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    The collective LinkedIn pre-Christmas meltdown of people looking for work has started. To a point I am sympathetic but I am not sure it does them any good actually finding a role.

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      Originally posted by SussexSeagull View Post
      The collective LinkedIn pre-Christmas meltdown of people looking for work has started. To a point I am sympathetic but I am not sure it does them any good actually finding a role.
      Well, I am not seeing that at all in my echo chamber on LinkedIn.

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        sadly,.my linked in feed is full of people looking for work
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        I will probably log back into LI next April ......

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          The knock on effects from the Budget (higher bond interest rates) seemed to have slowed the IT job market again, at least compared to September and October when there was a moderate bounce in the market on the back of the first interest rate cut by the BOE in August.

          2 year gilts were 3.5% in August now 4.4%

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            Originally posted by Fraidycat View Post
            The knock on effects from the Budget (higher bond interest rates) seemed to have slowed the IT job market again, at least compared to September and October when there was a moderate bounce in the market on the back of the first interest rate cut by the BOE in August.

            2 year gilts were 3.5% in August now 4.4%
            and you can prove the link between the two, can you??
            'course you can.
            really, you can.

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              Originally posted by SussexSeagull View Post
              The collective LinkedIn pre-Christmas meltdown of people looking for work has started. To a point I am sympathetic but I am not sure it does them any good actually finding a role.
              As someone who's source of work is largely a well maintained LI network what else would you suggest they do? Words are cheap when it's not your bum on the bench.
              Last edited by fatJock; 19 November 2024, 13:25.

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                Have the rates reached a new low? Contracts that used to be £700 pd (outside) now advertised for £300 inside.

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                  Originally posted by sadkingbilly View Post

                  and you can prove the link between the two, can you??
                  'course you can.
                  really, you can.
                  Does every response you make have to be argumentative and combative?

                  You know, if you've nothing useful to say, probably best saying nothing.

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                    Originally posted by oliverson View Post

                    Does every response you make have to be argumentative and combative?

                    You know, if you've nothing useful to say, probably best saying nothing.
                    be best if you and your whining tory chums would stop wingeing about how unfair the world is to them.

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                      Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
                      Have the rates reached a new low? Contracts that used to be £700 pd (outside) now advertised for £300 inside.
                      It's a polarised market. The 1,200 EUR a day roles just ain't been posted on the boards and the 850 EUR a day roles are appearing but you gotta dig. I am talking about real roles with a real recruiter at the other end not jobserve spam from an 18 year old fax machine boy with a landline.

                      What is being posted, like you say are the desperate find-someone-to-work-for-sweet-FA roles from recruiters who just spam everyone's mailbox, LI and phone numbers
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