Agents are getting lazy!

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Jeebo72 replied

31 March 2010, 10:14
Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post

Who's the client?

I asked that funny enough. Now please reply
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Bunk replied

31 March 2010, 09:38
I got asked if I'd ever done CCS. I gave up cos the flipper was obviously too stupid to ever get me a job.
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Mich the Tester replied

31 March 2010, 09:34
Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View Post

Yeh man, it was groovey.... all psychedelic.....

I started on about every non-key attribute being a fact about the only the key and about nothing other than the key and he asked ‘oh, so what is the key concept in this?’
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TheBigYinJames replied

31 March 2010, 09:29
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

Best one I heard on this subject was; ‘the client wants to know if you have ever visited a Third Normal Form’. No bulltulip.

Yeh man, it was groovey.... all psychedelic.....
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The Wikir Man replied

31 March 2010, 09:23
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

Best one I heard on this subject was; ‘the client wants to know if you have ever visited a Third Normal Form’. No bulltulip.

I was once asked if I'd worked on B-Spoke development.

I considered telling them that I'd done A-spoke and c-spoke, but no bespoke work, but wanted the work.
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Mich the Tester replied

31 March 2010, 09:16
Originally posted by TheBigYinJames View Post

Yes? You have? And how much database experience do you have? And they also need stored procedures, any experience of those? Just on the offchance, do you have any experience on RDBMS? The client has asked for it, you see. What about relational databases? Just to make sure, I have a 3 question quiz here for you to answer.... 1. What is an inner join?....

bleh...

Best one I heard on this subject was; ‘the client wants to know if you have ever visited a Third Normal Form’. No bulltulip.
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TheBigYinJames replied

31 March 2010, 09:11
Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

Call them and tell them you have 5 yrs experience. I bet they ask ‘do you have experience with writing SQL queries?’

Yes? You have? And how much database experience do you have? And they also need stored procedures, any experience of those? Just on the offchance, do you have any experience on RDBMS? The client has asked for it, you see. What about relational databases? Just to make sure, I have a 3 question quiz here for you to answer.... 1. What is an inner join?....

bleh...
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Mich the Tester replied

31 March 2010, 09:08
Originally posted by Jeebo72 View Post

Hi

I am looking for a SQL Server Developer to work on a contract basis in London, if you are available and looking for a great contract position with one of my most prestigious clients please email me with an up to date CV along with 2 professional references. This is a 3 month contract paying £400 per day

Yeah right, I'll just emial you the references!

Call them and tell them you have 5 yrs experience. I bet they ask ‘do you have experience with writing SQL queries?’
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TheBigYinJames replied

31 March 2010, 08:47
Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post

Who's the client?

There isn't one, that was sort of the point.
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DodgyAgent replied

31 March 2010, 08:01
Who's the client?
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Jeebo72 started a topic Agents are getting lazy!

31 March 2010, 07:57
Agents are getting lazy!

Hi

I am looking for a SQL Server Developer to work on a contract basis in London, if you are available and looking for a great contract position with one of my most prestigious clients please email me with an up to date CV along with 2 professional references. This is a 3 month contract paying £400 per day

Yeah right, I'll just emial you the references!
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