So this is the first time I'm looking for work since finishing university 7 years ago.
As a short summary came top of my year in BSc & MSc then joined a large company on a fast track scheme. Rose up through the ranks very quickly and began to specialise in test management. I've run testing on some really big deliverables across all the test phases and have (what I consider to be) a lot of experience. My projects always went well & have reflected this on my CV.
I left the UK to travel SE Asia for 18 months and returned in November 2014, this is something I always wanted to do however life got in the way. It was a case of now or never!
I'm now back in the UK and looking for work within the test management. At the moment I'm using sites like indeed.co.uk to look for both contract (preferred) or perm positions. It seems like every job posting has an agent behind it.
Looking at Evernote I've applied for 60 jobs, had 4 calls from agents, 2 promises to put a 'profile' forward, and nothing else.
Is this normal? I'd say 20 applications were in November, I stopped over Xmas, and re-started looking 2 weeks ago submitting another 40.
Any perspective appreciated, this job hunting is new to me.
As a short summary came top of my year in BSc & MSc then joined a large company on a fast track scheme. Rose up through the ranks very quickly and began to specialise in test management. I've run testing on some really big deliverables across all the test phases and have (what I consider to be) a lot of experience. My projects always went well & have reflected this on my CV.
I left the UK to travel SE Asia for 18 months and returned in November 2014, this is something I always wanted to do however life got in the way. It was a case of now or never!
I'm now back in the UK and looking for work within the test management. At the moment I'm using sites like indeed.co.uk to look for both contract (preferred) or perm positions. It seems like every job posting has an agent behind it.
Looking at Evernote I've applied for 60 jobs, had 4 calls from agents, 2 promises to put a 'profile' forward, and nothing else.
Is this normal? I'd say 20 applications were in November, I stopped over Xmas, and re-started looking 2 weeks ago submitting another 40.
Any perspective appreciated, this job hunting is new to me.
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