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		pointyhats on June 1, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Poll: Full-time software engineers in London, what... This times a million. When I was doing contract from 2004-2007, a shit Nokia and an O2 PAYG phone was a good investment. Many times did I just chuck the thing in the bin. Recruiters will suck up to you even if you've ignored them for months. Commission vampires - that's all they are. You're just a line in a spreadsheet to them.

stevenwilkin on June 3, 2013 [–]

I just stopped putting my phone number on my CV about a year ago which cut down the calls a great deal.

pointyhats on June 4, 2013 | [–]

Good plan! Never thought of that!

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