Reply to: How are you finding the market just now?

[ChimpMaster]

Contracting 101

Coming up to Christmas, account managers will go to see their clients with a bottle of something.
Clients will say thank you, and tell them about the new projects starting next year, over lunch.
Account managers will go back to the office after the boozy lunch with client, and tell the team about the roles they have to fill in the new year.
Team will post roles on Jobserv.
Team will ignore all applications that arrive, and wait for the real roles to come in from sober client.

HTH

AP, you're remarkably astute and mentally organized - refreshingly vicissitudinous to the usual condemnation of logical thought one faces in General.

[FatLazyContractor]

One popped up but requires me to go to dubai and thailand for a few weeks. I guess that is why there are not able to fill that one.

Dubai, well one can understand as it is a shathole. What's wrong with Thailand?

[FatLazyContractor]

It worked - Had two solid calls this morning.

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So did I. Both were from nature and were quite solid too.

[fullyautomatix]

I have a niche skill which is in demand and even there I find many are just fishing job adverts. One popped up but requires me to go to dubai and thailand for a few weeks. I guess that is why there are not able to fill that one.

[VectraMan]

Even a complete waste of space on earth like Dodgy Agent can write SQL. Learn something more substantial

I'm learning Agile/SCRUM SQL. That's the future.

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

It worked - Had two solid pulls this morning.

[Wilmslow]

It worked - Had two solid calls this morning.

Hopefully will be boomed shortly.....

[MrMarkyMark]

FTFY

Maybe I just need to switch off the re-start in January and use the time I am in the office for youporn, interspersed with occasional sessions in the disabled bogs.

[alreadypacked]

My contract is ending in a week, so a case of turning up despite no work to do.

There seems to be plenty on Jobserve, firing over a few applications, but, unlike June when the phone was going hot, I am getting very few calls and brush-off when I call any I am interested in.

I am baffled as to how the market can be seemingly so quiet yet plenty of seemingly bona-fide roles out there.

Maybe I just need to switch off the re-start in January and use the time I am in the office for Filmon and youtube. I may live a little and brush up on some SQL skills. Am listening to French learning CD on the car journey.

Contracting 101

Coming up to Christmas, account managers will go to see their clients with a bottle of something.
Clients will say thank you, and tell them about the new projects starting next year, over lunch.
Account managers will go back to the office after the boozy lunch with client, and tell the team about the roles they have to fill in the new year.
Team will post roles on Jobserv.
Team will ignore all applications that arrive, and wait for the real roles to come in from sober client.

HTH

[BrilloPad]

The market at the local gay bar? I would not know - how is it?

[WTFH]

Not sure if you know this, but even the French have stopped conversing while making porn.

HTH

Try sliding the Mute switch to OFF.




HTH.

[FatLazyContractor]

I may live a little and brush up on some SQL skills.

Even a complete waste of space on earth like Dodgy Agent can write SQL. Learn something more substantial

Am listening to French learning CD on the car journey.

Not sure if you know this, but even the French have stopped conversing while making porn.

HTH

[MrMarkyMark]

I may live a little and brush up on some SQL skills

WHOA..!!!!!!

Fast lane alert

[WTFH]

...unlike June when the phone was going hot, I am getting very few calls and brush-off when I call any I am interested in...

The phone rings a lot when agents want to find out where you are working and if there are opportunities to place people, and if you've already got a role they will tell you how busy the market is, safe in the knowledge that you aren't available to fill it.
It's all just marketing hype.

[LucidDementia]

I normally just pop down to the town centre on Wednesday afternoon. It is always in the same place.

Ours is Wednesday too.