State of the Market

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Really sorry to hear that but it does somewhat prove my point.

Absolutely.

[GigiBronz]

Got offered to do a “project” taking about 5h by their estimate. And 1.5h interview afterwords.
I got back to them that I am happy to do it if I can invoice for the time.
I might not hear back from this one...

[PlanB]

Got offered to do a “project” taking about 5h by their estimate. And 1.5h interview afterwords.
I got back to them that I am happy to do it if I can invoice for the time.
I might not hear back from this one...

The worse the market the more ridiculous the hiring process seems to be, the 5h unpaid work is a bit of a red flag to me. If it is genuine and not just a ruse for free labour what level of depth do you need to dig into before you can figure out someone can do the job? For a contractor who you can fire at a moments notice I'd give them a standard technical interview, with a short coding assignment to do at home (no more than 1h) then get them in to talk through it after that if I'd cocked up and hired a dud then they are gone by the end of the day.

[hungry_hog]

Got offered to do a “project” taking about 5h by their estimate. And 1.5h interview afterwords.
I got back to them that I am happy to do it if I can invoice for the time.
I might not hear back from this one...

pro forma invoice?

[GigiBronz]

pro forma invoice?

No, just told them I will be happy to undergo it but will have to invoice for the time.
Also mentioned that I’ve looked into it out of curiosity and there seem to be some compatibility issues that will take longer than usual.
I am not doing it exclusively for the money but asking people to go through all these hoops is just taking the piss...

[SussexSeagull]

Contract terminating on May 22nd so just done the ceremonial switching on of Jobserve. I know it isn't what is used to be and I find most of my contracts through my network but there were literally no suitable contracts for me!

[Networker2017]

After 2 months on the bench....

I now have a 3 month contract on normal rate.

Was a dire job search for those 2 month. Watching the war chest deplete, whilst applying for fake roles.

[Old Greg]

After 2 months on the bench....

I now have a 3 month contract on normal rate.

Was a dire job search for those 2 month. Watching the war chest deplete, whilst applying for fake roles.

Congrats!

[SussexSeagull]

After 2 months on the bench....

I now have a 3 month contract on normal rate.

Was a dire job search for those 2 month. Watching the war chest deplete, whilst applying for fake roles.

Well done.

[simes]

Contract terminating on May 22nd so just done the ceremonial switching on of Jobserve. I know it isn't what is used to be and I find most of my contracts through my network but there were literally no suitable contracts for me!

Yup.

Today on Jobserve, as of 2pm, just five roles on a 0 day search inc. Project, Programme, Delivery... And all other applications for a role where the CV got past the agent and to the client, have been summarily put on hold.

ALL previous clients are no longer hiring. Seems like it was for me back in 2000 when I was starting out.

Off for a run...