Reply to: LBG in Halifax

[Andy2]

LBG offered me a contract role and just after I had given notice at my current job they pulled the job . Barstewards

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

agreed, they have a policy of wasting peoples time

Having said that the contractor next to me has spent quite a lot of time at Lloyds in Leeds.....

[geoffreywhereveryoumaybe]

IT Business Analyst x 10Leeds - Negotiable

IT Business Analyst x 10 - Leeds - February-06-2014 (DInMY)

[tarbera]

agreed

Had confirmation from the agency that this role died. She said it happens all the time. LBG put out a job spec, there is a flurry of activity where the various agents source CV's. These get put onto their portal and nothing.........until the job is pulled. I suspect that they are using this to baseline the rates Contractors are asking for.

They were looking for Excel & Access VBA with some Sharepoint and Business Objects - All of which I had done and backed up with the last 4 years working for banks. I also went in at the bottom of their rate range to ensure that I was as competative as possible. Still didn't get an interview. I think I'll just stop applying as its a waste of everbodies time.

agreed, they have a policy of wasting peoples time

[BoredBloke]

Does seem to be a common occurrence. The other strange thing is that they usually have delay before an interview - I usually have several offers lined up by the time I actually get to an interview with them.

That happened to me here on this role. I'd had my CV sent to them for a role in London. In the time between it being submitted I'd applied for numerous other roles, Been interviewed for 2, offered 2, started 1 and was already into my 3rd week of the job. They have to realise that good contractors don't stay available for long. The pimp said this happens all the time. The only thing I can think is that perhaps they are putting out the job request while scouring the Bobs to see if they can get a cheaper one in. Then if they can't they go back to the people who responded and interview those who are still available. Because my skillset is relitively accessible then I'm guessing that there are plenty of Bobs who know plenty Access VBA Excel and can do it for plenty cheepness. Resulting in no need for them to go to the list of contractors who applied.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

At least you manage to get an interview. Evey job I apply for evaporates! The same happens for their roles I've applied for in Leeds!

Does seem to be a common occurrence. The other strange thing is that they usually have delay before an interview - I usually have several offers lined up by the time I actually get to an interview with them.

[BoredBloke]

Just based on a couple of interviews I have had. Didn't say I knew everything about the place.

At least you manage to get an interview. Evey job I apply for evaporates! The same happens for their roles I've applied for in Leeds!

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

With a few hundred contractors based in Halifax, using the same rate cards that the organisation use, regardless of geographical location, I would suggest that your assertion is tulipe

Just based on a couple of interviews I have had. Didn't say I knew everything about the place.

[TestMangler]

With a few hundred contractors based in Halifax, using the same rate cards that the organisation use, regardless of geographical location, I would suggest that your assertion is tulipe

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

And here was me thinking Lloyds in Halifax took anyone.

Well, they do, they keep taking me !!

By the sounds of it Leeds is a much better place to work for LBG. Higher rates and actual roles!

[TestMangler]

And here was me thinking Lloyds in Halifax took anyone.

Well, they do, they keep taking me !!

[BoredBloke]

Had confirmation from the agency that this role died. She said it happens all the time. LBG put out a job spec, there is a flurry of activity where the various agents source CV's. These get put onto their portal and nothing.........until the job is pulled. I suspect that they are using this to baseline the rates Contractors are asking for.

They were looking for Excel & Access VBA with some Sharepoint and Business Objects - All of which I had done and backed up with the last 4 years working for banks. I also went in at the bottom of their rate range to ensure that I was as competative as possible. Still didn't get an interview. I think I'll just stop applying as its a waste of everbodies time.

[BoredBloke]

Honestly never had a problem getting in there. I've been in and out more times than I can count over the years, when it was Halifax, then HBoS and now Lloyds. Do you know any hiring managers that you can go to direct ?

I do know there is currently a bit of a faff getting your CV seen as the agent can't submit directly to the hiring manager, but it seems to work for me

Good luck with it anyway.

No don't know who the hiring manager is and that's part of the probelm. I've had agencies say that its impossible to find out what's going on because they have no visibility once the CV has been submitted.

like I said, I won't hold my breath, but a jaunt from Rochdale to a bank in Halifax is far better that the jaunt from Rochdale to Banks in London, that I'd been doing for most of the past 4 years.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I attended an interview with them about 7 months ago. My skills were over and above the guys interviewing me and yet they still didn't offer me the role..... Perhaps I scared them off with my interrogation techniques. Got 4 other better offers at the same time so it's not like it mattered anyway.

[TestMangler]

Honestly never had a problem getting in there. I've been in and out more times than I can count over the years, when it was Halifax, then HBoS and now Lloyds. Do you know any hiring managers that you can go to direct ?

I do know there is currently a bit of a faff getting your CV seen as the agent can't submit directly to the hiring manager, but it seems to work for me

Good luck with it anyway.