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Is Luton High Street the best place to buy wives or is it just that you have a stall there?Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View PostYou are not getting mixed up between PAYE, Limited company, Umbrella company and Permanent role, are you?
If there is a real contract role and if they think you are a fit for it (i.e. a cash cow), they will be ready to sell their wives on Luton high street. Don't overestimate an agent's memory.
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Agents don't read that far.
They search for your skills then find a number or email address and contact you.
I've learnt to just cut their calls short and delete their emails.
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I'm getting a lot of agencies doing this. As soon as my CV went live on the job sites, despite my profile saying *Contract Only* I still get agencies calling about permie roles. It's very frustrating - especially when they leave voicemail messages saying they've got a role only for me to call them back and find the role is a perm role and nothing of interest - they were just trying their luck as usual.
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You are not getting mixed up between PAYE, Limited company, Umbrella company and Permanent role, are you?Originally posted by Ltd View PostMost of roles in my specialisation are permies so I say to agents that I am considering contracts but I may accept a PAYE if there is a very good reason to do so.
If there is a real contract role and if they think you are a fit for it (i.e. a cash cow), they will be ready to sell their wives on Luton high street. Don't overestimate an agent's memory.Originally posted by Ltd View PostI wonder what if I will start saying that under no circumstances I will accept a permie role, will this make them doing an extra mile finding contract roles or they are just likely to stop calling regarding anything?
HTH
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Agents keep calling about permie roles
Most of roles in my specialisation are permies so I say to agents that I am considering contracts but I may accept a perm if there is a very good reason to do so. As a result agents just keep calling me about permie ones.
I wonder what if I will start saying that under no circumstances I will accept a permie role, will this make them doing an extra mile finding contract roles or they are just likely to stop calling regarding anything?Last edited by Ltd; 7 May 2015, 10:05.Tags: None
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