I've had my CV put forward for a number of roles and all that seems to happen is they get forwarded and the you hear nothing. All the pimps say its because they use some HR portal rather than dealing with the actual hiring manager. I sent my CV for one role, the CV was forwarded on the 26th and still they have not got around to reviewing them and drawing up a lits of people to see. The agent said its not uncommon for them to take up to 3 weeks!! Things worked faster in the days of faxes and landlines. Its not suprising that they are in the cr@p that they are if this is how they act!!
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Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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I think HR is where they employ the English Lit graduates that couldn't get a job in the local pub.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014 -
Originally posted by BoredBloke View PostI've had my CV put forward for a number of roles and all that seems to happen is they get forwarded and the you hear nothing. All the pimps say its because they use some HR portal rather than dealing with the actual hiring manager. I sent my CV for one role, the CV was forwarded on the 26th and still they have not got around to reviewing them and drawing up a lits of people to see. The agent said its not uncommon for them to take up to 3 weeks!! Things worked faster in the days of faxes and landlines. Its not suprising that they are in the cr@p that they are if this is how they act!!"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George OrwellComment
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I had a nightmare with my last application. Agent submitted me without asking took weeks to find out what was going on. 2 months later, after giving him a polite telling off I asked how the application was proceeding, nothing apparently, they are not interested at present, asked him to remove my application and miraculously, that same day the clientco wanted to interview me. I used to think there was no point in pestering the pimps but they are useless tulips at times/always.Comment
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I've done a gig for LTSB before for over 12 months, most of my experience is retail banking and my CV is a perfect match for the job spec's (after it's been tuned up), and I must have put CV's for 6 roles and never heard from 5 of them.
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LBG go through Hyphen, agent gets 8%, hyphen get 2% but if hyphen place themselves then they get all 10%.
Also LBG have people cost boards to jump through for bringing on headcount. So you jump through one board to get approval to bring on a contractor but this doesn't give you the right to pay them, thats another cost board.
So managers decide to get the job spec out early but don't have people cost board approval, this might not meet for another 2 weeks and if get knocked back then its a further 2 weeks...
It can be a nightmare and the agent knows nothing about it so can't keep you informed. Other times they can have everything lined up and sorted out and its very slick but it's usually the former.Comment
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Originally posted by Notascooby View PostLBG go through Hyphen, agent gets 8%, hyphen get 2% but if hyphen place themselves then they get all 10%.
Also LBG have people cost boards to jump through for bringing on headcount. So you jump through one board to get approval to bring on a contractor but this doesn't give you the right to pay them, thats another cost board.
So managers decide to get the job spec out early but don't have people cost board approval, this might not meet for another 2 weeks and if get knocked back then its a further 2 weeks...
It can be a nightmare and the agent knows nothing about it so can't keep you informed. Other times they can have everything lined up and sorted out and its very slick but it's usually the former.
See here the real reason for western economic decline.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostSo they spend more money costing stuff than it can ever actually cost.
See here the real reason for western economic decline.
Quite something!Comment
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Originally posted by Notascooby View PostLBG go through Hyphen, agent gets 8%, hyphen get 2% but if hyphen place themselves then they get all 10%.
Also LBG have people cost boards to jump through for bringing on headcount. So you jump through one board to get approval to bring on a contractor but this doesn't give you the right to pay them, thats another cost board.
So managers decide to get the job spec out early but don't have people cost board approval, this might not meet for another 2 weeks and if get knocked back then its a further 2 weeks...
It can be a nightmare and the agent knows nothing about it so can't keep you informed. Other times they can have everything lined up and sorted out and its very slick but it's usually the former.Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
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LBG go through Hyphen, agent gets 8%, hyphen get 2% but if hyphen place themselves then they get all 10%.If UKIP are the answer, then it must have been a very stupid question.Comment
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