Reply to: Contract Market at the moment

[Churchill]

Why would the Falkland Islands get upset?

[wendigo100]

They did not want me in tomorrow to start contract because they did not have budget signoff. Person to sign is on maternity leave.

Very professional!

[zathras]

Quite a few contracts posted these days but most seem to be where the budget isn't signed off yet - what are your experiences?

2 Contract offers withdrawn after initial offer.

1st tried to renegotiate rate and eventual they said they got someone for £140 per day as a C# Analyst Developer - and yes those pigs look very nice as they pass over canary wharf!

2nd called at 5pm today to say they did not want me in tomorrow to start contract because they did not have budget signoff. Person to sign is on maternity leave. They might get something organised in the next week or so and would I wait. An expression involving two words, the 2nd of which is off and the first begins with 'F' springs to mind.

I would not mind so much but agents are so vocal about contractors doing the opposite and I have turned down work because I'd already promised to do this one, I'm also out of pocket having just got a Travelcard for the next week, but then that is only £24.

[Back In Business]

Getting 100% callback to application ratio - however turning 99% of them down because the rate is too low. When I try and talk it up the pimp blanks me. From this I can deduce that the market is buoyant but some folk are accepting stupidly low rates (possibly to pay off the xmas debt).

Whoever you are - please stop it!

[MrsGoof]

I just got PM by a recon based upon my profile here, and the gig seems to fit.

shame I'm in contract and fear the wrath of malvino if I quit.

[One Nihilist]

I'm getting so many offers my company secretary is now my secretary! There's just not enough of me to go round!

[n5gooner]

Indeed. My current client is taking them all on it seems...

just been handed a new project to look at for the Irish Inland Revenue as they are changing their import / export system and my client want an app to tye in with it....completly out of my scope, but heck, the overtime is good!!! So are the Irish lasse's

[Xenophon]

... and lots of newbies flooding onto the market

Indeed. My current client is taking them all on it seems...

[MarillionFan]

"A couple of interviews this week, but nothing from the rest of them."

Oh dear, oh dear. I have a 100% interview to offer ratio.

Why are you not getting anything SA?

[Francko]

there are loads of contracts out there, however there are is a huge volume of people looking for work.

This is the busiest january i have seen in a long time, both in terms of jobs out there and candidates applying. averaging about 80 responses. which is probably why you can be "in for" jobs and not hear anything as there's 79 other people who are also "in for" things.

Only 79.... wow that's a change from 2689 average applicants per job in 2003.

[Troll]

A pimp contact of mine has said the same thing recently. Everyone wants a new contract at the mo it seems...

... and lots of newbies flooding onto the market

[Xenophon]

there are loads of contracts out there, however there are is a huge volume of people looking for work.

This is the busiest january i have seen in a long time, both in terms of jobs out there and candidates applying. averaging about 80 responses. which is probably why you can be "in for" jobs and not hear anything as there's 79 other people who are also "in for" things.

A pimp contact of mine has said the same thing recently. Everyone wants a new contract at the mo it seems...

[phonemonkey]

there are loads of contracts out there, however there are is a huge volume of people looking for work.

This is the busiest january i have seen in a long time, both in terms of jobs out there and candidates applying. averaging about 80 responses. which is probably why you can be "in for" jobs and not hear anything as there's 79 other people who are also "in for" things.

[kramer]

haven't you been paying attention...

[freakydancer]

what do you do?

Eats a lot of pies I would guess