Hi. Found this site and am posting in desperation really...
Partner has been a contractor for about 7 years. During that time he's had pretty much back to back contracts. Last one ended early June. Was in no immediate rush to find something, with pending holiday and kids off school etc., so took about 6 weeks off. Back beginning of August and started searching in earnest. Have had no response at all. Nothing. No interviews. A few calls from agents at the start, putting him forward for suitable roles, but didn't get picked for interview. All the agencies he's spoken to say it is dead, and has been since Spring. 100's of applicants for each role they put out. Even started applying for a few permi roles, but still no response. One friendly agent looked over his CV, and said it was fine, so its not like he's made some 'faux pas' with it!
Getting worried now that in a week or two it will die completely until the new year, which means his CV will have at least a 6+ month gap. Do agents/clients see this as a negative, even in the current market state? I think he is getting despondent at the lack of leads, and beginning to wonder just how long it will be before he gets back into a role.
Is he doing something wrong? Or has he just been lucky in the past, and its the norm to have long breaks between contracts now a days....?
Any guidance would be much appreciated.
Partner has been a contractor for about 7 years. During that time he's had pretty much back to back contracts. Last one ended early June. Was in no immediate rush to find something, with pending holiday and kids off school etc., so took about 6 weeks off. Back beginning of August and started searching in earnest. Have had no response at all. Nothing. No interviews. A few calls from agents at the start, putting him forward for suitable roles, but didn't get picked for interview. All the agencies he's spoken to say it is dead, and has been since Spring. 100's of applicants for each role they put out. Even started applying for a few permi roles, but still no response. One friendly agent looked over his CV, and said it was fine, so its not like he's made some 'faux pas' with it!
Getting worried now that in a week or two it will die completely until the new year, which means his CV will have at least a 6+ month gap. Do agents/clients see this as a negative, even in the current market state? I think he is getting despondent at the lack of leads, and beginning to wonder just how long it will be before he gets back into a role.
Is he doing something wrong? Or has he just been lucky in the past, and its the norm to have long breaks between contracts now a days....?
Any guidance would be much appreciated.
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