I recently started contracting through an umbrella company and am in my second month of a 6 month contract. I currently rent and want to move and rent somewhere else but am worried that I may have a problem being accepted.
I have an excellent credit rating, good relationship with my current...
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Reference checks: my contract states 'Test Analyst' but my CV states 'Test Lead'
I've secured a new contract within an investment management firm and they are in the process of completing reference checks. On my CV my previous role was noted as 'Test Lead' as I was leading a team of testers however my contract states 'Test Analyst'. I hadn't noticed this before and I'm now wondering...
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Former manager won't provide a reference
This may seem like a strange issue for an IT contractor to post, but I have had a provisional offer from a very corporate organisation and am having the kind of issues I thought only employees had.
For referees I had provided my previous agencies' contact details, and they are happy to...Last edited by CalamityJane; 3 November 2015, 00:09.
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Do they really send your CV?
Hi all. am a newbie, to this forum. Have been contracting for a while, but seeing a new trend. An agency sends you a whole bunch of specs, you reply to them telling which ones are suitable for your skill set. After mailing them that they can represent me, i do not hear anything from them!!. Are they...
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