Reply to: Earliest call from an agent??

[MicrosoftBob]

It's not a Bob company in Reading by any chance ?

[clearedforlanding]

If the place I thought it was, just 10 minutes walk.

Trying to negotiate 3 days local and 2 days in Reading. Wilmslow is near Manchester.

Start of a new programme, greenfield, as many virgins I would like promised and all of that.......

Rate I was kind of pushed into was very low, but only for an easy local commute.

Reading is expensive, lot's of tech money. Unless you drive a C1 Diesel for your commute and are prepared to live as a hermit £100 per day isn't going to cut it if you have to spend more than 2 says there, especially if the initial rate was low in the first place.

I think if you push too hard they'll end up with a local candidate anyway, which there are lots of in the M4 Corridor, I'd pass - particuarly if my first impression of the relationship was this bonkers recruitment process.

[BolshieBastard]

It is the financial industry.

Got the call with the person who gives me information.

He was checking I was okay with the location. It is perfect location, just 10 minutes walk from Wilmslow Towers as per all conversations and the jobserve posting.

Wrong. It is now moved to Reading, they expect the same rate.

Does bumping up the rate by around £100 a day cover travel and hotel for the Reading area would you think?

Hang on. At the start it was 'half your normal rate.' Now its in Reading and another 100 on top of the half your rate, rate is ok? For Reading?

Are you sure you're not having a dream \ mare?

[Wilmslow]

How far away are you and what level of accomodation do you expect? How long is the gig? These are pretty key to the rate increase.

If the place I thought it was, just 10 minutes walk.

Trying to negotiate 3 days local and 2 days in Reading. Wilmslow is near Manchester.

Start of a new programme, greenfield, as many virgins I would like promised and all of that.......

Rate I was kind of pushed into was very low, but only for an easy local commute.

[clearedforlanding]

It is the financial industry.

Got the call with the person who gives me information.

He was checking I was okay with the location. It is perfect location, just 10 minutes walk from Wilmslow Towers as per all conversations and the jobserve posting.

Wrong. It is now moved to Reading, they expect the same rate.

Does bumping up the rate by around £100 a day cover travel and hotel for the Reading area would you think?

How far away are you and what level of accomodation do you expect? How long is the gig? These are pretty key to the rate increase.

[Wilmslow]

It is the financial industry.

Got the call with the person who gives me information.

He was checking I was okay with the location. It is perfect location, just 10 minutes walk from Wilmslow Towers as per all conversations and the jobserve posting.

Wrong. It is now moved to Reading, they expect the same rate.

Does bumping up the rate by around £100 a day cover travel and hotel for the Reading area would you think?

[FatLazyContractor]

What industry is this in if you don't mind me asking? It's surreal.

Guess it is for the role of a Milk man.

[clearedforlanding]

What industry is this in if you don't mind me asking? It's surreal.

[BrilloPad]

Yet another call at 12:12 confirming the information phone call at 12:30 in 17 minutes time.

Sheesh.....Kebab. This is surreal.

They think they own my soul.

And they will have to discover they can only rent it! For an exorbitant daily rate!

[Wilmslow]

Yet another call at 12:12 confirming the information phone call at 12:30 in 17 minutes time.

Sheesh.....Kebab. This is surreal.

They think they own my soul.

[SueEllen]

Well, that was an interesting experience - I could not understand most of what was said due to the heavy accent.

However, it has now progressed onto a chat at 12:30pm. They told me it was not an interview, but for me to receive some information.

Yesterday they asked me for the name of my bank I use, and if I have any utility builds.

It passes the day which is otherwise spent watching Filmon. I feel like I am in a real life TV sit-com.

You build utilities?

[Wilmslow]

Well, that was an interesting experience - I could not understand most of what was said due to the heavy accent.

However, it has now progressed onto a chat at 12:30pm. They told me it was not an interview, but for me to receive some information.

Yesterday they asked me for the name of my bank I use, and if I have any utility builds.

It passes the day which is otherwise spent watching Filmon. I feel like I am in a real life TV sit-com.

[MarkT]

I really didn't know that people took calls from agents. I have always put a prepaid phone number (and not bother putting the sim in a phone) on my CV and my email address. I had assumed many people did the same.

The

Dear Mr Clearedfor,

I have tried contacting you by telephone about the following role, but am unable to reach you, could you email me your number or be so kind as to give me a telephone call to discuss it

email,is often, but not always, quite a good filter.

I tend to allow them to leave me a message on my mobile, most of the time only decent agents call me, I've had a few dodgy ones, but on the whole, the get me work.

[clearedforlanding]

I really didn't know that people took calls from agents. I have always put a prepaid phone number (and not bother putting the sim in a phone) on my CV and my email address. I had assumed many people did the same.

The

Dear Mr Clearedfor,

I have tried contacting you by telephone about the following role, but am unable to reach you, could you email me your number or be so kind as to give me a telephone call to discuss it

email,is often, but not always, quite a good filter.

[MrMarkyMark]

True true. But it is good news! How else do you measure how good you are?

Very true