Reply to: State of the Market

[eek]

See it a lot too, times are hard but a meltdown on Linkedin never seems like a good idea. Go nuts on facebook or instagram by all means, but keep your professional profile professional.

+1 - I'm seeing someone I know who is usually not short of work being arsey on linkedIn at the moment and it's only going to result in people not helping you out..

[Ketto]

As someone who's source of work is largely a well maintained LI network what else would you suggest they do? Words are cheap when it's not your bum on the bench.

See it a lot too, times are hard but a meltdown on Linkedin never seems like a good idea. Go nuts on facebook or instagram by all means, but keep your professional profile professional.

[Bluenose]

Have the rates reached a new low? Contracts that used to be £700 pd (outside) now advertised for £300 inside.

It's a polarised market. The 1,200 EUR a day roles just ain't been posted on the boards and the 850 EUR a day roles are appearing but you gotta dig. I am talking about real roles with a real recruiter at the other end not jobserve spam from an 18 year old fax machine boy with a landline.

What is being posted, like you say are the desperate find-someone-to-work-for-sweet-FA roles from recruiters who just spam everyone's mailbox, LI and phone numbers

[sadkingbilly]

Does every response you make have to be argumentative and combative?

You know, if you've nothing useful to say, probably best saying nothing.

be best if you and your whining tory chums would stop wingeing about how unfair the world is to them.

[oliverson]

and you can prove the link between the two, can you??
'course you can.
really, you can.

Does every response you make have to be argumentative and combative?

You know, if you've nothing useful to say, probably best saying nothing.

[Eirikur]

Have the rates reached a new low? Contracts that used to be £700 pd (outside) now advertised for £300 inside.

[fatJock]

The collective LinkedIn pre-Christmas meltdown of people looking for work has started. To a point I am sympathetic but I am not sure it does them any good actually finding a role.

As someone who's source of work is largely a well maintained LI network what else would you suggest they do? Words are cheap when it's not your bum on the bench.

[sadkingbilly]

The knock on effects from the Budget (higher bond interest rates) seemed to have slowed the IT job market again, at least compared to September and October when there was a moderate bounce in the market on the back of the first interest rate cut by the BOE in August.

2 year gilts were 3.5% in August now 4.4%

and you can prove the link between the two, can you??
'course you can.
really, you can.

[Fraidycat]

The knock on effects from the Budget (higher bond interest rates) seemed to have slowed the IT job market again, at least compared to September and October when there was a moderate bounce in the market on the back of the first interest rate cut by the BOE in August.

2 year gilts were 3.5% in August now 4.4%

[Bluenose]

sadly,.my linked in feed is full of people looking for work

I will probably log back into LI next April ......

[rocktronAMP]

The collective LinkedIn pre-Christmas meltdown of people looking for work has started. To a point I am sympathetic but I am not sure it does them any good actually finding a role.

Well, I am not seeing that at all in my echo chamber on LinkedIn.

[SussexSeagull]

The collective LinkedIn pre-Christmas meltdown of people looking for work has started. To a point I am sympathetic but I am not sure it does them any good actually finding a role.

[sadkingbilly]

Probably me whining as usual, along with my reasoning why.

reasoning? - yeh, - right!

[oliverson]

You need to move

Thought about it but I'd miss the sea and mountain views, the 18 hole onsite golf course, several tennis courts and clubhouse, the pretty white pueblos, the usual lovely weather and generally relaxed way of life. But the fact remains, enjoying all of this whilst also servicing a full-time contract isn't easy, and I wouldn't be doing any of it from a beach, or in the sun.

[oliverson]

What has all this crap to do with 'the state of the market' ??

Probably me pointing out that the state of the market is not likely to improve anytime soon, if ever, along with my reasoning why.