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i have never seen a worse job market than now

i never had a problem getting interviews throughout my entire career. But now i sent out like 50 applications, and i have only got like a handful of call backs.

There is some fear in me now that i might be unemployed once my current contract runs out........

how are you guys doing?
(edited 12 months ago)

Reply 1

Original post
by littleCorsican
i never had a problem getting interviews throughout my entire career. But now i sent out like 50 applications, and i have only got like a handful of call backs.
There is some fear in me now that i might be unemployed once my current contract runs out........
how are you guys doing?

Fine ta.
Not been without employment since mid 2007.
Wouldn't hand in my notice without a job to move to.

Reply 2

Original post
by littleCorsican
i never had a problem getting interviews throughout my entire career. But now i sent out like 50 applications, and i have only got like a handful of call backs.
There is some fear in me now that i might be unemployed once my current contract runs out........
how are you guys doing?

In my experience it's really bad in London but up north and in less populated areas it seems quite easy to get a job, professional or otherwise. Certain sectors are having a bit of a crash, for example Software was really big when I joined the industry back in 2016 (it was the 'cloud' bubble) but now a lot of software graduates have flooded the market and the economy is not doing great. Once we're back in an upward-growth it should be a lot easier to get jobs. The Brexit turmoil has really done a number on this country too, it's estimated there are now 3 million fewer jobs in the UK because so many large European companies have moved their headquarters and operations out of mother Britain :frown:

Reply 3

I live in the North and it feels the same but that might be because of the type of work I'm applying for. It seems historical work experience doesn't count for anything unless it's recent, such as administration vacancies. Even though I have administration experience mainly from ten years ago, it seems it doesn't matter. Also, doesn't help when vacancies are all sorted out internally and it's essentially, a tick box exercise to promote externally.

Reply 4

Original post
by littleCorsican
i never had a problem getting interviews throughout my entire career. But now i sent out like 50 applications, and i have only got like a handful of call backs.
There is some fear in me now that i might be unemployed once my current contract runs out........
how are you guys doing?

2 and a half years since graduating with a degree in Computing. Over 100s of job applications not one job is willing to give me a shot to start my career in IT. Entry Level, Junior Level whatever it maybe. I live in the South outside of London. But even getting a Job within London or within the South is Hard. I would attempt to go for it in applying within the North although my “parent” is the stumbling point behind me applying especially baring in mind whether my mum would let me relocate for a job up North.

Reply 5

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by SuperVirgin
In my experience it's really bad in London but up north and in less populated areas it seems quite easy to get a job, professional or otherwise. Certain sectors are having a bit of a crash, for example Software was really big when I joined the industry back in 2016 (it was the 'cloud' bubble) but now a lot of software graduates have flooded the market and the economy is not doing great. Once we're back in an upward-growth it should be a lot easier to get jobs. The Brexit turmoil has really done a number on this country too, it's estimated there are now 3 million fewer jobs in the UK because so many large European companies have moved their headquarters and operations out of mother Britain :frown:

Demand for devs was insane 2020/21

How is 'cloud' a bubble? Cloud spend is way higher now than in 2016...

Reply 6

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by Quady
Demand for devs was insane 2020/21
How is 'cloud' a bubble? Cloud spend is way higher now than in 2016...

Yea they're spending a lot on cloud hosting and most of that money is going to AWS and Azure whereas before, a significant chunk of that was going on cloud development, specifically cloud migration of legacy code. Obviously, there still are a lot of cloud based projects on a regular basis, but the amount of hiring and investment at these companies is far less than it was 10 years ago

Reply 7

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by Mohammed_2000
2 and a half years since graduating with a degree in Computing. Over 100s of job applications not one job is willing to give me a shot to start my career in IT. Entry Level, Junior Level whatever it maybe. I live in the South outside of London. But even getting a Job within London or within the South is Hard. I would attempt to go for it in applying within the North although my “parent” is the stumbling point behind me applying especially baring in mind whether my mum would let me relocate for a job up North.

Not sure if this helps, but most cities up north are cheaper than any city or town south of Watford. There are some exceptions, those quiant little village towns aren't always cheap and some small cities like York will have rents not far off London. But you are definitely at a disatvantage right now in London, this city used to be a hub for international & European trade, thanks to Brexit that position has gone to Europe, so not only do you have a **** ton of new graduates but there's also people who were made redundant all competing for a market that's shrunk by like 30% since 2016

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