Reply to: Bite Consulting

[phil758]

Well, you guys are quite welcome to believe what you like. I've used them and I think they are very worthwhile as do several others I have met there. If you don't feel the need to use their services then that's your choice. As far as I'm concerned, though, when I was having trouble landing a contract, they saved my bacon. I don't think your opinions are based on knowing them. Mine are.

[NotAllThere]

Only got that far TL; DR

"Bite consulting are perfectly above board and fair and decent"
As first post by a new member, please give it the full weight it deserves.

Anyone researching Bite Consulting may wish to read the rest of the thread, which includes contributions from Bite Consulting.

[TykeMerc]

If you expect anyone with even 30% of a working braincell to believe that, then can I interest you in the central Paris scrap metal project I'm sorting out the funding for?

Absolute, unmitigated bollocks you posted there, even less believable than a certain CUK poster who wouldn't know the truth if it bit him on the bellend.

[northernladuk]

I have read the most recent pages of this thread and I wanted to give an alternative view. I do .........

Only got that far TL; DR

[SlipTheJab]

I have read the most recent pages of this thread and I wanted to give an alternative view. I do not work for Bite and have no vested interest in writing anything good about them.

I have nothing but praise for Bite. I have used their services twice and I think they are extremely knowledgeable, helpful and fair.

I would like to clarify what they do and what they don't. They are not an agency. They are a training company, specialising in helping contractors get contracts.

The services they offer start with re-working a person's CV. They are staffed by people who have worked for recruitment agencies and they know how to use keywords (including frequency of use) to get those CVs to come up when agency databases are searched. They know how to present information to catch the eye of a recruiter and draw them into selecting that CV for submission to a client.

They give training on dealing with agencies - how to get the contact details for the right person, how to get your CV in front of them, when to call, what to say to them to get yourself selected, and also what not to say to them and why (recruitment agencies are sneaky buggers).

They also train people on how to use social media (not just LinkedIn, but Facebook and Twitter too) to promote themselves and find jobs.

Naturally, there is a charge for this. However, they are the only company I know of in this field that actually puts their money where their mouth is. If you take their training and do what they tell you you need to do (applying for a certain number of jobs per week), and you don't land a contract within 65 days, you pay nothing. There is no up-front fee. Also, if you have cultivated your own leads before you sign up to them, you can have these listed as exceptions. If one of them comes through for you, no matter how much training of CV-rework they have done for you, you pay nothing.

In the contract I have with them, it does clearly state that they take a cut of my first contract and renewals (15% for the first 65 days and then 10% after that). It's very clear in the contract and to me that is perfectly fair in the light of them risking I may end up paying them nothing. The amount of work they have put into me in the last couple of years makes their fee well worth it. Other people may feel differently and they are free not to use their services.

I just got let down for a contract I was offered verbally and it subsequently fell through. I have no job because of it. The first thing I did was get on a train and go to Bite. I don't have a lot of confidence in finding a contract by myself and Bite gives me the support I need. I recommend them to everybody I come across who is looking to move prom permanent work into contracting.

Pull the other one, it's got bells on

[phil758]

An alternative view

I have read the most recent pages of this thread and I wanted to give an alternative view. I do not work for Bite and have no vested interest in writing anything good about them.

I have nothing but praise for Bite. I have used their services twice and I think they are extremely knowledgeable, helpful and fair.

I would like to clarify what they do and what they don't. They are not an agency. They are a training company, specialising in helping contractors get contracts.

The services they offer start with re-working a person's CV. They are staffed by people who have worked for recruitment agencies and they know how to use keywords (including frequency of use) to get those CVs to come up when agency databases are searched. They know how to present information to catch the eye of a recruiter and draw them into selecting that CV for submission to a client.

They give training on dealing with agencies - how to get the contact details for the right person, how to get your CV in front of them, when to call, what to say to them to get yourself selected, and also what not to say to them and why (recruitment agencies are sneaky buggers).

They also train people on how to use social media (not just LinkedIn, but Facebook and Twitter too) to promote themselves and find jobs.

Naturally, there is a charge for this. However, they are the only company I know of in this field that actually puts their money where their mouth is. If you take their training and do what they tell you you need to do (applying for a certain number of jobs per week), and you don't land a contract within 65 days, you pay nothing. There is no up-front fee. Also, if you have cultivated your own leads before you sign up to them, you can have these listed as exceptions. If one of them comes through for you, no matter how much training of CV-rework they have done for you, you pay nothing.

In the contract I have with them, it does clearly state that they take a cut of my first contract and renewals (15% for the first 65 days and then 10% after that). It's very clear in the contract and to me that is perfectly fair in the light of them risking I may end up paying them nothing. The amount of work they have put into me in the last couple of years makes their fee well worth it. Other people may feel differently and they are free not to use their services.

I just got let down for a contract I was offered verbally and it subsequently fell through. I have no job because of it. The first thing I did was get on a train and go to Bite. I don't have a lot of confidence in finding a contract by myself and Bite gives me the support I need. I recommend them to everybody I come across who is looking to move prom permanent work into contracting.

[SueEllen]

Holy moly. I would NOT be happy with having all my personal details on their website for all and sundry to see. That's pretty shocking.

This is why I indicated there may be an exit clause.

Also I'm sure certain news sites would be interested in their lack of security....

[ChipotleNiagara]

Bite me

"No spamming here either"

Actually, you have the worst record for spamming I have ever seen. Currently you are posting misleading adverts on multiple job boards inviting users to click through for such roles "Java Bunny - Contractor - 400 per day".

Unsurprisingly there is no job, there is just yet another BS sales pitch instead.

Recruiters have such a bad image due to this very type of behaviour.

Oh and for the record I am currently tracking down every single one of these bogus adverts and reporting them as breaking the rules.

So carry on spending your money on them, please.

[b0redom]

Have you had a solicitor look at the contract? There may be an exit clause.

Holy moly. I would NOT be happy with having all my personal details on their website for all and sundry to see. That's pretty shocking.

[SueEllen]

There is no clear early exit clause in the contract

Have you had a solicitor look at the contract? There may be an exit clause.

[vadhert]

Someone needs to go on their site and replace the B in BITE with SH

[Boney M]

Can you put up a copy of the contract you signed with them?

[Egowan]

A Bite Victim

So let me get this right, you signed up to them, they have not found you a role. You found your role on Jobserve with no interaction from them and they have been taking 15% of this until recently whereby they are now taking 10%?

Yes Boney, that is the situation I'm currently faced with, they had zero input in finding any contract for me. I have paid them 15% of my contract sum for 65 working days and now as a goodwill gesture they have reduced it to 10%, all for signing a piece of paper.

[Egowan]

A Bite Victim

What does your contract with Bite say about early exit?

There is no clear early exit clause in the contract

[Darksider]

The whole website thing (holding CV's that anyone can get hold of), surely must be breaking some kind of data protection act or some sort?

And yes, SQL injection could cause havoc...