Testers - out of work or not?

[Another Dodgy Agent]

It's been 3 days since my CV went out again, I've got 4 possible (genuine) gigs in the pipeline.

Boomed!

Can you provide references?

[DiscoStu]

Can you provide references?

Certainly, would you like me to cold call them for you too?

[SillyMilly]

Have you had any interviews set up though? I've been getting calls, CV going forward but then the feedback goes like this:

Funding not approved/Funding withdrawn
Looking to fill the requirement internally
Project cancelled
Project put back nn months
Manager gone on holiday
Can't get a decision
Or (my personal favourite) no feedback at all!

[Another Dodgy Agent]

Certainly, would you like me to cold call them for you too?

[DiscoStu]

Have you had any interviews set up though? I've been getting calls, CV going forward but then the feedback goes like this:

Funding not approved/Funding withdrawn
Looking to fill the requirement internally
Project cancelled
Project put back nn months
Manager gone on holiday
Can't get a decision
Or (my personal favourite) no feedback at all!

I'll let you know next week!

[Ardesco]

No problems here, I am still getting semi regular calls that seem to be genuine as well (no requests for references, or quizzes about who I'm working for).

[Another Dodgy Agent]

Funding not approved/Funding withdrawn - becoming more common
Looking to fill the requirement internally - constant but due to company policy HAVE to advertise it externally (although no intention of taking an external candidate)
Project cancelled - becoming more common
Project put back nn months - this happened to one of my roles today
Manager gone on holiday - well I am going on holiday tomorrow, so feasible
Can't get a decision - no one responding to your calls, email, texts
Or (my personal favourite) no feedback at all! - most common one when you have to go through HR, who won't chase the decision maker cos they are too busy sitting around discussin the new series of Katie and Peter!

See above, real world stuff unfortunately...

[SillyMilly]

Yes, real world indeed ............. problem is, usually amongst them there's the odd interview here and there, but not now. It's the lack of interviews that's worrying me.

Enjoy the holiday!

[DiscoStu]

Well, after things looking quite promising, I'm now less than pleased to report that nothing has come of anything I've applied for so far except for a few phone calls from agents

And just found out this gig is probably going to end early

[SillyMilly]

Welcome to my world, Disco!

And to think there are threads here from people choosing to give up nice comfy lives abroad to come to the UK and join us on the bench...................

The market is seriously frustrating at the moment; just hope the upturn is round the corner.