Reply to: Applicant count for a contract

[Grinder]

Try this answer;

'interesting to hear that there are so many applicants. I've seen this vacancy advertised by 7 different agencies; can you tell me why I should use your agency to apply?'

[chris79]

Try this answer;

'interesting to hear that there are so many applicants. I've seen this vacancy advertised by 7 different agencies; can you tell me why I should use your agency to apply?'

Genius! I like it. For the next far-fetched role I apply for with no remote chance of securing I'm going to actually use that one.

[Mich the Tester]

Try this answer;

'interesting to hear that there are so many applicants. I've seen this vacancy advertised by 7 different agencies; can you tell me why I should use your agency to apply?'

[bullseye]

Oh dear its looking grim for me as a pm... still benched after 6 weeks.

Initially the majority were telling me 400 applicants, it dropped to 200 but today I was told 1200!

1200

I have been quoted numbers like 175, 190 !

[Grinder]

Oh dear its looking grim for me as a pm... still benched after 6 weeks.

Initially the majority were telling me 400 applicants, it dropped to 200 but today I was told 1200!

[uky kozak]

Wow this thread just reminded me of a contract I went for about 15 years back. Same sort of thing was told that they had like 40+ applicants for the role. Any way cut a long story short I was selected for interview turned up @ clientCo @ time specified to see waiting in the lobby 40+ other candidates for the role. Did I stay around? - Nah and phoned up the pimp said I had the job and that they would be in touch shortly. Got home and had the contract waiting in my inbox Go figure that one...

[moorfield]

On another note I've noticed the past 2 weeks have been tumbleweed on jobserve.. it seemed to pick up beginning of Feb but has died again, anyone else noticed this?

That'll be the half term and skiing season then.

[moorfield]

at least you are not a PM I have well over 500 of them on my books now

out of work banker

That's all they can do.

I think I'd rather be an out of work tecchy than non-tecchy just now.

[bobspud]

Think it depends on what you have as a skill.

I had a chat with a agent last week and her only words of comfort were at least you are not a PM I have well over 500 of them on my books now and I have given up even trying to sift them ( I am inclined to believe her as she did me a favor and gave me a few internal names of ex customers that could help me out)

This week The UNIX world has gone mental and I have had 7 interviews booked for this week ( 3 down and already confirmed 2 for seconds)

Until this Monday I had managed 2 interviews in the last 4 months...

[The Agents View]

One of my colleagues got to 147 within 3 hours about 3 weeks ago - myself, I think my record is about 80 odd, but my roles are generally very very very niche.

The 147 quote above does not include irrelevant people calling in to "check whether they'd be right" (and yes there will have been agencies fishing for info in there too) before sending details.

Poor bloke - looked like his ears and eyes were going to fall off/out by the end of the day.

[lightng]

On another note I've noticed the past 2 weeks have been tumbleweed on jobserve.. it seemed to pick up beginning of Feb but has died again, anyone else noticed this?

Yeah I've noticed that.

[chris79]

On another note I've noticed the past 2 weeks have been tumbleweed on jobserve.. it seemed to pick up beginning of Feb but has died again, anyone else noticed this?

[chris79]

I went for a role not long ago where Agent A rang me then quoted 175 applicants (then 150 the next day in another conversation).

Another agency rang me about the SAME role and when I told them I'd already been put in for it by Agent A they then quoted 600 applicants through themselves..

So I guess if both are telling the truth they had 750 applicants (assuming only 2 agencies were on the case, and no duplicate candidates).

It was great to be shortlisted, then get an email a week later saying they managed to fill the post but would keep me in mind etc etc..

Another role I went for which I got an interview for had over 200 recently.. (or so they say).

[moorfield]

91 only. I've heard a few pimps now talking of 100 applicants / contract.

[rootsnall]

Anyone beat 137 ?

Don't think I can. The agents have been saying 'about a hundred' to me. ie. plenty but nowhere near a hundred