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Is Jobserve a waste of time?
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostAbsolutely but there is a balance. Darren_Test suggests he's sent 1000s in the last few months. I expect he's overstated that but I do believe he's applied for everything that's remotely similar to what he does or gigs he thinks he could do but with no demonstrable experience. This approach is just a waste of everyone's time and I can see how you'd then turn and blame JS.
I suspect DT has just attacked JS with his permie CV, a catchall search for any industry in any area working for £300 a day, added all the jobs to his basked and clicked apply. "I made 1000 applications but i don't know why it doesn't work" - yeah.Comment
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Originally posted by Northern Soul View PostIMO, a nominal payment of, say, £1 for each application would help reduce the volume to those who are serious and viable for a role, and give the agencies a better chance to assess them accordingly.Comment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostHow odd. I've just had 3 calls - no 4 as I got interrupted writing this from agents with contract roles. Unfortunately I'm not looking just yet.
Wonder what skills you have?
Btw last time I was told tulip like that I got a contract I applied for months before. The contract had disappeared as the client was changing agents but they recognised my CV.Comment
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Originally posted by oliverson View PostSame here. 4 calls yesterday morning. It's always the same when you're in contract. I could probably improve my rate by £ 100 a day, not that it's a bad one, but I doubt I'd improve on 3 days from home so I'm not interested."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostLast time I was looking it was quiet for a couple of months as I was refusing any public sector contracts that came up, then it went completely mad with agents ringing me and trying to get me to interviews for private sector clients. I then had to wait to see what was happening to two of the contracts I really wanted and ended up with one of them. That's why I'm wondering what skills some of the people complaining the market is bad have.Comment
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Jobserve.
Never used to be shocking.
Along comes Great Recession and 'one man and a mobile phone' agencies.
Is now shocking.
The end.Comment
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I'm doing just fine on JobServe at the moment.
Agents contact me after a few hours and I've had two interviews a week over the last three weeks. Each job has resulted in an offer and now I'm deciding which to accept - seems just like the "good-old-days" to me.
I think it's always about having the in-demand skills.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View PostBut let's be clear here, Jobserve isn't the problem.
I have also have had 100% success with JS since around the mid nineties both perm and contract.
Clearly YMMVSo now I am worried, am I being deceived, just how much sugar is really in a spoon full!Comment
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Find the contract on jobserve then head off to the agency website and apply through there which works for me but I tend not to pigeon hole myself by restricting myself to one regional area (only place I flatly refuse to work in is Northern Ireland).Comment
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