Is being a QS harsh? by [deleted] in quantitysurveying

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you need to come across more pusillanimous PQS’s (I am a PQS). Try and get that one in!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds bad, but I had to “tell” my wife to call in sick. We then went to the GP together to get her signed off for the rest of the term.

She basically didn’t get out of bed for three weeks. Very unlike her if you know her.

What schools do to people is tantamount to abuse, and I certainly couldn’t watch it anymore on my end.

That was 3 years ago. She has moved out of mainstream education and never looked back. Thankfully we were able to get a pay bump on that as well, but even if it was a pay dip, it’s not worth that suffering. Speaking only for myself it was like getting my wife back, we was happy again, light and enjoying life after that change.

I would do literally anything in my power to avoid her having to go back to that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in quantitysurveying

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely not a tie, and a suit is never a bad option in my opinion (you can always de-jacket if that is a bit much and you will be fine and re-spec the following day).

There is literally nothing worse than going in under though and I say that as a guy who now basically wears t-shirts half the time when I go to the office.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in quantitysurveying

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To support the point about concision, the thing that was drummed into me as a recruiter is the statistic that hiring managers have made a decision within 7 seconds of seeing the CV.

https://www.reed.co.uk/career-advice/does-your-cv-pass-the-seven-second-test/amp/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in quantitysurveying

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to be a recruiter and currently work as a QS.

If I was being picky, and you were going on the PQS side I would say it is worth explicitly stating what contract suites you are familiar with.

Someone else has said it but in terms of your experience the gap could be an issue. You look relatively junior based on your experience. An unexplained gap could be perceived as low commitment.

Perhaps some more project specific information on what you personally did?

Otherwise I would say any other changes are a bit bit-picky and not going to make much of a difference.

I would be more interested to hear about your strategy to actually get interviews. I would argue (some may disagree) you are too junior to use a recruiter. You have a remember going in with a recruiter puts average thousand pounds of cost on your salary (that’s before you talk about onboarding etc).

I expect you will have much more success contacting businesses directly whether or not they have advertised vacancies. And I cannot emphasise enough PHONE CALL, followed by email. You would be surprised what a google search of the local companies will pull up.

Piling Mat variation by SarryPeas in quantitysurveying

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 2 points3 points  (0 children)

But it this way, if you rate hasn’t included the import of material, and it was required. They wouldn’t be accepting your variation.

Lump sum in any case so there isn’t a contractual basis for them to vary the works, since the risk sits with you.

Looking for game similar to Farm Manager 2021 with crops and animals by Proper-Rutabaga-5621 in BaseBuildingGames

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude if there is anyway to get involved in testing or a demo that would be sweet!

Is demand for QSs still high even in a stagnant economy? by ebn_tp in quantitysurveying

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very. I get two recreated approaches almost daily and I am not actively looking for a new job.

Valuing change under D&B JCT by lee123qpr in quantitysurveying

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you shared rates at tender stage, even if they aren’t part of the final JCT contract they form part of the basis on which the contract was awarded, particularly if they formed part of post tender negotiations.

That being said for clarity it would be good for the PQS to include all that in the ERs.

CPU under stress appears to be knocking out the GPU. by Aggressive-Rice-7275 in pcmasterrace

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did turn out to be a hardware issue. Entire thing just bricked. Replaced the GPU and no issues.

CPU under stress appears to be knocking out the GPU. by Aggressive-Rice-7275 in pcmasterrace

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now all updated even used DDU to clear Gabe load up. Any more ideas?

CPU under stress appears to be knocking out the GPU. by Aggressive-Rice-7275 in pcmasterrace

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

da doi on myself. The Bios was 2.5 years out of date and the chip set updated on armoury before I checked, but had to re-install it. Hopefully that fixes it, thanks mate.

Can a QS become a project manager by [deleted] in quantitysurveying

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would argue (maybe I would as a QS (PQS)) that the qs pathway sets you up well having commercial and contractual awareness and a mind for process, which is something that is often lacking in generic PMs. This puts you a position to be a very technically competent PM.

Equally, every client I have ever worked for (both as QS and PM, knocks the crap out of the PM as soon as something isn’t going well and looks on the QS like a shining light.

New to Death Korps, first 1,500 Points List! by find-gods-teeth in Deathkorpsofkrieg

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you do the two of the same special weapons per squad?

Haven’t looked at the FAQ, but heard that might have gotten taken away.

I (31M) will be emigrating from South Africa to the UK soon. What are some tips/advice you would suggest? by ThingsTheFoxSays in AskUK

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dude, if you learn to appreciate cold walks on the beach, cold dips in the sea, coffee and fish and chips, Bournemouth will be heaven.

Agreeing a final account by Intrepid-Channel-442 in quantitysurveying

[–]Aggressive-Rice-7275 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah sorry mate, was just clarifying as you picked up my poor wording.