How long is taking to secure a contract...

[hgllgh]

... if at all? Has anyone caved and gone back to perm ?

[northernladuk]

We've already got a thread running for this topic.

Have a look at the State of the Market thread.

[PerfectStorm]

2 months of looking. Highest has been 3 months. Turned down a couple in that time.

Usually about 2 weeks.

[hgllgh]

We've already got a thread running for this topic.

Have a look at the State of the Market thread.

Those longer running threads tend to split into sub threads and then its harder to get clear engagement though.

[Peoplesoft bloke]

In 3rd week - verbal offer of a contract (only 3 months) and a permie gig. Nothing in writing yet. 10000 pimps for every gig - many Pimps with zero gigs - must be lean times for them.

[GhostofTarbera]

Got a friend who is into his 13th month looking


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[Old Greg]

... if at all? Has anyone caved and gone back to perm ?

Best of luck. Do what you have to do.

[BigJohn]

End of week four:
In that time I’ve had one unsuccessful face to face interview and currently have a few leads, awaiting client response


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[hgllgh]

Best of luck. Do what you have to do.

meaning?

[hungry_hog]

... if at all? Has anyone caved and gone back to perm ?

It's not as simple as that

Everyone on here seems to assume perm jobs are a shoe in as a back up

Reality is hiring managers see a contract CV and will pigeonhole
They ask questions about why the candidate is returning to perm
They may suspect the candidate will return to contract when the market picks up

Especially the may the market is at the moment, perm jobs are not guaranteed