What are the in vogue recruitment sites now?

[The Spartan]

Most of my roles seem to come from LinkedIn these days, I've not bother with a recruitment site in a few years.

[MasterP0]

DaveB - Yes I do that, but I usually remove my CV Friday nights and update Sunday nights, it does work.

On LinkedIn, can anyone share how they search for CONTRACT roles, I usually put the relevant key words including "Contract" as a key word, what I'm asking is, would I be able to search then filter just to display the Contract roles, without having a paid for LinkedIn account?

[eek]

DaveB - Yes I do that, but I usually remove my CV Friday nights and update Sunday nights, it does work.

On LinkedIn, can anyone share how they search for CONTRACT roles, I usually put the relevant key words including "Contract" as a key word, what I'm asking is, would I be able to search then filter just to display the Contract roles, without having a paid for LinkedIn account?

Can you search for jobs on LinkedIn? I find I update my profile to say available and have to beat agents off with sticks...

[MasterP0]

Can you search for jobs on LinkedIn?

Yes you can.

[spongeym]

I'd be interested if anyone has a good way of seaching for just contracts positions on Linkedin (without going premium). I don't want to update my status with the fact that I'm looking for a contract whilst in contract as I've got contacts from both my agency and from my client on my profile.

[vwdan]

I'd be interested if anyone has a good way of seaching for just contracts positions on Linkedin (without going premium). I don't want to update my status with the fact that I'm looking for a contract whilst in contract as I've got contacts from both my agency and from my client on my profile.

Serious question, but why not? Or are you planning on walking half way?

[Eirikur]

I'd be interested if anyone has a good way of seaching for just contracts positions on Linkedin (without going premium). I don't want to update my status with the fact that I'm looking for a contract whilst in contract as I've got contacts from both my agency and from my client on my profile.

That's why I always wait with adding contacts form my client towards the end of my contract or when it has finished.

If you're planning to leave in the middle of your contract that may be a problem, but if it is in the last few weeks it's perfectly ok to say "soon available for new contracts" in your status updates

[spongeym]

Serious question, but why not? Or are you planning on walking half way?

My reason is that although I've had multiple renewals, they have always been last minute, also the client have also let a lot of contractors go mid contract due to changes in their business or projects being pulled. I want to keep on the front foot and search when I feel there might be a change due, rather than wait until the last minute.

[MattZani]

My reason is that although I've had multiple renewals, they have always been last minute, also the client have also let a lot of contractors go mid contract due to changes in their business or projects being pulled. I want to keep on the front foot and search when I feel there might be a change due, rather than wait until the last minute.

Why don't you just say something like "in contract until *date* "
This way you don't explicitly say you are looking for new contracts and maybe current client notice that and say "we'd better offer him a renewal before he finds something else"

[TheFaQQer]

My reason is that although I've had multiple renewals, they have always been last minute, also the client have also let a lot of contractors go mid contract due to changes in their business or projects being pulled. I want to keep on the front foot and search when I feel there might be a change due, rather than wait until the last minute.

If the client might let you go at any stage (and every client could do that), and you don't want to be caught out, don't you need to be constantly looking and telling people that you are available?