Reply to: State of the Market

[willendure]

Weird kind of logic you have there. Why contact me in the first place? Surely the provision of my phone number in a timely manner isn’t enough to offend? What has changed between that request and it being fulfilled? A short period of time!

I reckon if someone contacts you on LI, google their name and employer and try to get a direct email or phone number that way. Also send a standard reply on LI asking for their contact details. If you fail to make contact by phone or email as the very next step - forget it. Have zero expectations. Its just a bot, or a 12 year old, or some idiot out in the sub-continent-of-timewasters.

[oliverson]

maybe it's not them??
maybe it's closer to home?

Weird kind of logic you have there. Why contact me in the first place? Surely the provision of my phone number in a timely manner isn’t enough to offend? What has changed between that request and it being fulfilled? A short period of time!

[sadkingbilly]

It's happening again!!

So, late yesterday afternoon I'm approached on LinkedIn regarding a short piece of work. I ask the usual questions, etc. and they get answered aside from sending me the spec., which they sent through early this morning. It looks like a nice little project with potential for extensions, so I'm interested and ask the day rate.

NOTHING

WTF is wrong with these people? Usually it's the provision of my mobile number they've asked for that kills the opportunity stone dead. Now it's asking the rate.

I just don't know anymore, I mean, this is hardly a one off, it's EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Booked a tennis court for this afternoon with a 'feels like' temp. of 33 C, so I'm just going to take it out on my ball firing machine and then get pissed in clubhouse.

maybe it's not them??
maybe it's closer to home?

[oliverson]

It's happening again!!

So, late yesterday afternoon I'm approached on LinkedIn regarding a short piece of work. I ask the usual questions, etc. and they get answered aside from sending me the spec., which they sent through early this morning. It looks like a nice little project with potential for extensions, so I'm interested and ask the day rate.

NOTHING

WTF is wrong with these people? Usually it's the provision of my mobile number they've asked for that kills the opportunity stone dead. Now it's asking the rate.

I just don't know anymore, I mean, this is hardly a one off, it's EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Booked a tennis court for this afternoon with a 'feels like' temp. of 33 C, so I'm just going to take it out on my ball firing machine and then get pissed in clubhouse.

[quackhandle]

Current bug-bear is the amount of CV harvesting / non-existent gigs thank you Robert Half.


You feel like calling them out on LinkedIn, but even then they wouldn't bother to get in touch and deny it.

qh

[ladymuck]

Some strange names of agencies coming through

Trust in Soda ??

They've been around a while, seen them on LinkedIn but not had any engagement with them.

[AndyGarbs]

Some strange names of agencies coming through

Trust in Soda ??

[Peoplesoft bloke]

I seem to be getting a sniff at a few permie roles - even had 2 recruiters contact me this week. Not sure it'll lead to anything but it's an improvement on previous tumbleweed. I'd deleted my Linkedin as I was so sick of it - my new profile with almost zero history and about 3 connections is already proving better than the 1000+ connections regular postings one I used to have.

[ladymuck]

I find it amazing people still use terms like Windoze and think its cool... Then again some people still live with their mothers at age 43...

Nah, it's not for cool points. It's a sign of disrespect to the product by refusing to call it by the name it's been given.

[oliverson]

I find it amazing people still use terms like Windoze and think its cool... Then again some people still live with their mothers at age 43...

Agree and it's usually kids not those from the other end of the spectrum.

Next up M$.

[sadkingbilly]

keep popping back here hoping something has change with the market... Nope - will check back in couple more months :d back to permie land

dltdsyaotwo

[sadkingbilly]

I find it amazing people still use terms like Windoze and think its cool... Then again some people still live with their mothers at age 43...

i don't think its cool, i think its crap

[dx4100]

Keep popping back here hoping something has change with the market... Nope - will check back in couple more months back to permie land :P

[dx4100]

I find it amazing people still use terms like Windoze and think its cool... Then again some people still live with their mothers at age 43...

[sadkingbilly]

Introduction to Programming back in the day (early 90s) at Uni.

1st semester: Turbo Pascal, nice to learn, there's an error on this line and it's probably because of this...

2nd semester: COBOL There's an error - F**ked if I'm telling you where the error is or what it is.


So I was not a fan of COBOLLOX.

qh

just like ALL windoze 'apps' then