is this for real???

[steptoe]

just got this e.mail,,,,

Electrician- Testing & Inspection

A rapidly expanding electrical company is looking for a well experienced and well qualified testing electrician to join its growing and successful team. The successful candidate will be working in the Manchester area, testing domestic properties. You will need to be self-motivated, efficient and reliable.
The Ideal Candidate should have the following qualifications:

-C&G 2391 inspection & Testing.
-17th edition qualified.
-Full Clean UK Driving licence.
-Own transport
-Own testing equipment

Desirable experience includes:

-Testing domestic properties
-Customer facing experience
-Experience using EasyCert software

For the right candidate the company is offering:

-£20 per completed certificate
-Initial 4 week contract
-Potential for considerably more work in the new year

If you feel that you are the perfect candidate for this fantastic role, then please call ASAP and ask for Richard.

thats not even a drive by,,,,,,,  :shakehead

 

[Lurch]

I know we are in a race to bottom situation, but it's a typo surely........ right?

 

[steptoe]

dont think so,

sorry, I missed this bit off at the top,

so it seems you have an hour to do the test,,,,,,  

Electrician - Testing and Inspection

Manchester, Lancashire

£20 per hour

Worldwide Recruitment Solutions

 

[Evans Electric]

They've missed a zero off that £20   Stepps . Edit :   OOOpps  didn't read your last post .     Wouldn't entertain the idea  ...my favourite people  Recruitment   & Agencies  ashing in on our skills & knowledge,    they can  courgetting well jog on .

 

[Andy™]

maybe issue 1 certificate per board, 1 per circuit & 1 per accessory?

 

[Sharpend]

I think they are trying to appeal to the 'new' generation of sparks. 

£20p/hr they've got to be well on the way to the £40k p.a target set by the training establishments??

 

[Andy™]

well to get that you will need to work 40 hours per week (40x houses) for 50 weeks of the year...

 

[Sharpend]

Who doesn't do 40hrs p/wk? Who doesn't work 50 wks/yr? 

Now who doesn't do 40 houses /wk?????

me, me, sir, me!!!!

Anyway @steptoe, you didn't say whether you got the job :innocent  

 

[Blue Duck]

what I don't get is they ask for you to have your own tools and vehicle so I assume you have to pay for fuel, parking, calibration etc so that at least £3k out of your imaginary £40k .

May as well go SE.

 

[Kurt]

Another totally pointless business / scam.... £20 for a EICR. I would not buy one, although just had a thought...... I would buy one , get killed by the dodgy wiring that was missed and get my dependents to sue the company.....there is a flaw in my plan but my wife wont tell me what it is..... puzzling

 

[ProDave]

Just a thought. Is this £20 per hour PLUS £20 for a certificate?

e.g. you take 5 hours testing a house @ £20 per hour. go home and type the certificate, and get paid £120?
 

 

[Evans Electric]

I always ask ..... what is this non - electrical based company charging someone for an EICR  which they cannot produce themselves because they are nothing to do with electrical contracting  and just sit on their fat backsides creaming off a profit  earned on the backs of tradesmen who should be doing the EICR,s  for themselves .

Do they have a string of GasSafe fitters on board too  so they can earn a crust off their backs ? 

 

[Sharpend]

Just a thought. Is this £20 per hour PLUS £20 for a certificate?

e.g. you take 5 hours testing a house @ £20 per hour. go home and type the certificate, and get paid £120?
 

I've gotta admire your optimism Dave, you must be a glass half full guy!! 

 

[Blue Duck]

surely the inventive could make this work?

 

[Sharpend]

surely the inventive could make this work?

oh I'm sure there probably are, there is always a couple at least that make it work to their advantage, whether what they produce is anything more than toilet paper is open for debate. 

 

[steptoe]

in the limitations box would you be able to put something like

no tests were carried out as the client only requested  a certificate and no actual testing

 

[Sharpend]

in the limitations box would you be able to put something like

no tests were carried out as the client only requested  a certificate and no actual testing

Youve got the hang of the job already, aggi will be pleased you've got a decent paying job at last.   :facepalm:

 

[steptoe]

if I could be arsed, and could afford the risk of not being paid,

I'd love to do something like that with some of these p****** firms,,,  :slap

 

[Lurch]

dont think so,

sorry, I missed this bit off at the top,

so it seems you have an hour to do the test,,,,,, 

Hmm, I think it might just be terrible grammar? Maybe it means £20 per hour with a £20 bonus per cert, so 1 cert in 4 hours gets you £100? Dunno, Personally I'd give them a call before condemning them.