Reply to: Anyone on the Bench? Job of the Day from our friends at Computer Futures

[thunderlizard]

If you don't get it, there's always this "opportunity":

npower Developer Challenge ? 2013 Challenge - npower

[darmstadt]

I did my eLearning in fields just off of the M25

[suityou01]

How can you be a Junior Specialist? Surely a junior is not a specialist and a specialist wouldn't be junior

Fark off, when I was a junior I specialised in pool, darts, industrial scale beer drinking, shagging and fighting*.















*That bit I made up

[nomadd]

The Ideal candidate will need to have a:

Willingness to starve
No appreciation of being fleeced in IT.

Desirable:

Lobotomy
Indian heritage

FTFY

[Ticktock]

How can you be a Junior Specialist? Surely a junior is not a specialist and a specialist wouldn't be junior

They want someone who will specialise in eLearning, but for a junior role.

[vetran]

How can you be a Junior Specialist? Surely a junior is not a specialist and a specialist wouldn't be junior

having debased Engineer, Consultant and Guru the HR/Recruitment wonks are starting on Specialist.

I give it ten years and we will see 'Beef Patty creation & distribution Diety' Jobs on minimum wage.

but a not bad entry for a graduate its ~ £18K + holidays. not the greatest but better than free apprenticeship.

[yasockie]

Sometimes they do have a bit strange gradation. When I was a youngster my comp had the following ladder:

- specialist
- associate
- associate director
- executive director
- managing director

I am a managing director of my Ltd Co. What's the next step? On the bench?

[mos]

How can you be a Junior Specialist? Surely a junior is not a specialist and a specialist wouldn't be junior

Sometimes they do have a bit strange gradation. When I was a youngster my comp had the following ladder:

- specialist
- associate
- associate director
- executive director
- managing director

[d000hg]

£90 for "an appreciation of IT" doesn't seem too bad TBH.

[BoredBloke]

How can you be a Junior Specialist? Surely a junior is not a specialist and a specialist wouldn't be junior

[Old Greg]

kn0b.,, I know quite a few youngsters trying to get a foot in the door

Ah, got you. Will PM the details. To be fair, I were a youngster it might be worth a look.

[eek]

Had one when they tried to sell me a senior developer role for £180 a day. I actually want to see the quality of the candidates they get there as a few companies around here would happily use "consultants" for £400 a day and that gives me plenty of leeway.

[Troll]

If they thought you were up to it, you would have got the email.

kn0b.,, I know quite a few youngsters trying to get a foot in the door

[rd409]

If they thought you were up to it, you would have got the email.

Is that why you got it in first place?

[Old Greg]

you got a linky for that?

If they thought you were up to it, you would have got the email.