[phpug] Re: Contracter Resumes

2009-05-16 Thread Jochen Daum
Hi, Jochen, I just got your contracting role via Seek. Looks very interesting. Please fill the application form. Strange you haven't seen it here? I had someone contact me from the PHPUG. Kind Regards, Jochen Daum Chief Automation Officer Automatem Ltd Phone: 09 630 3425 Mobile: 021

[phpug] Re: Contracter Resumes

2009-05-15 Thread Michael
On Thu, 14 May 2009 12:49:45 Jochen Daum wrote: from seeing you around here, I would expect you to be fairly experienced. The top problems with contractors are around time management and accountability. My pet peeves: - don't reinstall your machine on a weekday, I'm not interested why you

[phpug] Re: Contracter Resumes

2009-05-15 Thread Michael
On Sat, 16 May 2009 00:43:28 Harvey Kane wrote: I disagree completely. Someone who is only available via cellphone is indicating to their clients that their time is valuable - they don't want you to be calling them all the time or talking longer than is needed to get the appropriate

[phpug] Re: Contracter Resumes

2009-05-15 Thread Chris Hope
2009/5/16 Michael ph...@nettrust.co.nz: ... My pet peeve is contractors who are only available by cellular phone. This indicates the following to me: 1. They have a upwardly lifestyle that they think I should pay for. There is not many businesses I can think of that get away with this, and

[phpug] Re: Contracter Resumes

2009-05-15 Thread Hamish Campbell
My pet peeve is contractors who are only available by cellular phone. I agree that Michael might be reading into the mobile thing too much. Many contractors work from home and would prefer not to give their home number, and most organisations seem to have flat rate mobile plans these days

[phpug] Re: Contracter Resumes

2009-05-15 Thread Sid Bachtiar
- don't reinstall your machine on a weekday, I'm not interested why you can't bill out hours on a Friday at 9am when I need you to I think this is a matter of arrangement/agreement. Contractor by definition decides how, when, and what tools used to do their job (check IRD website for this).

[phpug] Re: Contracter Resumes

2009-05-15 Thread Michael
On Sat, 16 May 2009 11:47:29 Sid Bachtiar wrote: - don't reinstall your machine on a weekday, I'm not interested why you can't bill out hours on a Friday at 9am when I need you to I think this is a matter of arrangement/agreement. Contractor by definition decides how, when, and what tools

[phpug] Re: Contracter Resumes

2009-05-15 Thread Michael
On Sat, 16 May 2009 07:04:34 Chris Hope wrote: or could indicate 3. They don't work from their own office and always work on-site at their customer's offices where they may or may not have a phone. I did this for a period of several months and if you'd rung my land line you wouldn't have

[phpug] Re: Contracter Resumes

2009-05-15 Thread Aaron Cooper
. To: nzphpug@googlegroups.com Subject: [phpug] Re: Contracter Resumes On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:47 AM, Sid Bachtiar sid.bacht...@gmail.com wrote: - don't reinstall your machine on a weekday, I'm not interested why you can't bill out hours on a Friday at 9am when I need you to I think

[phpug] Re: Contracter Resumes

2009-05-13 Thread Jochen Daum
Hi, On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Aaron Cooper supp...@zanzomedia.comwrote: Morning all, I am looking at heading out as a contracter in near future after 4 years with my current employer (full time). I was wondering, as this is my first time looking into contracting, if anyone could