Reply to: What are the in vogue recruitment sites now?

[Andy Hallett]

The IT Jobboard is S3's site. Not listed in the above but perfectly fine once you understand why only certain agencies appear on it...

Sorry to disappoint you, but we sold ITJB in 2013.

Dice Holdings buys The IT Job Board from SThree | Business intelligence for recruitment and resourcing professionals

You will probably find a lot of our brands posting there as we are still a customer and get a good return from their site.

[spongeym]

I will probably add the contract end date to my profile, thanks for the suggestion.

I don't believe I need to be constantly telling people I'm looking out for a new contract. I'm not looking for something new every day. It's just an ad hoc basis when I get the feeling I might be the next one out and on Linkedin I find searching for contract only positions hard to do. It doesn't specify if the positions your searching on are permanent or contract, just the industry, location, job type etc.

[TheFaQQer]

My reason is that although I've had multiple renewals, they have always been last minute, also the client have also let a lot of contractors go mid contract due to changes in their business or projects being pulled. I want to keep on the front foot and search when I feel there might be a change due, rather than wait until the last minute.

If the client might let you go at any stage (and every client could do that), and you don't want to be caught out, don't you need to be constantly looking and telling people that you are available?

[MattZani]

My reason is that although I've had multiple renewals, they have always been last minute, also the client have also let a lot of contractors go mid contract due to changes in their business or projects being pulled. I want to keep on the front foot and search when I feel there might be a change due, rather than wait until the last minute.

Why don't you just say something like "in contract until *date* "
This way you don't explicitly say you are looking for new contracts and maybe current client notice that and say "we'd better offer him a renewal before he finds something else"

[spongeym]

Serious question, but why not? Or are you planning on walking half way?

My reason is that although I've had multiple renewals, they have always been last minute, also the client have also let a lot of contractors go mid contract due to changes in their business or projects being pulled. I want to keep on the front foot and search when I feel there might be a change due, rather than wait until the last minute.

[Eirikur]

I'd be interested if anyone has a good way of seaching for just contracts positions on Linkedin (without going premium). I don't want to update my status with the fact that I'm looking for a contract whilst in contract as I've got contacts from both my agency and from my client on my profile.

That's why I always wait with adding contacts form my client towards the end of my contract or when it has finished.

If you're planning to leave in the middle of your contract that may be a problem, but if it is in the last few weeks it's perfectly ok to say "soon available for new contracts" in your status updates

[vwdan]

I'd be interested if anyone has a good way of seaching for just contracts positions on Linkedin (without going premium). I don't want to update my status with the fact that I'm looking for a contract whilst in contract as I've got contacts from both my agency and from my client on my profile.

Serious question, but why not? Or are you planning on walking half way?

[spongeym]

I'd be interested if anyone has a good way of seaching for just contracts positions on Linkedin (without going premium). I don't want to update my status with the fact that I'm looking for a contract whilst in contract as I've got contacts from both my agency and from my client on my profile.

[MasterP0]

Can you search for jobs on LinkedIn?

Yes you can.

[eek]

DaveB - Yes I do that, but I usually remove my CV Friday nights and update Sunday nights, it does work.

On LinkedIn, can anyone share how they search for CONTRACT roles, I usually put the relevant key words including "Contract" as a key word, what I'm asking is, would I be able to search then filter just to display the Contract roles, without having a paid for LinkedIn account?

Can you search for jobs on LinkedIn? I find I update my profile to say available and have to beat agents off with sticks...

[MasterP0]

DaveB - Yes I do that, but I usually remove my CV Friday nights and update Sunday nights, it does work.

On LinkedIn, can anyone share how they search for CONTRACT roles, I usually put the relevant key words including "Contract" as a key word, what I'm asking is, would I be able to search then filter just to display the Contract roles, without having a paid for LinkedIn account?

[The Spartan]

Most of my roles seem to come from LinkedIn these days, I've not bother with a recruitment site in a few years.

[SunnyInHades]

I only ever check Jobserve.

In others experience are there ever jobs on other sites that are *not also* on Jobserve??

I've seen jobs appear on Jobsite first .. then on JobServe the next day.

[Eirikur]

The IT Jobboard is S3's site. Not listed in the above but perfectly fine once you understand why only certain agencies appear on it...

That explains why I never had anything useful at all from The IT Jobboard. Didn't bother to look at it when I was searching for my last few contracts

[theroyale]

I only ever check Jobserve.

In others experience are there ever jobs on other sites that are *not also* on Jobserve??

Nice tip about frequently updating CV..