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Whinge

Oh come on whinging is a national pastime. This week on the bench has already cost me £3k.

[PM-Junkie]

If you're not networking you don't stand a chance.

[Not So Wise]

Market is not only down due to the recession but on top of that this is worst time of year to be looking for contract after x-mas, as it's the end of financial year and budgets have been spent and new ones have either not kicked in or even been decided.

Mid April things should start picking up and by mid May we will have a good indication what the rest of the year will be like

[pmeswani]

Oh come on whinging is a national pastime. This week on the bench has already cost me £3k.

Is that all? Count yourself lucky.

[Svalbaard]

If you're not networking you don't stand a chance.

I disagree with this. Granted, networking can help but I have taken 6 calls direct from agents in the last 4 days all followed up with job specs in my inbox shortly after. Happy to pass on any leads, and have posted several on CUK already but nobody seems interested...

What I take from this is that project budgets are being finalised for the new financial year and the programme, project and technical delivery managers being contacted and lined up to deliver them. This means that any requirements for contract application support/technical staff should start to filter through from late May.

[moorfield]

In the last half hour I've opened a 2 grand council tax bill that's just landed on the doormat, and then read this thread. Thanks for that chaps, I'm feeling fecking suicidal now!

[the_duderama]

If you're not networking you don't stand a chance.

I'm in networking, does that help?

[original PM]

do any of you actually surf the agencies own websites for jobs - I think some of them have their own mini job boards

I would imagine that any jobs which do come up may be psoted on there first

failing all else get into car drive to local business park and knock on doors

[sal626]

Although its hassle searching multiple recruitment agency sites for jobs, its worth doing.
I know for a fact that the bigger agencies post jobs on thier own site first, and only if they dont get the applicants do they post of the job boards - because posting on job boards costs £££.

[original PM]

it may be hassle searching agencies sites but ffs what do people expect put my CV on monster, surf a bit of jobserve and if no jobs sit there for the rest of the day complaining

lets be honest job searching is not easy and it is full of rejections and false hopes

come on sort it out you guys

chins up

look the world in the eye

and get out there!