another time.- yeahyeahwhatever
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Contract Rates/ Permie Salary and Math
lol oh dear, so forgot about contract calculator. . .0wns me Ive always thought though, taking a salary of £4,020 is just asking to be investigated, and somewhat taking the p155- yeahyeahwhatever
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Contract Rates/ Permie Salary and Math
Hi all i blew the dust off my calculator today to do some tax math and have come up with some interesting figures is you want to try them out and see if they are accurate Based on a 48 week year and retainment of 67% of total turnover (that was my figure anyway) and an 18k Salary If you...- yeahyeahwhatever
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1st Public Sector gig... what to expect?
Sounds so appealing. . .GOD i love this thread :wink Its helping me cope with my current public sector gig. It was my first one and i was beginning to doubt how common it was. By-jeesus, it echos all my experiences to date.- yeahyeahwhatever
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Things said in interviews that p*ss you off...
LOL couldnt agree more buddy :smile When you hear that. . . . .RUN. . . .it roughly translates as ''we have promised to deliver a ridiculous amount of projects in an unrealistic amount of time, senior management dont know how to say no, i dont know how to say no , its just how things are done...- yeahyeahwhatever
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Contractor or Temp Employee . . . .w
Thanks for all your input guys, lots of great opinions, seems its a subject alot of people have views on. It is an interesting topic, and its hard to nail down. Ultimately its very hard to know how the client is going to treat you until you are there, technically, they may well be in breach...- yeahyeahwhatever
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Contractor or Temp Employee . . . .w
Hi ya I started a second contract a couple of weeks ago in the public sector after my last gig was at an investment bank. Some people mentioned to me i may have problems with the culture change, but so far, not so bad. I started up my own company and i am fully intent on building my buisness...- yeahyeahwhatever
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Interview for contract requires a Presentation on a fictional project!?
desperate times . . . and all that :wink 1.5 days :tongue lol J- yeahyeahwhatever
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Interview for contract requires a Presentation on a fictional project!?
Hey ya all just thought i would let ya know what the outcome was in the end. Well, i up the presentation together, put in alot of effort to really show my approach and my concerns about the lack of infomation, stating what info i would need and why i would need it etc really went to town on...- yeahyeahwhatever
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Interview for contract requires a Presentation on a fictional project!?
QUOTE=ratewhore;653527]Each to their own I say!! Personally, I'd tell em to poke it up their respective hoops. My take on a contractor interview is fairly straightforward; here's my skills and experience, there's your requirements, is there a match? Yes - cool, no - move on! Job done, home for...- yeahyeahwhatever
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Interview for contract requires a Presentation on a fictional project!?
Lots of interesting thoughts, thanks guys. I agree about the current climate, and it is something to bear in mind, but i wouldnt say im so so concerned about the jumping through the loops to get a job, initially i was actually quite excited by the prospect when the agent told me over the...- yeahyeahwhatever
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Interview for contract requires a Presentation on a fictional project!?
exactly. . . . its odd:bluelight- yeahyeahwhatever
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Interview for contract requires a Presentation on a fictional project!?
Hi there I just thought i would share with you some concerns i have about this situation and wonder if this is 'normal', as personally i have a number of concerns. Basically i have been successful securing an interview with a smallish public sector body which is based around security...- yeahyeahwhatever
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