Re: [Sheflug] public sector employment

["Ian W. Wright" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Craig Andrews"
> > Call me a cynic, but every time I have tried to apply for a specific
> > vacancy through an agency, I just get a generic "cv"-type phone call.  I
>
> Call me a cynic too then. I am signed up with pretty much every agency I
> could find, nationwide, and I haven't heard anything more than 'there's
lots
> of jobs available in your sector! stick with us! we'll get you somewhere!'

This must be an IT specific problem! When I retired 5 years ago I signed up
with three agencies for building surveying and services work and got a very
nice contract within about three weeks. Since then I've been trying to tell
them I don't want to work any more and they j't seem to listen!! Despite
having told them all that I'm not physically up to doing that kind of work
any more, I still get at least one phone call a month from one or other of
the agencies offering specific jobs and they still send their regular jobs
lists through. They seem determined I'm not going to get away with doing
nothing! ;o(

Best wishes,
Ian
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Ian W. Wright
Sheffield, UK

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