Not that anyone is going to be surprised by this, but it seems that a number of recruitment agents have problems with basic reading skills. This morning I got three emails from agents containing details of potential jobs. In two of the three cases they were actually quite good matches for my skills. But, of… Continue reading Agents Can’t Read
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Huntress Group Update
Update (October 2011): Time passes and companies change. I should point out that this blog post was written a long time ago. I’m assured by Huntress that they have addressed the issues I mention below and are a much better company to work with these days. It’s certainly many years since I received an inappropriate… Continue reading Huntress Group Update
Media Organisations
My contract with Guardian Unlimited finishes at the end of the month. So I’ve been poking around looking for a new contract. And it seems that I’ll be moving from one large media to another one. I start work for the BBC out in White City in two weeks.
Recruitment Agents
Update (October 2011): Time passes and companies change. I should point out that this blog post was written a long time ago. I’m assured by Huntress that they have addressed the issues I mention below and are a much better company to work with these days. It’s certainly many years since I received an inappropriate… Continue reading Recruitment Agents
Back To Work Day
Not for me you understand. I’ve been going into work every day except the three public holidays we get over xmas[1]. But it seems that the majority of the population of London left work on Friday 20th December and didn’t return until this morning. I first realised this when I arrived at my tube station… Continue reading Back To Work Day
Redundancy
When I got back from holiday last week, I was told by my employers that due to cash-flow problems they weren’t able to pay any of the staff October’s salary. Like good little employees we all signed a form saying that we didn’t mind if they deferred our salary until more money came in. Then… Continue reading Redundancy