Increase in vacancies?

[Rangster]

I'm a Senior PMO Manager and there seems to be loads of Banking relating roles (probably 80% of the ones advertised) with the rest of us masses without Banking experience fighting over the remainder.

So annoying when I know from friends that I could do the Banking roles hands down but they wont touch you without some experience in the Industry (have Corporate Finance experience but that dosent help)



Woz

[SneakySimon]

Looking up

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[HeadOfTesting]

I must admit I'm amazed at how bad the market has been this last year (I'm not saying it was great the previous year btw).

99.9% of all jobs I see advertised are:

* finance
* NHS
* security-cleared

All virtually water-tight closed shops even in normal market conditions.

Luckily for me I learned my lessons in the 2001/2 collapse and so I went in to this with a £300k war chest. On current progress it looks like that's going to take quite a hit.

Good luck to all who are looking.

[Soled73]

In the last year I have been very lucky in my roles. Without any saearching on my part, I have been called on average every other day with real roles that seem well suited to my skillset. These are all banking roles and from what I can gather, a lot of banks are investing in technical changes in expectation of the upturn.

Non banking roles seem a bit few and far between to be honest.

Agreed, I've just heard LBG have sign-off to recruit another 200 new contractors next year.

[the_duderama]

Luckily for me I learned my lessons in the 2001/2 collapse and so I went in to this with a £300k war chest. On current progress it looks like that's going to take quite a hit.

Good luck to all who are looking.

Nice. I've only got 10K (after tax), but it is enough to last me a year if i'm carefull.

[Sausage Surprise]

I must admit I'm amazed at how bad the market has been this last year (I'm not saying it was great the previous year btw).

99.9% of all jobs I see advertised are:

* finance
* NHS
* security-cleared

All virtually water-tight closed shops even in normal market conditions.

Luckily for me I learned my lessons in the 2001/2 collapse and so I went in to this with a £300k war chest. On current progress it looks like that's going to take quite a hit.

Good luck to all who are looking.

Are you really a tester? Things have been tough this year and I'm now on the bench (2 weeks) but have had 2 interviews and been put forward for quite a few other roles. The market has definitely picked up in the last 2 months (especially for the time of year).

So I'm still trying to remain positive

[HeadOfTesting]

Are you really a tester?

No. I'm a senior test manager (programme level and above).

Both the quantity and quality of opportunities is shockingly poor imo.

I continue to get calls, of course, but they all come to nothing.

I'll have been benched for 12 months this Friday. I may buy a cake with a candle on it to mark the occasion

[Fred Bloggs]

Not a single call in 3 months now. Unheard of. It's dire.

[RichardCranium]

I'll have been benched for 12 months this Friday. I may buy a cake with a candle on it to mark the occasion

What a good idea. I like that. How about getting one of those 2 litre bottles of Liebfraumilch too. Or even Lambrini.

Go on, do it. Treat the anniversary with the contempt it deserves.

[swamp]

I had three calls in three days from Aston Carter. Different agent each time, and I think this goes to show that call volumes mean little.