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    Things picking up?

    ...three phone calls for different PM gigs already this morning, and I'm not even looking.

    Could things be picking up out there?
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    Phoned an agency this morning who were pretty gloomy and also searched on Jobserve which returned less than a full page of jobs. Things are not looking good at all.

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      #3
      Deader than dead from where I'm sitting. There hasn't been a job to apply for 2 weeks and the phone is deathly quiet. April !?

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        #4
        Maybe it depends on the role. PM's and BA's would be needed before Dev's (me) so at the moment my regular searches are coming back empty (or with old jobs).

        What role are you looking for Cyberman and rootsnall?

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          #5
          Originally posted by PM-Junkie View Post
          ...three phone calls for different PM gigs already this morning, and I'm not even looking.

          Could things be picking up out there?
          Not picking up yet, but give it 5 to 10 years and we should see some evidence of a return to normal.

          HTH

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            #6
            two calls and I am not looking. All real jobs as far as I can tell.

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              #7
              Is it just the late-Jan/Early Feb yearly bounce?

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                #8
                No pick up (yet?)

                Things are very quiet. Been benched since New Year. MOSS / .Net market is very slow. Very few real jobs.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by robbie274 View Post
                  Maybe it depends on the role. PM's and BA's would be needed before Dev's (me) so at the moment my regular searches are coming back empty (or with old jobs).

                  What role are you looking for Cyberman and rootsnall?
                  I'm Dev, a few mates are still in contracts that started last year but everyone who has come out of work post Sept is now benched. I don't see any evidence of Projects in pre Dev phases except a few gov and council stuff that are few and far between in my game.

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                    #10
                    There's a few jobs around at the moment. Last 6 months of last year were like the grave. So maybe there is a bit of life in the market, but not a huge amount I'd say.
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