Originally posted by blacjac
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Previously on "Last role ended Feb09, trying to get back in, no luck so far!"
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Maybe it was something in the ether of this forum! Made desperate post here tuesday - got an interview call same evening, had interview today, bagged contract! The company had 3 of their employees leave in quick time recently plus their workload's increasing, so they were looking to take on contractors quick - literally asked me if I had the skillset to do a,b,c, I said yes, and they gave it to me.
Involves a mon-fri relocation but I'm bloody thrilled!
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I think the problem with gaps right now is that there are many people out there who have gaps in their CV because they can't get a job and they try to cover it up with fake travelling, fake roles under their own LTD etc.
The agents then take the view that these guys don't interview well and thus don't put them forward as they have so many others to choose from.
People with genuine gaps get lumbered with these guys.
I was going to take this summer off, but didn't because of this.
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In a up market you can take gaps and return with no issue, in a down market it’s a whole different kettle of fish
Look at it this way in a down market, agent has a role, he has 30 to 100 CV’s in front of him, he can only forward 5 to client, even after a first round of taking out those without enough/right experience, he is still going to have way to many (especially with a skill set of just “SQL”) so in next round of cuts, people that have not been in the workforce for a while are going to get cut as well
In an up market, where same role starts with maybe 5-10 applicants the odds are there will be no second round, so your chances are getting back in the market are a lot better
If I was you would take anything, permie or really crappy rate contract for a few months just to show yourself back in the workforce and move that gap further back
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If you feel your gap is such am issue, then do some voluntary work. A month of that is better than six months on cuk and observe. It will break up the gap as well as freshening your skills. Plus it helps dispel the 'bench blues'
Try it4communities.com. you may even get a nice fuzzy feeling out of it.
Home - iT4CommunitiesLast edited by rsingh; 7 June 2010, 23:06.
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Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post
& always be proud of your gaps. They are one of the coolest things about this business.
Its only jsut clicked, if the client has a problem with it, I dont think I would want to work there.
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Originally posted by FICO View Postthats ok it seems the employers are not that concerned its seems like its just the agents who seem to make a big issue out of the gap
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Originally posted by theroyale View PostYes just the casual question and I said I'd been travelling - on the surface that didn't seem to be a problem ("Oh fantastic where'd you go then??!")...Originally posted by jo99 View PostOnly where I had travelled to!
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Originally posted by jo99 View PostI had a year off and was looking in the last downturn and eventually got a role at a charity. I did put the gap on my cv with travelling to explain it - which may help if you have not already done so.
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I had a year off and was looking in the last downturn and eventually got a role at a charity. I did put the gap on my cv with travelling to explain it - which may help if you have not already done so.
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