Just had a conversation with a seemingly honest agent

[DimPrawn]

I'm guessing it has something to do with the flood of highly skilled people who've departed en-masse from IB's and the like.

Then surely all the roles are filled?

Lies, damned lies and agents.

[DiscoStu]

If there are so many roles (demand is high), why would rates be lower?

I'm guessing it has something to do with the flood of highly skilled people who've departed en-masse from IB's and the like.

[DimPrawn]

He's the mate of a mate - I was just calling him for a chat, I don't think he had some ulterior motive.

[DiscoStu]

Much higher agency margins.

If there are so many roles (demand is high), why would rates be lower?

How gullible are you?

He's the mate of a mate - I was just calling him for a chat, I don't think he had some ulterior motive.

[Xenophon]

I'm sure there's a webcam joke in there somewhere

[DimPrawn]

He seemed far more positive about the market than I expected.

Apparently finance has gone off a cliff (no surprise there), but he said he was advertising roughly the same number of roles as last year, albeit at lower rates.

Unfortunately he was being deluged with applications for every role he advertised, and nice to haves were becoming essential requirements as companies recruiting become more and more choosy.

I think it's going to get far worse before it gets better.

Much higher agency margins.

If there are so many roles (demand is high), why would rates be lower?

How gullible are you?

[Xenophon]

OK, lets see yours first.....

*flop*

[DiscoStu]

OK, lets see yours first.....

I'm sure there's a webcam joke in there somewhere

[KathyWoolfe]

The way to get around that is to attach a nude, full body picture to your CV.

OK, lets see yours first.....

[speling bee]

The way to get around that is to attach a nude, full body picture to your CV.

Funny, that's what I told him to do. He's quite niche, I can tell you.

[Xenophon]

Unfortunately he was being deluged with applications for every role he advertised

The way to get around that is to attach a nude, full body picture to your CV.

[DiscoStu]

He seemed far more positive about the market than I expected.

Apparently finance has gone off a cliff (no surprise there), but he said he was advertising roughly the same number of roles as last year, albeit at lower rates.

Unfortunately he was being deluged with applications for every role he advertised, and nice to haves were becoming essential requirements as companies recruiting become more and more choosy.

I think it's going to get far worse before it gets better.