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    What's the longest you have kept a client waiting following a gig offer?

    Just curious. I have always accepted pretty much straight away but following an interview (morning after) I still have some questions re structure of team, who I "report" to, more explanation of the scope of work which were not made clear to me at the time or that there was not sufficient time...
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    Second Tier Supplier Verbally Offering Contract but Stalling on Day Rate

    Had an interview with end client who pretty much offered me the gig at the end of the interview although she said she wanted to make a decision that day (the Friday) as she will be off on the Monday and Tuesday. Problem is that their preferred supplier farmed recruitment for the job to another...
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    Potential first contracting role - looking for advice

    I've been approached by an agent about a role, and it's certainly one I'm interested in, but this will be my first time contracting and wanted to get some advice about next steps. The set up is as follows: Me --> Agent --> Contracting Firm --> End Client So far I've had discussions with the...
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    Recruiters and real estate agents are same

    Here is my story of hiring process with COMPANY-X. 1) The agency advertised the job with the rate range £500-£575. Also still have job confirmation in my inbox though its been removed from Jobserve. 2) I applied for a job and agreed the rate of £550/day with the AGENCY-Y. Also have this...
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    Politely refuse a lengthy test

    An agency has sent me a lengthy test to complete before their client can consider me for a telephone interview. Now this test is extremely long it's actually a project. It would take me at least 3 days to complete. I can't be bothered as my brain is already dehydrated as I am working MON-FRI...
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    Pushed to Agency

    Hi Guys Has anyone had this situation. you are agreed upon by a client for a contract you have agreements with the client about rate tasks etc (at this point no agency involved) and then when it comes to on-boarding you are pushed out to an agency (no information beforehand who this agency is)...
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    Interview/Applying from a foriegn location

    Hello Everyone, Reading the insights here from quite a time but registered today as I still had some queries in my mind and couldn't find much of the cases like me. A bit about me : I have been working for past 5 years as Oracle developer mainly in integration of Oracle E-business suites and...
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    Interview Response Time

    Hi, I have got 2 questions. 1. This is my first contract, have been applying & following up with all possible agencies. Getting good response, my CV is been placed in almost 45 locations in the past 1 month. But till date there is not even a single response to my CV. What is the avg response...
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    Contractor interviewing a contractor .... Win 7 migration

    Right, just been told that tomorrow I have to interview the lead techie from a famous IT company who will be on-site for 18 months to design and be the main expert on Windows 7. Global rollout. 20,000 seats. What to ask him ? I thought of things like . . . How to use Sysprep ? What is MDOP...
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    "Pre-Interview Chat"

    I have an interview arranged next week for a PM role. The Agent called again today and said the client now wants a "pre-interview chat" over the phone a couple of days in advance of the face to face interview. I could understand it if they had booked phone interviews first for screening...

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