State of the Market

[squarepeg]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c05g...460462449#post

Government to tackle 'economic dependency on net migration'

Should be a positive for contractors, if it happens.

I lost hope for the contractor market to improve anytime soon. Nobody wants to change the status quo. Consultancies got what they wanted and are not going to give it back. Labour are definitely not interested in helping contractors, because they want to grow their voter base--unionised permies. Large corps like it, because they can have access to a large pool of inexpensive permies. It's a win-win for the government and big business.

[WTFH]

This is true. My client recently posted for a developer on LI and got > 300 applications. Not one of them had real experience of the main skill being sought! I was able to find them 4 or 5 good candidates by posting to the jobs channel on some relevant Discord groups.

Is recruiting part of your contract? If not, you are SO FAR inside IR35…

[willendure]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c05g...460462449#post

Government to tackle 'economic dependency on net migration'

Should be a positive for contractors, if it happens.

[willendure]

100% ignore the number of applicants count on LinkedIn. 99% will be scammers and dreamers from abroad.

This is true. My client recently posted for a developer on LI and got > 300 applications. Not one of them had real experience of the main skill being sought! I was able to find them 4 or 5 good candidates by posting to the jobs channel on some relevant Discord groups.

[SussexSeagull]

100% ignore the number of applicants count on LinkedIn. 99% will be scammers and dreamers from abroad.

Plus it counts you if you get half way through the process and it asks you how much experience you have in something that wasn't mentioned in the advert.

[coolhandluke]

100% ignore the number of applicants count on LinkedIn. 99% will be scammers and dreamers from abroad.

[SchumiStars]

Not seeing much of a post Summer holidays bounce other than a few adverts appearing which no doubt either don't exist or get hundreds of applications.

Completely agree with you man. And this point of the year, it may now even be Mar/April 2025.

I honestly can't believe how bad it is. It's like the universe has conspired to be against me.

[Bluenose]

Yup, very slow but it can't stay this slow forever.

[SussexSeagull]

Not seeing much of a post Summer holidays bounce other than a few adverts appearing which no doubt either don't exist or get hundreds of applications.

[SchumiStars]

Got an idea.

https://youtu.be/n4zeLLOGu0k?si=WV-UINGNGTmVtF15