Henlow eh? Be suspicious. Its likely a fake. I caught them out on these before.
Henlow came to me with a gig at a household name, £1k a day, mostly remote work. I took the line & heard nothing for a couple of weeks. Something didn't feel quite right so I hit the phones. The agent dodged & lied very obviously (nothing new there) but some of the stuff set me on a track of investigating.
I called said big household names Head Office, spoke to a lovely woman in their HR department (for once!) & sent her everything I'd been sent by Henlow.
She called me back a few hours later saying they'd never heard of Henlow, she'd called the department responsible for the project that'd been mentioned & that they had no requirements for anyone, through Henlow or anyone else. Oh & by the way unless Henlow were on the PSL there was no way they'd get me in there.
Needless to say this was immediately reported to BIS, to the guy who runs the compliance department for agencies, who is actually a genuinely nice bloke & down to earth who gets stuff done, for once in a govt department.
Called the slimy git at Henlow back & called him out on his lies, played him the call with said household name (all recorded....how I love IP phones!) & he just hung up.
I wouldn't touch the buggers with a barge pole.
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Originally posted by MrMarkyMark View PostFWIW That particular agency always posts for high paying roles Head of BI, for example, paying a similar rate.Last edited by BoggyMcCBoggyFace; 8 June 2016, 17:43.
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Originally posted by ChimpMaster View PostCould be real.
It is most likely a consultancy that has won work with an end-client but they don't have the skillset to carry out the job. So they will pay a contractor £1000 and bill out to the client at £1500. Or they might even do it at cost if it means breaking into larger pieces of work at the client.
Given that they charge a fresh grad out at nearly £1k/day and someone with 6 years experience at double that...everyone's a winner. Except the end client
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£1k/day is possible in a tech role.
Right place.
Right time.
Right skillset.
Right level of need and ability to pay from client.
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just had Silverlink on, contract in Basel, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, OpenVMS, got all those, £350 pd!!
She was having a laugh!!
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FWIW That particular agency always posts for high paying roles Head of BI, for example, paying a similar rate.
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Originally posted by theroyale View PostGood to see these still around, that too for a techie role!
https://www.jobserve.com/gb/en/JobLa...B9DFE2F6A2233D
I have the experience now, so I feel securing a 1k a day gig will prove I was right in due course.
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As that's my line of work I would also be tempted to call fake as the technologies are disparate. Looks like harvesting.
The minor possibility is that they want someone proficient in all and are willing to pay big to get them.
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Originally posted by WTFH View PostI call fake.
Experience = Responsibility in the job description means they don't have a clue.
If their "client" really requires a contractor to work as a consultant, they must have some actual work they need fulfilling, otherwise why would you hire a contractor.
It is most likely a consultancy that has won work with an end-client but they don't have the skillset to carry out the job. So they will pay a contractor £1000 and bill out to the client at £1500. Or they might even do it at cost if it means breaking into larger pieces of work at the client.
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I call fake.
Experience = Responsibility in the job description means they don't have a clue.
If their "client" really requires a contractor to work as a consultant, they must have some actual work they need fulfilling, otherwise why would you hire a contractor.
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£1000 a day!
Good to see these still around, that too for a techie role!
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