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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostWhen we get out of this pandemic make sure you network.
Plus gage the age of agents and if they are older it is worth being nice to them even if they have sfa for you at the time you are talking to them.Comment
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Does anyone ever look at their weekly Linkedin profile views?
I find it interesting as another way of viewing my own personal market.
I've been tracking mine on a spreadsheet (very sad I know) since early April where I was getting just 1 view per week. The graph is almost linear until it peaked in mid October at 26 views per week. The views are mostly agents or direct perm recruiters, but a very small number are peddling business too.
What this tells me is there has been a steady increase in search activity throughout lockdown, even though the calls etc have been seriously patchy.
However for the last 3 weeks it has repeatedly tracked downwards and is back down to mid-June levels at just 7 views per week.
I guess this means my popularity has waned, or my market is just going into xmas mode.Comment
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Originally posted by CheeseSlice View PostDoes anyone ever look at their weekly Linkedin profile views?
I find it interesting as another way of viewing my own personal market.
I've been tracking mine on a spreadsheet (very sad I know) since early April where I was getting just 1 view per week. The graph is almost linear until it peaked in mid October at 26 views per week. The views are mostly agents or direct perm recruiters, but a very small number are peddling business too.
What this tells me is there has been a steady increase in search activity throughout lockdown, even though the calls etc have been seriously patchy.
However for the last 3 weeks it has repeatedly tracked downwards and is back down to mid-June levels at just 7 views per week.
I guess this means my popularity has waned, or my market is just going into xmas mode.Comment
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Originally posted by edison View PostI get around 600 views every 90 days, peaks at around 50-75 in a week. Usually the peaks coincide with me posting content. I used to get a lot of requests from recruiters/agents, many who wanted to sell me their services when I was Head of IT in my last role or managing a big recruitment campaign this year. Such requests have tailed off a lot recently.Comment
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Originally posted by ChimpMaster View Postmerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by ChimpMaster View PostCan I have a job please?
I can think of so many things to do without having to beg for a new job. I’m actually waiting for redundancy here ? before I concentrate on doing nothing IT again!
Careers in finance have been destroyed and after working abroad with the weak pound I don’t see Uk as an attractive place if it’s on paye terms.Comment
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Originally posted by NowPermOutsideUK View PostSeriously aren’t you better off doing something with the properties you have got? Planning permission for loft / new tiling in bathroom / painting exterior / general plumbing
I can think of so many things to do without having to beg for a new job. I’m actually waiting for redundancy here ������ before I concentrate on doing nothing IT again!
Careers in finance have been destroyed and after working abroad with the weak pound I don’t see Uk as an attractive place if it’s on paye terms.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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In the last couple of weeks where I am, they’ve taken on 2 devs at a reasonable rate.
There’s work out there, but you need to have the skills, experience and a good agent or the right connections.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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