Reply to: State of the Market

[WTFH]

This is true. My client recently posted for a developer on LI and got > 300 applications. Not one of them had real experience of the main skill being sought! I was able to find them 4 or 5 good candidates by posting to the jobs channel on some relevant Discord groups.

Is recruiting part of your contract? If not, you are SO FAR inside IR35…

[willendure]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c05g...460462449#post

Government to tackle 'economic dependency on net migration'

Should be a positive for contractors, if it happens.

[willendure]

100% ignore the number of applicants count on LinkedIn. 99% will be scammers and dreamers from abroad.

This is true. My client recently posted for a developer on LI and got > 300 applications. Not one of them had real experience of the main skill being sought! I was able to find them 4 or 5 good candidates by posting to the jobs channel on some relevant Discord groups.

[SussexSeagull]

100% ignore the number of applicants count on LinkedIn. 99% will be scammers and dreamers from abroad.

Plus it counts you if you get half way through the process and it asks you how much experience you have in something that wasn't mentioned in the advert.

[coolhandluke]

100% ignore the number of applicants count on LinkedIn. 99% will be scammers and dreamers from abroad.

[SchumiStars]

Not seeing much of a post Summer holidays bounce other than a few adverts appearing which no doubt either don't exist or get hundreds of applications.

Completely agree with you man. And this point of the year, it may now even be Mar/April 2025.

I honestly can't believe how bad it is. It's like the universe has conspired to be against me.

[Bluenose]

Yup, very slow but it can't stay this slow forever.

[SussexSeagull]

Not seeing much of a post Summer holidays bounce other than a few adverts appearing which no doubt either don't exist or get hundreds of applications.

[SchumiStars]

Got an idea.

https://youtu.be/n4zeLLOGu0k?si=WV-UINGNGTmVtF15

[sadkingbilly]

Hit that block button, problem solved. Then you can focus on your much bigger issue, of being one of life's oxygen thieves.

ooer, getting testy now. still, makes a change from the pathetic whining, i suppose

[escapeUK]

or perpetually whinging, like you, you mean?

Hit that block button, problem solved. Then you can focus on your much bigger issue, of being one of life's oxygen thieves.

[sadkingbilly]

Spend your time doing work rather than tossing it off on forums and you won't notice.

or perpetually whinging, like you, you mean?

[escapeUK]

geez! are you still here?? i mean, really?

Spend your time doing work rather than tossing it off on forums and you won't notice.

[sadkingbilly]

Yet another sign of an economy where the majority does not have disposable money to spend. Mortgages, energy, food etc all far too much. And the occupational government thinks they are going to raise taxes in October! Its starmageddon. I honest think we are in for a real winter of discontent. Not the boomer pretend one where people were just a bit miffed.

geez! are you still here?? i mean, really?

[escapeUK]

TGI Friday has gone bust, it is not a good market for pot washers or busboys.

Yet another sign of an economy where the majority does not have disposable money to spend. Mortgages, energy, food etc all far too much. And the occupational government thinks they are going to raise taxes in October! Its starmageddon. I honest think we are in for a real winter of discontent. Not the boomer pretend one where people were just a bit miffed.