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    GCS

    Has anyone had any experience with them? Just had an interesting conversation with them, which turned out to be a fishing exercise.
    If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.

    #2
    Plus this into Google, they don't seem to have improved since these:

    gcs site:contractoruk.com
    Last edited by captainham; 25 October 2012, 08:59.

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      #3
      Re: GCS

      Thanks for that. The conversation with the agent was flawed beyond belief. Not just asking for 2 references, but name dropping my old clients, allegedly inventing a company, saying the role he is approaching me for is similar to my last one, when it wasn't.
      If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.

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        #4
        Originally posted by pmeswani View Post
        Has anyone had any experience with them? Just had an interesting conversation with them, which turned out to be a fishing exercise.
        They got me sorted pretty quickly for my last gig - first conversation on the Tuesday Evening, phone interview Wednesday Afternoon, offered Wednesday Evening, started Monday. Agent sounded like a braying, braces wearing rugger type. Full of tulipe but... they pay weekly and it wasn't late..

        It's just a contracting fact of life - remember to sup with a long spoon

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          #5
          Originally posted by barrydidit View Post
          They got me sorted pretty quickly for my last gig - first conversation on the Tuesday Evening, phone interview Wednesday Afternoon, offered Wednesday Evening, started Monday. Agent sounded like a braying, braces wearing rugger type. Full of tulipe but... they pay weekly and it wasn't late..

          It's just a contracting fact of life - remember to sup with a long spoon
          Did they ask you for 2 references up front?
          If your company is the best place to work in, for a mere £500 p/d, you can advertise here.

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            #6
            Originally posted by pmeswani View Post
            Did they ask you for 2 references up front?
            No. They had a role they wanted filling asap. I never gave any references, from start to finish. Like you said in your OP, it was a fishing trip - just part of the game!

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              #7
              Originally posted by barrydidit View Post
              No. They had a role they wanted filling asap. I never gave any references, from start to finish. Like you said in your OP, it was a fishing trip - just part of the game!
              +1 for GCS, no references asked for at any stage, was great. weekly pay always good, agents I deal with always friendly too. no complaints.

              (London office though, don't know about their other offices)

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                #8
                I have never represented a company that demanded references upfront.

                But I doubt I will come across a SME agency that will never ask for them...its part of the game. If you know the game, then dont give them out. I usually just tell them upfront why I want the info, most of the time that works, if it doesnt then some shtick about getting references wouldnt work.

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