So how's everyone getting on, doesn't look too bad when I check out Jobserve. Is this a "phony" recession ?
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definitely slow but theres work out there. Lots of jobs being canned/delayed at interview stage. current client has a freeze on all contractor reqcruitment -
Looks pretty bad from where I'm sitting, unless I wanted to go permieThe court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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i wish i had a time machine and could see what the world is like in ten years time....i wonder if capitalism still exists.....Comment
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I've been tapped up for 3 different roles this week - one was for a bank!!
I guess it just depends on which field you're in.
Chin up everyone, and remember - you own your own company. Sell your granny to keep money coming into it x x xThe pope is a tard.Comment
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostLooks pretty bad from where I'm sitting, unless I wanted to go permieI'm sorry, but I'll make no apologies for this
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Originally posted by NetwkSupport View Postdefinitely slow but theres work out there. Lots of jobs being canned/delayed at interview stage.
Still, at least with perl and PHP (and even .Net) it's easy to tell the genuine jobs, as each is advertised by about five different agencies. Currently there are only one or two per day though. So God only knows what the competition is like - Agents must be shuffling through CVs and answering phones like one-armed paperhangers!
I'd be interested to know how Dodgy is finding it from an agent's perspective.Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by SallyAnne View PostI've been tapped up for 3 different roles this week - one was for a bank!!
They churn out so many job specs, they are destroying the rainforests.'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch.Comment
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Originally posted by SallyAnne View PostI've been tapped up for 3 different roles this week - one was for a bank!!
I guess it just depends on which field you're in.
Chin up everyone, and remember - you own your own company. Sell your granny to keep money coming into it x x xJust call me Matron - Too many handbagsComment
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There isn't a great deal out there in my area of expertise, and what there is is mostly permy. Luckily I've got a contract.Comment
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