Do I need to know what Xing is?
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Many agents contacting me via linkedin and xing, a sign the market is getting better?
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Originally posted by reddog View PostHi - not currently looking for work, but I am getting a lot of agents contacting me via linkedin and xing about specific contracts (feels like a 4 or 5 fold increase in the last 3 months), is this:
1) A sign the market is improving?
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2) A sign business practices are changing, with less emphasis on jobserve etc.?
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3) Another form of fishing excersise?
Interestingly xing is the one that has really ramped up from almost nothing, to at least one person a week contacting me (though sadly always for work in Germany and Netherlands, not Switzerland which is my prefered location)"I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Originally posted by cojak View PostYou're the 1st person I know who uses Xing. Is it any good?'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by Old Greg View PostDo I need to know what Xing is?
Greek Zing Or Chinese Ching? Or awkward Ksing?Comment
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostAnd how to pronounce it?
Greek Zing Or Chinese Ching? Or awkward Ksing?
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About 76% of all pageviews come from Germany, 90% from the D-A-CH area, Germany, Austria and SwitzerlandComment
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostMarket is fine for anybody who is good at what they do......"Israel, Palestine, Cats." He Said
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I am yet to renew my contract here (happens every 3 months) without another iron in the fire (at least at first interview stage or it does not count).
They have all been permie positions but the lowest salary offered was 70k plus bonuses and the highest was 90k plus bonuses. It looks like the market is fine to me, not as good as it was a few years ago but I seem to have a choice of positions.
I am just a humble C++ programmer but I do make an effort to stay up to date with the newest developments of C++ and, when it is interview season, I go through my list of interview questions and programs and make sure they are all fresh in my head.Comment
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Originally posted by reddog View PostHi - not currently looking for work, but I am getting a lot of agents contacting me via linkedin and xing about specific contracts (feels like a 4 or 5 fold increase in the last 3 months), is this:
1) A sign the market is improving?
or
2) A sign business practices are changing, with less emphasis on jobserve etc.?
or
3) Another form of fishing excersise?
Interestingly xing is the one that has really ramped up from almost nothing, to at least one person a week contacting me (though sadly always for work in Germany and Netherlands, not Switzerland which is my prefered location)
In my mind, getting a 'lot' of calls is between 1-3 a week. The approaches I get tend to be well targeted for perm jobs at large companies at up to £100k ish. I always understood that the higher up the salary scale, the higher percentage fee the agent is on so if they can identify you via LinkedIn, it might be a more cost effective/profitable way to do it compared to a few years ago (e.g. expensive press advertising.)
Interestingly, one Partner at a boutique agency told me that he was encouraging his recruiters to use LinkedIn less and go back to 'traditional' forms of networking. The inference was that this would identify higher calibre candidates.
I would say the market is improving but can only speak for London/SE. A lot of companies have reined back on investment during the financial crisis of the last 5 years but you can only do that for so long. The FTSE100 companies have a record amount of cash on their balance sheets so there is plenty of money to invest in new programmes and initiatives.
Personally, I've never seen so many vacancies in my area of expertise as I have in the last 4-5 monthsComment
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