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I am currently going through reference screening with an agency. In addition to references they have asked at the same time to send a passport sized photo to them specifically for the client to create an onsite pass, and to do it promptly. I've not yet had the references processed, let alone...
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...
Currently going through employee screening checks and they seem to have quite strict requirements. They stipulate that they contact their own personal contacts instead of contacting referees that I give them to verify employment details. Is that a normal thing to do? Do they have a database of...
9 months into a contract my agency onboarding team has emailed me asking for an updated CV which includes all the months for all my contracts for the client's 'auditing retirements'. This is ridiculous seeing as I was contacted, interviewed, offered the contract and accepted on the CV version...
I am in a dilemma. I have been out of work for 2 and a half years due to ill health. I have now received a contracting offer with one of the top 3 UK Banks. I have a couple of small satisfied defaults 5yrs and some months old, and a big one not satisfied that I'm paying off monthly. I have...