A very volatile week weather wise which seems to have had an impact on everyone’s moods last week. Torrential rain was not expected and a few of our candidates decided to put their job search on hold til after the weekend.

Let’s hope they don’t do it again as i think the weather isn’t forecast to be much better this week .

The job market is still very buoyant with many firms keen to back fill a range of roles very quickly.  The emphasis when looking at cs within the research/ marketing and broadcast team still seems to  focus on stability and longevity with an employer.

Very disappointed not to receive tickets for the Olympics, am sure am not the only one but am definitely going to out my name down for round 2, although messages are very confusing with everyone having a different version of the process.

Anyway job hunting can be a bit less of a gamble if you are clear and about what you want and don’t want and work closely with just one or two consultants in achieving that aim. To choose the right partner in your search ask your consultant  them what they think is the likelihood of finding a suitable role realistically and whether they think it is worth using other resources.

It’s been an up and down few weeks and this is probably because new hiring budgets have kicked in April 2011 and there have been quite a few bank holidays since then. We think the job market is back on track now and much busier however companies are still being extremely picky about who they hire.