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Originally posted by vetran View PostI get that too but when I ask them to double the rate so its near my minimum rate they go away
Actually, saying that, I have no idea what skills you sell so you may actually be telling the truth so I'll give you one of these just in case
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Originally posted by Whorty View PostDon't forget too that not all roles come to the open market. Probably 90+% of my roles have never reached Jobserve or LinkedIn. Agencies contact me directly (as well as other contractors on their books) - very rarely in my skillset do agencies need to go CV farming and having to trawl through the 100s of crap ones.
I assume this is very similar in many other areas of IT. If so for your sector, then the way to get the best rates is to build some good relationships with a select few agencies.
I get that too but when I ask them to double the rate so its near my minimum rate they go away
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Originally posted by Whorty View PostDon't forget too that not all roles come to the open market. Probably 90+% of my roles have never reached Jobserve or LinkedIn. Agencies contact me directly (as well as other contractors on their books) - very rarely in my skillset do agencies need to go CV farming and having to trawl through the 100s of crap ones.
I assume this is very similar in many other areas of IT. If so for your sector, then the way to get the best rates is to build some good relationships with a select few agencies.
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Don't forget too that not all roles come to the open market. Probably 90+% of my roles have never reached Jobserve or LinkedIn. Agencies contact me directly (as well as other contractors on their books) - very rarely in my skillset do agencies need to go CV farming and having to trawl through the 100s of crap ones.
I assume this is very similar in many other areas of IT. If so for your sector, then the way to get the best rates is to build some good relationships with a select few agencies.
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostAnyone got an genius on figuring out the market rates for a particular niche skill? I've been permie and contractor in turn sine 2007 - rates and salaries are basically the same (in some cases lower). I am wondering if that's just because I'm tulipe or if it's a general thing.
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Hmmm I am indeed in my 50s needing about 10 years (if I live that long). I am dubious about anyone needing PS skills but maybe I was wrong to move on to PS 2.0.
Hmmmmm
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Originally posted by Whorty View PostRead an article recently, can't recall where, but there is good money to be made by us older guys in 'legacy' systems and languages. All the kids, and hence competition, is in the new shiny tools but there are still loads of companies out there with legacy systems and limited contractors who have the skills now to support them. If you're in your 50's and just needing 5-10 years of flexible work, then a system like PS is not a bad skill to have.
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Originally posted by Peoplesoft bloke View PostI know some fellow contractors and employees making money from it, but it is slowly dying out. I don’t do it any more.
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Originally posted by fullyautomatix View PostIs PeopleSoft still in demand ?
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Originally posted by fullyautomatix View PostIs PeopleSoft still in demand ?
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Originally posted by original PM View PostIn general when looking at a CV I am looking for content and experience and I normally prepared to overlook the occasional spelling or grammar mistake.
Mainly because I do not think I have ever recruited for a CV writer - if I did I would expect a 100% perfect CV - when recruiting for a coder or a project manager or a BA or one of a hundred other jobs which do not actually require a perfect CV I am normally happy to look beyond that - mainly because I am employing a person and they generally tend to be a lot more complex than can be realistically demonstrated in 2 sheets of A4.
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Originally posted by Zigenare View PostSays the big, fat, bald, lion molester.
Originally posted by Zigenare View PostBtw, paying to go on a safari doesn't make you a wildlife warden or master of the Serengeti. Just saying, like...
But no, the training was formal FGASA registered and that is what both my good lady and myself are qualified in. I'm also a qualified tracker (loved learning tracking skills), having been trained by 3 of the top trackers in the world!
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Originally posted by original PM View PostIn general when looking at a CV I am looking for content and experience and I normally prepared to overlook the occasional spelling or grammar mistake.
Mainly because I do not think I have ever recruited for a CV writer - if I did I would expect a 100% perfect CV - when recruiting for a coder or a project manager or a BA or one of a hundred other jobs which do not actually require a perfect CV I am normally happy to look beyond that - mainly because I am employing a person and they generally tend to be a lot more complex than can be realistically demonstrated in 2 sheets of A4.
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