Hoaxley

[Trev16v]

Another non-IT bod here. I'm an electronics engineer! Though I tend to do anything from EMC to embedded software. My last contract was EMC work at an aerospace company; now I am writing embedded C for a security system. Good to be diverse, I think.

[Fred Bloggs]

Yey, another none IT bod on the forum, I thought I was the only one.

Nice to meet you Fred

And you, I have failed to find an engineering contractors forum. I don't think there is one (in the UK).

[thelace]

Good to know. I'm a Process Engineer rather than an IT bod anyhow.

Yey, another none IT bod on the forum, I thought I was the only one.

Nice to meet you Fred

[Trev16v]

I've contracted through Huxley recently and had no issues at all.

[lambrini_socialist]

had one client via HA, no trouble except usual arsing around when agreeing rates. reliable and early payers, competent admin staff, agent was a fairly typical and amiable example of his species....

[Fred Bloggs]

Good to know. I'm a Process Engineer rather than an IT bod anyhow.

[thelace]

TBH, this is my first contract so I have nothing to compare them too.

Once the contract was sorted however, they keep in touch as required, I can always speak to my agent or her boss and they pay on time.

I'm contracted through the engineering division not the IT division though, I don't know if there's a difference.

[Fred Bloggs]

Yup

They've been very good with me after the initial horsetrading

That's good for you then, they seem to come across as a bit of an Arthur Daly outfit to me but if you're happy, then fair play to them.

[thelace]

Yup

They've been very good with me after the initial horsetrading

[Fred Bloggs]

I'm also curious whether anyone ever gets a job through them. I get bombarded by emails for staff jobs that bear no resemblance to my skills usually on awful salaries. My spam filter now removes anything with Hoaxley in it.

[JoJoGabor]

They do have some very good clients on their books but they do play he fishing game quite well - dont give them any names and tell them o contact you with real job - that'll probably get a "dont bother fishing" tag against your name in their dtabase

[ParryBrookes]

Hi,

Has anyone really managed to secure *contract* through Hoaxley Associates? Its calls never ends without demand 2 references and name of the contact person at the clients whose interviews I attended in past 2 months...

So rude that they just bang the phone down after their purpose is served.. though lately I have been providing names no different than "John Smith's"..

Parry