Originally posted by BigRed
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Is it normal to have 3 interviews for a short term contract ????
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Had 5 interviews once for a contract with a loss adjustment company, threatened to fly me to Atlanta for another one before eventually signing me up. I needed to get off the bench so played nicely."why ride a vespa when you can push a lambretta?"
As I look ahead, I am filled with foreboding; like the Roman, I seem to see "the River Tiber foaming with much blood."Comment
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Current gig recommended by a mate who used to work here. 10 min chat in canteen. When can you start? The best type of interview by a mile....Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by BigRed View PostI did have one manager who did a 10min telephone interview, non technical, and took me on. He explained in the first week that my CV was good with lots of renewals so he took me on, if he didn't like me in the first week he'd have canned me and tried again.
This seems the right attitude to contractors to me. Some Managers really don't see the difference between recruiting a permie and a contractor, the ad is basically the job spec for a permie and it all goes downhill from there.Comment
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I remember the good old days back in the 1980s. 10 minute interview. Basically "can you do the job?". If you messed up, you get the sack.Comment
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Can the word 'jobsworths' be applied here?
Kept them busy for a while anyway. You'll probably find it'll be meeting overload there too.Last edited by SuperZ; 10 May 2017, 08:44.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostI remember the good old days back in the 1980s. 10 minute interview. Basically "can you do the job?". If you messed up, you get the sack.Comment
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More than 2 interviews usually mean it's not going to happen as it indicates internal disagreement and uncertainty within clientco whether they really need a contractor or not.Comment
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I had three interviews for my first ever contract role at a global pharma company (initial 6 months.)
1st - one of the IT Directors and one of my potential team workers.
2nd - European CIO. I thought that would surely be it.
3rd - UK Finance Director (as a potential stakeholder) to assess 'cultural fit'. This one was mainly a rubber stamp, informal chat via phone whilst I was at a music festival. We spoke mainly about non-work matters in the end and I got the offer that afternoon.
It seemed excessive but it was a fairly senior role.
By contrast, I once had an interview for an IT Leadership Team contract role with the CIO and someone from HR. All done and dusted in a 45 mins single interview.
No logic to it all really...Comment
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