State of the Market

[northernladuk]

I think agencies have been shifting more to LinkedIn, I would throw the towel in on jobserve tbh.

My burner has been working like a good 'un these past six weeks, the market is alive it's just that certain parts of it are dead and others are going beserk. The record for the past 12 months was set on Wednesday when it went off eight times about eight different roles.

Witness the requests for 15 SAP contractors for one project and 8 Salesforce contractors for another.

I doubt there is a single benched SAP contractor on this board who's linked in inbox isn't lit up like a Christmas tree.

At this rate, by the first quarter of next year, I reckon there won't be enough Sap, Oracle or Salesforce consultants in the world to do the work that's needed.

I saw that as well. Even though I wasn't looking in that area I've got SAP on my CV and late August my inbox went mad. There were at least 3 major clients running massive programmes to switch to S4. Two of them had multiple agencies looking so got numerous calls for the same clients. Was a tad hectic to say the least.

[SussexSeagull]

I am in contract at the moment (although the renewal decision is going to the wire) but I have a skill on my LinkedIn that must be desirable as I have had multiple calls for it.

[MyUserName]

I am in contract at the moment (although the renewal decision is going to the wire) but I have a skill on my LinkedIn that must be desirable as I have had multiple calls for it.

What is the skill?

[northernladuk]

What is the skill?

He can be bothered to do a hard days graft. Very rare amongst contractors.

[TheDude]

Overall a £350/day contract in the place (the city), where conventional wisdom states that rates of pay should be at their highest, isn't much of a crowning achievement to the career I thought I might be able to expect when I went to study at Cambridge Uni all those years ago

I have met many Oxbridge graduates whose careers didn't turn out like they hoped. Mainly because they defined their worth by the day they received an acceptance letter rather than what they had achieved since.

I worked with a Cambridge graduate who complained that his boss favoured interview candidates from tulip universities because he attended one (Bath).

This was despite his boss being five years younger than him and an MD to his VP.

[tsmith]

Microsoft Dynamics 365 - why is this appearing in every other job post all of a sudden?

[GJABS]

I have met many Oxbridge graduates whose careers didn't turn out like they hoped. Mainly because they defined their worth by the day they received an acceptance letter rather than what they had achieved since.

I worked with a Cambridge graduate who complained that his boss favoured interview candidates from tulip universities because he attended one (Bath).

This was despite his boss being five years younger than him and an MD to his VP.

But the work I put in at school and college in order to get a place at Oxbridge, and the hard work required during the degree course itself was an "investment", one that I hoped would pay out -more- than the work I put in to do it. That's the reason we make investments - to get out more than we put in, otherwise what's the point. It is the case that Oxbridge graduates do better in their careers on average than non-Oxbridge graduates, and that was why I did it.

So I think I am entitled to feel a little disappointed that this hasn't worked out for me in the way it has for most other Oxbridge grads or even non-oxbridge grads, but you're right that I must not have achieved very much since.

[alphadog]

But the work I put in at school and college in order to get a place at Oxbridge, and the hard work required during the degree course itself was an "investment", one that I hoped would pay out -more- than the work I put in to do it. That's the reason we make investments - to get out more than we put in, otherwise what's the point. It is the case that Oxbridge graduates do better in their careers on average than non-Oxbridge graduates, and that was why I did it.

So I think I am entitled to feel a little disappointed that this hasn't worked out for me in the way it has for most other Oxbridge grads or even non-oxbridge grads, but you're right that I must not have achieved very much since.

Well done for getting into oxbridge and graduating. I once wondered whether I could go there for a masters degree, but didn't look into it seriously in the end. I probably considered it for superficial/status/enjoyment reasons rather that what I should have wanted (hard work / improve myself, etc).

I guess in careers there is always an element of chance in the doors that open to you, and when they open to you. Not every one is going to make it to the C-suite. But not everyone wants to make it to the top either. Over the years I've come to realise that ambition/persistence (something I don't have a lot of) is an important aspect that has a significant bearing on how careers can progress.

Whatever the case, I hope you are happy enough and appreciate your own achievements. If you want more, you could try dialing up your ambition and letting it express itself in your interactions with others, and see what happens.

[MyUserName]

He can be bothered to do a hard days graft. Very rare amongst contractors.

Hmmm ... not worth it ...

[Bluenose]

Microsoft Dynamics 365 - why is this appearing in every other job post all of a sudden?

Sap decided to go cloud first and then cloud only. this triggered a load of procurement decisions amongst their customer base and I guess SAP didn’t win them all.