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    Bob Job Agents

    Anyone noticed the increasing numbers of job agencies staffed by ICT visa holders?

    Not only are IT workers being decimated but now they have started to flood the country with recruitment agents on ICT visas

    ?

    Why dont we just allow unrestricted movement of hundreds of thousands of Indian national workers in? Oh I see we are doing...

    #2
    Haven't had many of these but got four yesterday, from the same guy, offering the same job.

    Apparently they are urgently seeking an Environment Manager in 'The London' on a perm basis.

    I don't do 'The London', I don't do perm and I don't really do Environment management either Thought pointing out these facts might put him off. Promised to call me back 'later today afternoon' and did !! Three more times !! He got put 'on hold' the last time. Hopefully, he's still there.
    When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....

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      #3
      Originally posted by TestMangler View Post
      Haven't had many of these but got four yesterday, from the same guy, offering the same job.

      Apparently they are urgently seeking an Environment Manager in 'The London' on a perm basis.

      I don't do 'The London', I don't do perm and I don't really do Environment management either Thought pointing out these facts might put him off. Promised to call me back 'later today afternoon' and did !! Three more times !! He got put 'on hold' the last time. Hopefully, he's still there.
      He just wants an updation on your currently status.
      And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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        #4
        Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
        He just wants an updation on your currently status.
        There is a high degree of probabilitation that you are being correct there Mitch.

        On a lighter note, the girl who introduced me to 'updation' said 'upgradation' twice yesterday

        Anyway, have to run, got some execution planation to work on
        When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....

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          #5
          Makes you wonder how much truth there can be in all these "boomed" threads.

          Or possibly makes you wonder how much truth there is in wild assertions of IT jobs being "decimated". One or the other. You decide.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
            He just wants an updation on your currently status.
            I had plenty of Bobs calls after my agent outsourced the referencing process. So how do we know that they are ICTs and not wives / husbands brought here from India ?
            If UKIP are the answer, then it must have been a very stupid question.

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              #7
              Originally posted by mos View Post
              I had plenty of Bobs calls after my agent outsourced the referencing process. So how do we know that they are ICTs and not wives / husbands brought here from India ?
              I don't deal with Bob agencies. Just can't go through the feckin stress of explaining everything to them, and I mean everything.

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                #8
                Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
                Makes you wonder how much truth there can be in all these "boomed" threads.

                Or possibly makes you wonder how much truth there is in wild assertions of IT jobs being "decimated". One or the other. You decide.
                Hmm...for what I know, the knowledge transfer contracts are still booming. And some of those booms seem to come from one particular Bank.
                If UKIP are the answer, then it must have been a very stupid question.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Old Hack View Post
                  I don't deal with Bob agencies. Just can't go through the feckin stress of explaining everything to them, and I mean everything.
                  I dream of next gig without bobs.

                  To be fair some youngsters are also clueless but already devious.
                  If UKIP are the answer, then it must have been a very stupid question.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
                    Makes you wonder how much truth there can be in all these "boomed" threads.

                    Or possibly makes you wonder how much truth there is in wild assertions of IT jobs being "decimated". One or the other. You decide.
                    There's plenty of truth in mine

                    I've got jobs here that I'm struggling to find the right people for. May have to go offshore !!
                    When freedom comes along, don't PISH in the water supply.....

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