Spoken to 3 agents in the last week - each one of them asking the same question about two references. Definitely didn't have as many of these fishing expeditions a month ago. Is anyone else having similar experiences?
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Must be a very quiet time for Infrastructure Gigs...
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Expect the same through December and January.
Generally the season for time wasters
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Funny thing is, I've only really got half an eye on the market because i'm in contract, client isn't unhappy but there doesn't appear to be a lot of work on at the moment. The projects I am involved in are coming to an early conclusion so I'm just tentatively assessing my options / seeing what the market is like. Most recruiters seem obsessed with where I am at right now - trying to get any business out of my existing client would be more impossible than extracting an amicable divorce settlement out of Brillo.Comment
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Nov & Dec are always dead for those of us that do projects, nobody in their right mind would choose to kick off a big inf project now - it used to be a dead cert that the Aussie contractors would all disappear for several weeks at Xmas, and there would normally be plenty of BAU vacancies for those who didn't fancy spending half the winter on the bench.Originally posted by mattfx View PostSpoken to 3 agents in the last week - each one of them asking the same question about two references. Definitely didn't have as many of these fishing expeditions a month ago. Is anyone else having similar experiences?His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...Comment
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Thanks Mordac - makes sense. I've noticed the rates for most "vacancies" if you can even call them that... I reckon most are just fake ads... Are around 30% less than usual as well. I guess that's also down to the fact most of its BAU infra support, rather than out and out project work.Originally posted by Mordac View PostNov & Dec are always dead for those of us that do projects, nobody in their right mind would choose to kick off a big inf project now - it used to be a dead cert that the Aussie contractors would all disappear for several weeks at Xmas, and there would normally be plenty of BAU vacancies for those who didn't fancy spending half the winter on the bench.Comment
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That sound of silence you hear is the death of the infrastructure space...Originally posted by mattfx View PostThanks Mordac - makes sense. I've noticed the rates for most "vacancies" if you can even call them that... I reckon most are just fake ads... Are around 30% less than usual as well. I guess that's also down to the fact most of its BAU infra support, rather than out and out project work.
Most of the works moving to the software based guys. And there really shouldn’t be too many teams that still need to build on premise solutions.Comment
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