Reply to: Working Interview

[norrahe]

[QUOTE=PAH;700942
Keep positive, and keep your options open. Even permiedom is only a notice period away from going back to contracting when things improve![/QUOTE]

i just look at permiedom as a short period where some other schmuck will pay for my mba course

[PAH]

The 'good' thing about applying for permie jobs is that they typically take so long to finalise, with 2, 3 or more stage interviews that there's a chance a contract may turn up before you get to the end of the process!

So nothing to lose edging your bets, except that's one game of chicken I don't relish.

Last downturn I went for one permie interview, quickly realised it was a mistake, and lived off my credit cards for a few months till a contract turned up. Paid off the cards soon after! Fortunately the gamble worked, I could easily have been landed with a big debt, and having to go permie anyway to pay it off, very slowly.

Keep positive, and keep your options open. Even permiedom is only a notice period away from going back to contracting when things improve!

[Pogle]

Ah Bless - well he has to earn his hair gel money somehow!

[norrahe]

it doesn't help when you apply for a perm role and some idiot pimp rings you and asks " you do realise these are permanent roles"

[Pogle]

I think at the moment we all have to take what we can get.
Good luck to everyone trying at the mo

[norrahe]

Good luck you two.

I've started applying for permie stuff in earnest now. still waiting to hear on a couple of contracts but i don't hold much hope for them.

[zara_backdog]

Tell them that you have another offer - they will either come back with an update, or tell you to take it.

I am getting updates every other day, also I have not been asked for any names from my previous contacts. I have been told that three people want to interview me and the problem is getting the 3 people in the same room at the same time. I have suggested they could telephone interview me but they want to see me in person. Agent knows I have another offer and has promised to get back to me today. I will just wait and see!

[TheFaQQer]

Well at least the interviews are starting

I have accepted ( verbally) a permie offer to start in the new year, but have gad weekly telephone calls with agent over contract role, its been 2 weeks and still waiting for interview date. Role has only been advertised with one agent, and accordng to her they only have 2 people te want to see and I am one of them, However - does the role exisit ?

Tell them that you have another offer - they will either come back with an update, or tell you to take it.

[Pogle]

Yep - sounds very familiar.

There seems to be a lot of smoke and mirrors going on in IT recruitment at the mo!

[zara_backdog]

Well at least the interviews are starting

I have accepted ( verbally) a permie offer to start in the new year, but have gad weekly telephone calls with agent over contract role, its been 2 weeks and still waiting for interview date. Role has only been advertised with one agent, and accordng to her they only have 2 people te want to see and I am one of them, However - does the role exisit ?

[Pogle]

My working interview, to my very great surprise, was postponed at the last minute ()
I shall not listen to anything that agency tells me ever again.

But i have another one this week - with a different agency.

[zara_backdog]

Any news of the role ?

[Pogle]

Of what?

[mrdonuts]

how many years experience do you have?

[Pogle]

Surprise, Surprise - the interview tomorrow has been cancelled - apparently the server is broken. It may be the week after next now - How long does it take to mend a blooming server!


But I have another lined up for next week, which I touted for myself - previous client, I sent over my CV and asked if they needed anyone as I had spoken to my ex colleagues there and they said that they needed a contractor - BUT I have to go through an agency.

Well needs must