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Are IT agencies making up the jobs on IT Job Boards

I applied for a job on one of the job boards that was just up my street. I sent my CV off within minutes of the job being posted The post Are IT agencies making up the jobs on IT Job Boards appeared...

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Can agencies get away with mistreating IT contractors forever

Many agencies say that they have no time to contact contractors to tell them that clients do not want to see them for interview The post Can agencies get away with mistreating IT contractors forever...

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Confessions of Agent. How I cheated contractor of months money

This is one area of activity where I still feel a twinge of guilt, even though I am able to rationalise away most things The post Confessions of Agent. How I cheated contractor of months money appeared...

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Confessions of an Agent. Obtaining leads

Agencies are usually one step ahead of contractors The post Confessions of an Agent. Obtaining leads appeared first on IT Contractor & IT Contracting News & Advice.

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Dodgy Agents | Golden rules for spotting them

This was posted to our Agency Affairs Forum by an honest recruiter who is ashamed of some of the tricks that his dodgier brethren get up to The post Dodgy Agents | Golden rules for spotting them...

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Greedy Agent |How I screwed him up good and proper

I recorded him and he went to jail for 3 months The post Greedy Agent |How I screwed him up good and proper appeared first on IT Contractor & IT Contracting News & Advice.

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IT Contractor applies for a contract immediately on Job Board

and is told that they already have enough candidates. The post IT Contractor applies for a contract immediately on Job Board appeared first on IT Contractor & IT Contracting News & Advice.

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Dealing with dodgy agencies – My Experiences

on a number of occasions I have received email requests for my CV from a consultant pretending to be from one of the registered agencies The post Dealing with dodgy agencies – My Experiences appeared...

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My awful agency experience | IT Contractor

I got a call from my new agent the next morning saying that a terrible mistake had been made The post My awful agency experience | IT Contractor appeared first on IT Contractor & IT Contracting...

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My perfect agency | IT Contractor

I have had an experience where the agency were taking 30 percent The post My perfect agency | IT Contractor appeared first on IT Contractor & IT Contracting News & Advice.

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Should I provide references to IT agencies before an interview

I have a lot of IT agencies calling me requesting references before even given details of a possible job, should I be giving out references at this early stage The post Should I provide references to...

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Tailored CVs – Should you tailor your CV?

I think it always interesting to get into the mindset of an employer, and to understand what they are looking for The post Tailored CVs – Should you tailor your CV? appeared first on IT Contractor...

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Stop condemning Agents and Clients. Act like professionals

? Having created a company, accept the rights and responsibilities that go with it. The post Stop condemning Agents and Clients. Act like professionals appeared first on IT Contractor & IT...

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Agency Dirty Tricks |10 Filthy Tricks Agents play on IT Contractors

If they know that you are up against one of their candidates, they will run you down to a potential employer or client The post Agency Dirty Tricks |10 Filthy Tricks Agents play on IT Contractors...

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Top Ten tricks Agencies use. Recruitment Consultant replies

It was like a trip down memory lane, every consultant has tried them at some stage of their career The post Top Ten tricks Agencies use. Recruitment Consultant replies appeared first on IT Contractor...

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Unscrupulous IT agents – Twice I Got Shafted by Them

Now you agents expect us IT contractors to uphold our end when we agree to do work for you at a client The post Unscrupulous IT agents – Twice I Got Shafted by Them appeared first on IT Contractor...

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Agency Ripoff | Agency tried to add on 63% & ended up with 37%

What should I do, Dr McLaughlin The post Agency Ripoff | Agency tried to add on 63% & ended up with 37% appeared first on IT Contractor & IT Contracting News & Advice.

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Bad Agency | Agency lost IT Contractor a job out of Badness

The IT agency told the IT client she was unavailable The post Bad Agency | Agency lost IT Contractor a job out of Badness appeared first on IT Contractor & IT Contracting News & Advice.

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Advertise Fake Jobs | IT Agent Tells Us Why They Do It

This was posted to our IT Agency Affairs forum by a recruitment consultant. The post Advertise Fake Jobs | IT Agent Tells Us Why They Do It appeared first on IT Contractor & IT Contracting News...

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Crazy reason for agency not putting me forward

I once applied for an IT Contract role during the downturn, with the junior agent protecting her senior counterpart from me The post Crazy reason for agency not putting me forward appeared first on IT...

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