Reply to: Market Getting Better?

[Grinder]

Have you got long greasy hair or a Scottish accent ?

If only that was it - I could put it right.

Interview 1: My first interview for 9 years - probably screwed it up somehow.
2. Offered me a 2nd interview, then after 3 weeks said they had decided to recruit internally.
3. Said they would consider me for future opportunities but not this one.
4. Fell down on Agile experience.
5. Drove 160 miles each way for a 20 minute interview by consultant - suspect he had his own candidate in mind.
6. Were not recruiting but agreed to consider me for future opportunities.
7. Said I was a great candidate but they took on an ex employee instead.
8. Said I wasn't experienced enough in their sector (which we knew at the start anyway)
9. Waiting to hear, suspect they have offered it to another candidate and are waiting to see if he/she accepts before giving me the bad news.

[Cyberman]

Jeez that has to be me, I think its 8 or 9 - about 2 per month since January. I must have a freakish habit or tick or something.... I'm pretty sure I don't smell.

Have you got long greasy hair or a Scottish accent ?

[Grinder]

Who's had the most consecutive interviews without getting a role ?

Jeez that has to be me, I think its 8 or 9 - about 2 per month since January. I must have a freakish habit or tick or something.... I'm pretty sure I don't smell.

[pzz76077]

Market getting better??

The proof is always in the eating, so if you haven't got a contract currently, then the market has not got better for you.....

PZZ

[Cyberman]

Who's had the most consecutive interviews without getting a role ?

[Grinder]

Pretty dead today...zzzzzz

[TimberWolf]

I'm sure that Bob Shawadiwadi or one of his pals would claim to have 5 years expert experience using ASAP.

Didn't someone on this board have the same problem with so many roles needing the essential skill 'hit the ground running'?

ASAP.Net

[HairyArsedBloke]

It's annoying, I keep seeing contracts that have my skillset of SQL, SSIS,SSRS,SSAS,VB,.Net, but I don't have any ASAP skills, and I can't even learn it on the job because they all want to start off with the ASAP work.

I'm sure that Bob Shawadiwadi or one of his pals would claim to have 5 years expert experience using ASAP.

Didn't someone on this board have the same problem with so many roles needing the essential skill 'hit the ground running'?

[Stan.goodvibes]

Seems like things have got alot better in the market?

Ive had 4 real roles that Ive sounded out in the last 6 days all wanting a ASAP start.

It's annoying, I keep seeing contracts that have my skillset of SQL, SSIS,SSRS,SSAS,VB,.Net, but I don't have any ASAP skills, and I can't even learn it on the job because they all want to start off with the ASAP work.

[minestrone]

Looking very positive for me with a role, think it's just a face to face and I am in, going direct as well. Was intending to take the rest of the summer off and watch the cricket but I was getting a bit worried that there would not be anything going when I wanted something. Word of mouth for this one and a personal recommendation from someone I have worked with on several gigs.

[Grinder]

Its clearly different depending on your skills - I had 4 calls this week, as well as an interview based on a call I received the previous week (no news yet - I am guessing they've offered it to another candidate and are waiting to hear if he/she accepts).

I am in management of application development / support. Do we need a poll each week to chalk up calls for each skill-set?

[shelby68]

Been pretty flat in my area of testing for the last couple of months, at least at rates that would be worth working for, seen quite a few jobs paying equivalent or less than a permy roll, already had a gig in the bag to it didn't affect me to much but got 2 other offers this week from previous clients to I guess it must be picking u

[orac]

Seems to be getting better

Seems to be getting better. Tube strike last week seemed to slow things up.

[MrMark]

Just two agencies approached me last week; better than the previous week when only 1 called (resulted in an interview tho). This bench is getting really worn down...

[zamzummim]

Are you sure you are not a 'consultant', sounds like a consultant answere to me.

Information, but not the information you asked for

hmmm, his reply made total sense to me... it must be because am an ex-consultant