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OMG it's June 1997 again. Quick, buy a property and some shares, they're BOOMING!
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and something else for you guys. i dont know if i posted it before.
you noticed how the XX group like to arrange telephone interviews with you already on the line and then call the client? or vice versa. then leave the conversation?
well, in truth we dont leave the conversation.
we are always still listening on mute. we do this to get all the questions down.
we always make the weaker candidate interview first, then give the stronger candidate the questions that were asked so they get 100%.
if there is only 1 interview, the listening in gives us a chance to listen in to see exactly whats going on and blag both sides if you have any worries.
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I'm not trying to criticise in any way, and I do understand that if you have dependents then everything needs to be done that much more carefully - but still, short-term financial planning shouldn't be that difficult; even something like having a credit card with a few grand on it ready to use in emergencies counts.
I'd be interested to know where it is that going perm is more difficult than getting a contract though..? I was thinking it depends more on industry sector.
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"Permanent jobs are much easier to get than contracts, IME"
Depends where you live
"I'm not (usually) one of the £400/day people either, and I started on £20/hr - but that was still enough to be able to build up a buffer."
I'm not saying that it isn't. But not everybody is like you. I don't know if you have a family or a mortgage, but when you have a lot of outgoings and not much comming in, then going from a weekly pay to a monthly one can be tough. Especially tough if you go from one which pays weekly to one which pays monthly, and 30 days after the timesheet is signed (8 weeks)
I'm not one of the £400 per day people, but I'm not a £20/hour one either. I found it hard to move from a fairly crap paying job to the one I'm on now because they had this sit on the payment for 30 days after the month going on.
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Originally posted by TonyEnglishI think you might find that there are some out there where short term and badly paid contract work is the only thing open to them. Not everybody is a £400 a day person you know.
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"Anyone who isn't on a good enough rate to justify the risk just shouldn't bother contracting."
I think you might find that there are some out there where short term and badly paid contract work is the only thing open to them. Not everybody is a £400 a day person you know.
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Originally posted by EqualOpportunitiesWe all started somewhere mate...
It does however mean there is only one way from here..........and that is.........even further up as i'm that good YEAH BABY
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Originally posted by timhWell.. Anyone who isn't on a good enough rate to justify the risk just shouldn't bother contracting. And anyone whose rate is OK should recognise that the risk is part of the bargain, and financially plan accordingly.
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