Reply to: Depressing Market

[donjuan75]

ha

You really do need to look at your interview technique.

Ha! Not mid-interview, I should add.

Things have since picked up again. Need to post in other thread about leaving BobCo.

[SussexSeagull]

I think the powers that be seem to think that immigrant labour is near slave labour which is a mistake as a lot of Poles went home when it stopped being worth their while a few years back.

They may have much smaller commitments than us but they do still have commitments.

[Murder1]

Agencies based in India, competing with local agencies.

Thank you

[cojak]

Agencies based in India, competing with local agencies.

[Murder1]

I'm sure I'm going to be shot down for this but what is a "bobagent"?

[mos]

Agents and clients think immigrants are stupid.

Even the sheds with beds aren't cheap.

and there you go again

[mos]

Been recruiting for a project team for the last few weeks. The jobs have been on all the boards. The vast majority of people we have interviewed have been of overseas origin. I don't see how the market can have been as bad as some say given the quality of response we have had.

See your point ... still it is so depressing that hiring managers consider foreign born candidates below par. It may be true about certain types of candidates, however people from my part of the world are very capable.

[SueEllen]

Funny thing is even the bobs are not happy with these rates. There was a comment on the immigration boards about London being rubbish and dropping below the £250 a day mark.

Agents and clients think immigrants are stupid.

Even the sheds with beds aren't cheap.

[BlasterBates]

I´m seeing adverts for banking contracts in the City at "market rates"......

This is not good.

[northernladuk]

Funny thing is even the bobs are not happy with these rates. There was a comment on the immigration boards about London being rubbish and dropping below the £250 a day mark.

[stek]

Just seem this advert on Jobserve

.Net Developer/WPF/C# - City of London - July-23-2013 (DA8iG)

Rang the agent to check that the rate wasn't a misprint, and was assured that it was totally genuine. Are these people living in a dream world?

Bright Purple, BobAgent....


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[Peregrine66]

Just seem this advert on Jobserve

.Net Developer/WPF/C# - City of London - July-23-2013 (DA8iG)

Rang the agent to check that the rate wasn't a misprint, and was assured that it was totally genuine. Are these people living in a dream world?

[SueEllen]

^ know what you mean, but if I fully qualified the specific skills, market sector, location etc. it would be almost unique anyway. I think as a general comment on IT contracts it adds a broad brushstroke

It's not helpful as I don't have a problem with the market.

It does help I'm reasonably mobile, have years of contract experience and find contracts in various ways.

[northernladuk]

^ know what you mean, but if I fully qualified the specific skills, market sector, location etc. it would be almost unique anyway. I think as a general comment on IT contracts it adds a broad brushstroke

But most 'What is the market like' questions don't take those factors in. They generalise so much you cannot come to a reasonable conclusion.

[BigRed]

^ know what you mean, but if I fully qualified the specific skills, market sector, location etc. it would be almost unique anyway. I think as a general comment on IT contracts it adds a broad brushstroke