Niall Litchfield wrote:
> Of recruiters, and indeed their candidates.
>
> So I got a CV (resume) today. The agent's email was entitled "The Best
> Developer in England" and urged me to get in contact quickly to avoid
> a 'bidding war'. So far so hyped, but then of course I just had to
> read the CV of the best developer in England. There were many good
> bits, but I spluttered my coffee at
> "<name> undertook a short term contract, acting as holiday cover for
> <name of consultancy withheld>'s senior UML designers and C#
> developers. This major United Kingdom Government project <is an
> information website>. In his role as holiday cover James was
> responsible for a number of core designs"
>
> So there you have it, major government projects are designed by the
> holiday cover guy.
The best for what purpose? He may be the best holiday cover in the whole
United Kingdom of England, Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland. As for the core designs done by a holiday
cover, I believe that this practice was
picked up by the DMV here in the US.
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