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[avonleigh]

Not looking myself either but not seeing what you are seeing. Market hasn't improved at all as far as I can tell....

[avonleigh]

LinkedIn is shocking now. All I see is
1) People making stupid polls asking a question like what does SQL stand for with 4 options. Why I don't know. Mostly from Indian people who are trying to prove they are clever in some way?
2) People moaning about agencies ghosting them
3) People...

[avonleigh]

Who knows. I do know that the traditional way of applying for roles has become a lottery. Unless you have a good network or a recruiter contacts you directly then it's a pure game of luck now IMHO....

[avonleigh]

Funny to see him arrested. But we all know it's a token gesture and it will be either a case of 'Insufficient Evidence' or 'Not in the public's interest'. Take your pick.

[avonleigh]

No I wasn't benched. Have worked continually since Covid. Just been looking for permie roles for long time whilst I was still in a contract....

[avonleigh]

Couldn't agree with this post more. I don't think the contract market will ever come back. Unless there is something major like Y2K, which is highly unlikely. But if you have specialist skills you will be fine but most of us don't. On ageism, I thought I wouldn't find a permie job at 55, was looking...

[avonleigh]

There are jobs but still only a slight improvement on the last 3 years imho. Also the problem is there are so many people out of work currently, it's astonishing. Every other person I see on LinkedIn seems to be 'open to work'. I also saw somebody post a PM contract the other day and had 435 CV's in...

[avonleigh]

Done a lot of public sector roles over the years. One time I was on a 12 month role. Used to walk past this lady's desk when I needed to go to lunch / toilet etc. Every time I would see her playing solitaire on her pc pretty much. A lot of people in the public sector are doing nothing but don't leave....