Depressing

[RichardCranium]

Haha, I did mean in getting responses/interviews even if no joy with signing one up

A handful of interviews but no offers yet.

I am looking for generic public sector project management work - as are thousands of other people - or work in my chosen niche sector (which I shall not reveal) which has been very thin on the ground.

[VectraMan]

I am looking for generic public sector project management work - as are thousands of other people - or work in my chosen niche sector (which I shall not reveal) which has been very thin on the ground.

Can't be that thin on the ground if you've made 500 applications. I've made 3, but in the last couple of weeks. To be honest at no point in my 4 1/2 years as a contractor have I looked at the job boards and seen lots of jobs that I could do; it's always been 3 or 4 at most. So now doesn't seem that much worse.

Maybe it's time to obtain some in demand skills.

[wantacontract]

I can't get over how many BA roles there are....thinking of taking a junior BA perm role for 6 months to learn the job, and then go back into contracting for BA roles...

good rates too - usually £300 plus, same as a PM some better..

[wantacontract]

just applied to a NHS PM role that was paying something around £150.. after living and travelling expenses, I'd be better off stacking shelves and delivering pizzas locally....

[DiscoStu]

I can't get over how many BA roles there are....thinking of taking a junior BA perm role for 6 months to learn the job, and then go back into contracting for BA roles...

good rates too - usually £300 plus, same as a PM some better..

Considering BA's are usually taken on right at the beginning of projects this can only bode well for everyone else

[wantacontract]

that cheered me up....

then i remembered that 98% of those BA roles were banking ones, and I can't get my foot in the door for banking PM contracts

[nomadd]

50+ applications, one call back and that it. Depressing.

You're not trying hard enough. And you are whining far too early.

Took me 350-400 applications and 7 months to get off the bench.

Come back when you've really worked at it.

[Rangster]

You're not trying hard enough. And you are whining far too early.

Took me 350-400 applications and 7 months to get off the bench.

Come back when you've really worked at it.

Fair point!

[BolshieBastard]

In a market like this, making a response to job adverts is frequently unproductive. Your best chance is when an agent contacts you.

At the end of the day, it is just a numbers game.

[gingerjedi]

I started a data migration project on Monday only for it to get binned on the Wednesday... now that's depressing.