Tough times right now

[Gentile]

In my line of work - Java/Banking - I'd say the last 4-8 weeks has shown me that the same 5 agencies with their respective sets of "made up" roles account for about 80% of what I'm seeing on Jobserve. These roles just get repeated every single day. You send a c.v., but get no response. It's getting to the stage where it's almost impossible to spot a "real" role.

Very frustrating.

I don't know why they do it either. Another thing you find with IBs is that, for permie roles more than contract, you apply and it's literally months later that they finally get in touch to say you look like you have exactly the skills they're after, and can you come in for an interview? Do they really think the sort of people they should be trying to recruit are still looking for work months after they've sent their CV out? That seems like a guaranteed way to recruit from the bottom of the barrel to me.