Reply to: Is the reession over? Job search easy?

[HeadOfTesting]

What are they saying when they ring you though?

Are they agents wanting your CV?

Surely it'll be just the same as posting your CV on jobsite/jobserve?

Except they get a step closer to seeing all your contacts once they convince you you're their new best mate?

You know your own mind and how best to manage you situation but I think your downer on Linkedin is unjustified.

At least 50% of the approaches I've had via Linkedin have been from senior HR execs looking to recruit for their (often blue-chip) employers.

I think there's a lot of value in having a Linkedin presense and I envy anyone who feels they can afford to shun it in this market.

[realityhack]

To be fair, if you were an agent, I'd happily be shmoozed

Oi! Whar's me corporal punishment like? Divvent go all soft on me now, lass.

[SallyAnne]

Honestly, I'm an agent, I am. Really. A very, very bad agent.

To be fair, if you were an agent, I'd happily be shmoozed

[realityhack]

Hmmmm.....ok, saying as it's you, I might be prepared to change my stance on it.

Although the day I find yout you are an agent in disguise squirrel, you'll be getting the kind of geordie girl slap that only a very niche market pay for!!

Honestly, I'm an agent, I am. Really. A very, very bad agent.

[SallyAnne]

Nope - straight in with the contract details, semi phone interview stuff about skillset etc. Surprisingly the agents contacting me via LinkedIn are less likely to be messing me about than ones from the job boards. So far, anyway.

V few subsequent requests for a CV - only where I've asked to be put forward and they needed a copy to send on. No ref requests or anything like that. Not sure why this is the case, but I'm happy with LinkedIn so far.

Hmmmm.....ok, saying as it's you, I might be prepared to change my stance on it.

Although the day I find yout you are an agent in disguise squirrel, you'll be getting the kind of geordie girl slap that only a very niche market pay for!!

[realityhack]

What are they saying when they ring you though?

Are they agents wanting your CV?

Surely it'll be just the same as posting your CV on jobsite/jobserve?

Except they get a step closer to seeing all your contacts once they convince you you're their new best mate?

Nope - straight in with the contract details, semi phone interview stuff about skillset etc. Surprisingly the agents contacting me via LinkedIn are less likely to be messing me about than ones from the job boards. So far, anyway.

V few subsequent requests for a CV - only where I've asked to be put forward and they needed a copy to send on. No ref requests or anything like that. Not sure why this is the case, but I'm happy with LinkedIn so far.

[RichardCranium]

Aha - perhaps then we can say that -

When they were up they were up
When they were down they were down
and when they only half way up
They were neither up nor down ..

The Grand Tech Mahindra
They had some ICTs
They marched them up to the UK coast
But won't march back again.

And when they were out they came in.
And when they were in they were in.
And when the petition was written up
A different government came in.

[SallyAnne]

iProfile may be a crock - but there's nowt wrong with LinkedIn if you change your privacy settings so agents can't see your connections. Had plenty of interest from my LinkedIn profile, perhaps 30% of calls are as a result of it.

What are they saying when they ring you though?

Are they agents wanting your CV?

Surely it'll be just the same as posting your CV on jobsite/jobserve?

Except they get a step closer to seeing all your contacts once they convince you you're their new best mate?

[realityhack]

And what agency are you from then, pushing iProfile and LinkedIn?

You're not going to suggest we all hand over all our references and sit on some virtual bench next are you?

iProfile may be a crock - but there's nowt wrong with LinkedIn if you change your privacy settings so agents can't see your connections. Had plenty of interest from my LinkedIn profile, perhaps 30% of calls are as a result of it.

[foritisme]

Just started looking myself - 3 weeks to go. Can't complain, had a very nice government project for the past 18 months, been on a rolling month contract for the past 3 months.

[SallyAnne]

I think a lot of the action has moved behind the scenes and agents are working more off of reccomendations, iProfile and LinkedIn to avoid getting swamped.

And what agency are you from then, pushing iProfile and LinkedIn?

You're not going to suggest we all hand over all our references and sit on some virtual bench next are you?

[DimPrawn]

We're in a mini-boom.

Fill yer boots!

[chris79]

I've been benched 3 weeks and so far have a number of different leads both perm and contract.. the market certainly seems (at least for me) to be better than it has been recently..

[realityhack]

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Sssshhh!

[Underscore Pt2]

I finish up in 2 weeks.....i've had 3 calls in the last 2 days. With interviews setup for two of them.... Its certainly looks better. Also the HBOS / Lloyds work is kicking off proper next month and that will mean about another 100 PM type roles....