Re: [Sheflug] Jobs.

["Perry Ismangil" <nospam [at] fdgroup.com>]

On 12 Feb 2001, at 23:44, Barrie Bremner wrote:

> Following Richard's post about ITJobs4.com a little while ago, I went
> to have a look. Unfortunately every tech position I see advertised
> requires 6 months (if you're lucky) - 2 years+ experience. I've spoken
> to a number of agencies and they certainly want folk with experience.

Well, having recently spend 3 months+ looking for a software 
development job in Sheffield and surroundings, I can say agencies 
and online job sites are not the thing I thought it would be.

Agencies and online sites are connected in the way that I've found 
that jobs online are posted by agencies.

Since posting resumes to such agencies via online jobsites, I've 
received many call backs from them, but only *ONE* actually did 
manage to arrange an interview with a Sheffield company. Other 
agencies said that the original job posting was 'inactive', 'filled', etc 
and proceed to offer me jobs in other parts of the country.

One other agency that managed to get me an interview advertised 
on the paper, not on online sites.

In the end I managed to be interviewed by companies advertising 
directly in the paper and companies I sent CV directly, having seen 
vacancies on their website.

So, at this point in time, I am not a good example of what agencies 
are capable of...








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