Originally posted by m0n1k3r
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I am going for it seemed v promising yesterday but not sure it will happen...they will no doubt have a lot of interest!Comment
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Originally posted by SchumiStars View Post
That sounds excellent. I would work for free in a office ATM!Comment
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Originally posted by Cookielove View PostI am going for it seemed v promising yesterday but not sure it will happen...they will no doubt have a lot of interest!Comment
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Originally posted by Cookielove View PostJust as I am in the throws of shutting down my Limited company out of the blue I've had a call about a potential outside role, paying £375 - £400 per day with a minimum of 3 days in the office....it's about an hour from me. Not getting hopes up as no doubt someone will offer to do it for tuppence.....
I've been fully remote for 5 years so 3 days minimum per week in an office isn't massively appealing....plus rate is not all that....any thoughts/comments...Comment
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Originally posted by fatJock View Post
It's been demonstrated time and time again that folks shouldn't be put off by the number of applications to roles on LI as there is very little quality control. An agent I know had similar, 500+ applications and less than a dozen vaguely worth considering. 80%+ were overseas folks without the skills or needing visa support.
The problem is, if you apply too you are going to get lost in the pile. So if you can, apply through a different channel.Comment
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I have noticed a few contractors on LinkedIn who sound rather desperate about the lack of opportunities out there.
There also seem to be a lot fewer people saying the will only consider outside IR35 contracts.Comment
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Originally posted by dsc View Post
How easy is it to sift through the applicants? cause for normal jobs, if you get 400 CVs you will just stop looking past a certain amount, so you might miss some pretty well fitting CVs that way. That's the main issue with 100+ applicants, is that your CV just drowns in a sea of tulipe.
I oversaw IT recruitment at two clients. One had a very basic ATS which graded all the applicants from one to five stars. With hundreds of applications, the easiest thing to do was start with the higher rated CVs and work through the first say 10, to see if enough had potential to interview. Then choose the next 10 highest rated and so on, if needed.
A more recent client was trialling a modern ATS and although we didn't use the functionality at first, it too had ways to grade/rank applications.
No one is going to read dozens of applicant CVs. In my experience it's hard enough to get some hiring managers to even look at three CVs properly.Comment
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Originally posted by ladymuck View Post
Good luck! Hopefully it'll tide you over until something better comes along.
It has all gone quiet and agency not responding so don't think it's going to happen....Comment
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