Reply to: Today's monkey contract

[thunderlizard]

That one is especially good for Agent-style random Capitalisation Of words.

[eek]

Just found another one that will please everyone in the North West.

C# & ASP.NET Developers - Manchester - Contract Manchester, Lancashire Contract IT Job

To apply you must have good commercial experience in Developing Web application in C#, ASP.NET & SQL Server skills in HTML, CSS & JavaScript are also required.

The role will be initially offered on a 3 months basis with a rate of between £100 -£130 per day and has good chance of extension.

So £100 a day. If anyone is any good and wants to work at that rate please let me know it will save me outsourcing some work to Estonia.

[SueEllen]

Here's a mildly weird one:



So they want a Civil Engineer who's spent yonks as a programmer.

They want a particular individual but have made the advert be more generic so it's fair recruitment practise.

I remember reading an ad on js years ago that had the skills of a particular individual i.e. stating he had to have done this, had to speak these languages fluently, have to have these qualifications.

A year later I ended up working with that contractor.

[SueEllen]

As said before, it's just a step that is needed to take before a plane loads of Bobs make their way over. We had it when BT shafted us all and pushed our roles to TechM. They advertised a number of the roles on JS. A guy I worked with applied to take his job that was being advertised at 140 a day and they wouldn't touch him! (down from about 350 or so)

I've applied for some of those roles a few times to see if they were genuine.

I've mostly got no reply. However once one of the roles from an Indian company was advertised via a UK agency.

I had to do a test which the agent was shocked when I got a high score on*. Anyway had a telephone interview and then was declined by said company.

A week later said company contacted me by phone about another role in a different EU country. I asked them for more details via email before declining it saying the rate was tulip. They actually phoned me up 3 times as they were shocked I had declined.

I then dutifully emailed the agent and ended up having a short conversation with him. It seemed everyone his agency had put forward for the UK role was declined for some reason.

*The test was timed but Google is really your friend.

[BoredBloke]

As said before, it's just a step that is needed to take before a plane loads of Bobs make their way over. We had it when BT shafted us all and pushed our roles to TechM. They advertised a number of the roles on JS. A guy I worked with applied to take his job that was being advertised at 140 a day and they wouldn't touch him! (down from about 350 or so)

[george99]

Monkey Contracts

I don't have access to JS at my current gig. That must be one of those indian agencies surely? I got called about a role in Manchester paying £150/day when other agencies were offering close to £300.

Otherwise that takes the piss for that skillset. I would rather work in the darkest corners of the UK for £300 a day than £150 in Leeds.

I saw an advertisement for a PRINCE 2 Project Manager with a healthcare background the other day - £180pday. Taking the piss.

[NorthWestPerm2Contr]

I don't have access to JS at my current gig. That must be one of those indian agencies surely? I got called about a role in Manchester paying £150/day when other agencies were offering close to £300.

Otherwise that takes the piss for that skillset. I would rather work in the darkest corners of the UK for £300 a day than £150 in Leeds.

[thunderlizard]

I was on that in 1999. However, at that time I had none of the skills listed on the advert.

[Sysman]

For £150 a day - They must be having a laugh

I was on that in 1986. Plus expenses.

[thunderlizard]

The ideal candidate will be an all-rounder with in-depth technical knowledge

Yes. I dare say he would.

[SueEllen]

Mmmmm..........

Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location

Reads to me as we have to advertise the job and say we can't get anyone suitable before giving it to a Bob.

[Spacecadet]

For £150 a day - They must be having a laugh

I wouldn't even drive there and back (from manchester) for that

[OwlHoot]

C#/ASP.NET Developer Leeds, West Yorkshire Contract IT Job

Pay peanuts get....

One could understand maybe an IT graduate, keen to get into contracting, being slightly interested.

But they'd have no chance - look at the huge list of required skills:

Experienced .NET Framework Developer with relevant technical experience, specifically:
* C#/ASP.NET
* An ORM (such as Entity Framework or NHibernate)
* SQL Server 2008 (including SSIS, SSAS and SSRS)
* Advanced Javascript in a DHTML environment (preferably jQuery)
* Unit testing and mocking, preferably with NUnit
* Continuous Integration, preferably CC.NET
* Experience of Developing RESTful interfaces
* Working on a multi-tiered environment and with Visual Studio 2010
* Experience of working in an agile environment.
* Experience of migrating and developing large scale databases.
* Ability to transfer skills/provide on-job training.
* Able to integrate, communicate and work effectively as part of an established team.

For £150 a day - They must be having a laugh

[eek]

....loads of northerners applying.

Only crap stupid ones.

[doodab]

I'd expect danger money to head that far over the border.