Friday 21 August 2009

The Friday Afternoon Effect - consultants should work weekends

It's become a standing joke in the Skillfair office that however quiet a week is, things always get busy on a Friday afternoon. True to form I was just getting on with tidying up work before going away and a nice juicy project pops in at 4.30pm on the dot. The same pattern applies for tenders with the numbers peaking at the end of the week.

Because we quality check direct clients as well as consultants that quite often means the alerts will go out either ove the weekend or first thing Monday morning. So if you want to be in with a chance you need to make sure you check your email then.

If the Friday happens to be the last day before a holiday then the effect is even greater - so watch out for a flurry of projects this coming Bank Holiday Monday!

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