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Old 16th October 2008, 13:10   #21
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I have found Jobserve to be a bit poo at getting me decent gigs. Invariably, it's been the one man in his shed pimps that have found the tastier stuff for me.
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Old 21st October 2008, 15:33   #22
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Has Billy Jenkins from MA Associates stopped posting rubbish then?
Haha! I'm glad I'm not the only one that has noticed him. You'd have thought after so much fishing they would actually have some genuine roles to fill, though I have never seen them. I automatically just ignore these roles, despite how tempting they look.

Similar applies to anyone from E-Synergy or Huxley. Or maybe it's just everyone on Jobserver right now
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Old 21st October 2008, 16:48   #23
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Seems to be a lot of dead roles that have already been filled on jobserve atm. These are roles I've been put forward for in the past and I notice the agencies are reposting them as new to make it look like the market hasn't died on its ar$e.
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Old 21st October 2008, 18:20   #24
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Or maybe it's just everyone on Jobserver right now
I'm seriously considering a perm consultancy type role due to clientco looking like they might close and nothing else (decent) around in the North East for about 18months now :-/
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Old 22nd October 2008, 07:46   #25
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I have found Jobserve to be a bit poo at getting me decent gigs. Invariably, it's been the one man in his shed pimps that have found the tastier stuff for me.
I've found this, last gig I had was through a small firm and then found my current role through a contact within that company. It's the old "not what you know, it's who you know" situation. Although it helps if you know your subject, obviously
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Old 22nd October 2008, 08:23   #26
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I've found this, last gig I had was through a small firm and then found my current role through a contact within that company. It's the old "not what you know, it's who you know" situation. Although it helps if you know your subject, obviously
I'd second that. My last contract ended, I pinged a mate saying I was coming to the end of contract. He says he's looking for a contractor - start next Monday.
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