Jobserve - Is it worth bothering with anymore?

[SussexSeagull]

I have uploaded my CV and made it searchable on both JobServe & CwJobs and am getting calls from agents about contracts that they have but that aren't advertised.
I finished my last contract at the end of June, took a break, and only uploaded my CV this week and am starting to get agents calling me, but nothing solid yet.
Might be worth a shot

My last contract came through coming up through a search on Jobserve but I think the jobs that appear get so flooded with applications it becomes a lottery. Certainly I talked to an agent a few years back who got 350 applications in an hour for a Senior Tester role.

[SueEllen]

The state schools finish this week.

Normally my phone goes quiet after that until the August Bank holiday which is a relief when like now I'm in a contract or I'm taking planned time off.

[psychocandy]

Nothing wrong with jobserve. Same as everyone I find that things dry up as we get into July/August.

[blakeyuk]

I've been trawling JobServe, S1Jobs, CWJobs, Monster and a handful of others for about 3 months now, looking for my first contract as a BA/Systems Analyst.

(I know, I know, bad timing - but I'm in Glasgow with a bit of financial services and public sector background, so I should be OK).

JobServe has far, far more contracts for my position than anywhere else. S1jobs has a few. Monster is pitiful - don't think I've seen 1 BA job on there for Glasgow.

But I've submitted my CV to all of them, and have had a few agencies say they've seen it on Monster and Jobsite, as well as a few on Jobserve.

I say: hit them all. Why would you NOT hit any given channel for new jobs given the quiet market?

Andy

[chineseJohn]

It's quiet out there. I finished my last contract beginning of June - just found one for 3 months.

Though one I did apply for 3 weeks ago, finally have come back to me asking for a telephone interview.

[blakeyuk]

It's quiet out there. I finished my last contract beginning of June - just found one for 3 months.

Though one I did apply for 3 weeks ago, finally have come back to me asking for a telephone interview.

Understood. I'm actually going through the pre-screening checks for my first contract, and that was the 2nd (out of 50) contracts that I've submitted my CV to about or been contacted about (so it was 30th May that I first sent my CV in). It's with one of the big FS companies who are reknowned for being very slow, so that's hardly surprising.

Andy