Reply to: London market - dead? Overcrowded?

[cojak]

This is not General.

Take your spats over there.

[Bee]

Nothing to do with me trolling prof forums and not adding anything useful either.

FTFY

[SueEllen]

RACIST!!!!

FTFY

[Bee]

It is fair.

If English is your first language or you are sufficiently fluent in it then mistakes are ignored.

You RACIST!!!!

[northernladuk]

I'm feeling discriminated here with all the spelling nazi members complaining about my English and then I get posts full of errors without complaints. Not fair.

Nothing to do with you trolling prof forums and not adding anything useful either.

[SueEllen]

I'm feeling discriminated here with all the spelling nazi members complaining about my English and then I get posts full of errors without complaints. Not fair.

It is fair.

If English is your first language or you are sufficiently fluent in it then mistakes are ignored.

In 5 years time when we have sufficiently trained you in fluency and British "humour" you to will be able to make jokes like that.

[Bee]

I'm feeling discriminated here with all the spelling nazi members complaining about my English and then I get posts full of errors without complaints. Not fair.

[Big Blue Plymouth]

i'm northwest contractor and started applying in london to score these awesome rates.

Current experience : 15-25 calls a day. rarely any interview. Managed to get 2 over a 3 weeks of looking with that amount of calls daily. Ridiculous

interview #1. 550pd javascript/ hedge fund: 5 min slot, queue outside of the room with other candidates. Manager is rushing me, handing me over some tests and quickly asking few questions. 4 min later thank you next!

Interview #2. 450pd javascript: Waiting in reception reading newspaper. Manager approaches me, left newspaper on table. Technically excellent. Feedback: Receptionist told the manager i was rude that i left newspapers like that. Didn't get the gig.......
Haha

interview #3 450pd javascript: Technically excellent. Manager had many other excellent candidates and chose among us.

Now i wonder what it takes to be contracting in london. Contacts? Be wordclass, davos speaker authority?

baaaaaaaaahlixxx!

[Bee]

What's wrong with you?!

I'm northwest contractor and started applying in london to score these awesome rates.

Current experience : 15-25 calls a day. Rarely any interview. Managed to get 2 over a 3 weeks of looking with that amount of calls daily. Ridiculous

Interview #1. 550pd javascript/ hedge fund: 5 min slot, queue outside of the room with other candidates. Manager is rushing me, handing me over some tests and quickly asking few questions. 4 min later Thank you NEXT!

Interview #2. 450pd javascript: Waiting in reception reading newspaper. Manager approaches me, left newspaper on table. Technically excellent. Feedback: Receptionist told the manager I was rude that i left newspapers like that. Didn't get the gig.......
Haha

Interview #3 450pd javascript: Technically excellent. Manager had many other excellent candidates and chose among us.

Now I wonder what it takes to be contracting in London. Contacts? Be wordclass, Davos speaker authority?

[LondonManc]

A 20 minute poo. That's what Friday mornings are for after beer and curry Thursday. I knew someone who worked out that the client paid £42 for him to "nearly fill the bowl".

[MrMarkyMark]

Indeed, one chap turned up for an interview he asked if he could use the loo (after seeing 3 people waiting to interview him) no bother I said and took him to the toilets - he proceeded to have a 20min poo !!! As he was a visitor I had to wait outside and heard him on the phone the whole time while having this poo !!!

The other 2 interviewers got board and wondered off

Cheese or Ham?

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

Yep. Northwest village idiot with no manners. I guess etiquette and not dumping used news papers in potential Client Cos reception area and being a little more friendly with the receptionist might be the key to contracting south

Stick where you are...coming down 'ere taking our jobs...etc...etc

[tarbera]

London market - dead? Overcrowded?

Must confess there is no way I would read a newspaper while waiting for an interview. Either pick up some of their literature or read nothing.

Indeed, one chap turned up for an interview he asked if he could use the loo (after seeing 3 people waiting to interview him) no bother I said and took him to the toilets - he proceeded to have a 20min poo !!! As he was a visitor I had to wait outside and heard him on the phone the whole time while having this poo !!!

The other 2 interviewers got board and wondered off

[SueEllen]

Yep. Northwest villager with no manners. I guess etiquette might be the key to contracting south

Doesn't matter where you contact or interview in the world having etiquette helps a lot.

[LondonManc]

To be fair last client knew that contractors could be rid off very quickly if they weren't up to scratch. They actually refused to interview a load of people after looking at their CVs they didn't even look at their portfolios.

Hopefully (but doubtfully) there will be a recognition that not all developers, analysts, etc, should be on the same rate. I've seen a couple of people ask what 400/day vs 500/day gets them but that is rare. It would be nice to see it becoming more commonplace that there's a sense of getting what you pay for.