There is a different between cheap and low paid gigs.
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostThere is a different between cheap and low paid gigs.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostThere is a different between cheap and low paid gigs.Comment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostReally? You'd do one but not the other?'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostYes really and what's that got to do with anything?
Or are you saying that one is trying to get away with getting a £350 a day contractor in for £210 a day while the other is accepting that they will get a £210 a day contractor?The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostCheap v low paid - I'm still trying to figure out the difference. They're both trying to get a person in for far less than they should.
Or are you saying that one is trying to get away with getting a £350 a day contractor in for £210 a day while the other is accepting that they will get a £210 a day contractor?Comment
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Originally posted by Bee View PostWhat's the difference?
Go cheap can work with a perm but not in contracting. After the break, I followed in that mistake suggested by the agency, and I discover that the agency was taking 50% but the client was paying the the agency the same as the others. You are not beneficiating the client but the agency.
Maybe a better example would be a contractor saying they will take £300 when the gig is advertised at £400 but still... it's cheap compared to clients expectations.
As for going cheap, you've clearly never been involved in NHS or Wipro projects.
In both cases the contractor only get's £200... One is cheap, one is a low rate. Different things.Last edited by northernladuk; 31 March 2016, 11:37.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by Bee View PostI think NLUK is trying to be funny.
HTHBIDIThe greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by Bee View PostI think NLUK is trying to be funny.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Rather than having your CV in a chronological order you could tailor it to the roles you are applying to by listing the key skills you would be supplying, support that with a case study approach then listing the previous roles later on in the CV e.g page 2, that way you may have more of a chance of a recruiter identifying you based on your skills and abilities for the role rather than instantly looking at the career break, a lot wouldn't even look at the second page, that way you could at least get a foot in and explain the career break at a later date in person?Comment
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