Any sign yet of that September Surge in roles?

**thunderlizard** · 2 September 2009, 09:48

People come back from holiday at the start of September. The requirements only come through when they have had time to write a 3-sentence requirement and make a phone call. Allow 2 more weeks for that.

**PM-Junkie** · 2 September 2009, 09:51

Originally posted by MrMark View Post

Or is it going to be like that "Barbecue summer"?

A lot of people are still off this week because of the BH on Monday and many schools not going back until next week - and having just gone shopping I think most of the south of England's kids are in the local supermarket

Likely to be a quiet week as far as jobs activity is concerned so I would just enjoy the nice weather. Oh...

**Pogle** · 2 September 2009, 09:51

Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post

People come back from holiday at the start of September. The requirements only come through when they have had time to write a 3-sentence requirement and make a phone call. Allow 2 more weeks for that.

The lizard speaks sense - but things in the niche that is PogleWorld seem to be picking up

**wurzel** · 2 September 2009, 09:52

On the .net front it's still completely dead, though there are quite a few IB roles on Jobserve; not much good to me though as I have no experience in that field.
Be interesting to see this month's jobstats & see if last month's upturn was a blip or the start of a sustained recovery.

**MrMark** · 2 September 2009, 09:53

Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post

People come back from holiday at the start of September. The requirements only come through when they have had time to write a 3-sentence requirement and make a phone call. Allow 2 more weeks for that.

Yes, I was forgetting about the productivity factor.

**nomadd** · 2 September 2009, 09:58

Originally posted by MrMark View Post

Or is it going to be like that "Barbecue summer"?

Dead so far.

Only had one call, from an agent saying - basically - that my 20+ years computer contracting experience is useless in the current market as the last two years of it weren't Investment Banking (apparently Retail Banking - which the last two years was was - isn't good enough; my previous 5 years IB was in the '90s, so that also isn't good enough, as computers were powered by steam in those days...)

Still, he said I had a "nice" cv and he liked the "layout". Maybe I should be looking for a job as an office secretary instead!

Nomadd

**scooterscot** · 2 September 2009, 10:02

I've only had 3 enquiries so far this week. A quiet week so far...

**Zippy** · 2 September 2009, 10:03

Zip.

**thunderlizard** · 2 September 2009, 10:04

Originally posted by Zippy View Post

War - what is it good for? Absolutely nothing

Say it again?

Any sign yet of that September Surge in roles?