Recession Cafe

1. 5 jobs 2000 applicants
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How bad does it have to get?  and this was at MacDonalds, things are going from bad to worse

2. Absolutely nothing
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Thought the job market was quiet, well now it has died a death  ...

3. Finally given up on UK
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Well peeps, Ive gone and done it and moved to Asia, where there are still opportunities to get employment.  Good luck in your job hunt although I fear you will still be searching well into 2010  ...

4. Annoyed!
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Yet another job slips through my hands because I'm "too experienced" and will "get bored" My God all I want to do is work, surely they should get as much experience as they can afford! ...

5. Better than you
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I've a new philosophy on job hunting, there is always someone better than you, unfortunately they always seem to go for the same jobs as me! lol ...

6. Job done
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Friend of mine been out of work for 6 months, had no interviews for 3 months got a job last week :) Just goes to prove there are some jobs out there, he had fisrt interview and 2nd day after - job offer ...

7. Nothing!
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nowt to apply for :( Im going on holiday and stuff the job centre signing on malaky  ...

8. Recruiting season over?
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well it never really got going, there are no jobs to apply for, unless you want to wait tables ...

9. Making money from the unemployed
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I keep getting emails from firms or people who want me to pay to circulate my CV.  Surely we can apply for jobs we want ourselves, I know I certainly apply to many jobs each day and that costs me ...

10. Picking up?
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Not sure about anyone else but are there signs of improvement in the job market? Im getting a few things through now, last month was a wash out ...

11. Recession breeds arrogance
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Had an interview recently and just could not believe the arrogance of the HR girlie that interviewed me.  Lots of sneering and looking down on me like a second class citizen, (I've got a job and you ...

12. Like a yo yo
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There seem to be a rush of new jobs on the market via agencies, sometimes more than a few in a day, Oooo I get soooo excited but as usual they all come to nothing.  This is usually followed by a period ...

13. More jobs?
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Is it me or are there a few more vacancies coming up now, perhaps its just a blip? I wonder how many are "real" jobs and how many are ficticious?  Oh well, at least I something to apply ...

14. Back to school
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Well today is my last day of job hunting, Im putting me search on hold as I start my course next week, not that there was much point searching for something that doesnt exist ..... a bit like looking ...

15. Wow!
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An interview at last, for a good job, appareantly they had over 300 appliactions and I got shortlisted for interview  ...

16. Last week of work
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My last day next Friday, I cannot believe the lack of jobs, however, Im a bit suspicious about many excuses from recruiters that say Im too experienced or too senior, surely that's a benefit to the potential ...

17. Job - not back from the dead
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Or should I say its died again, the one I thought had come back to life has disappeared again, two more calls today to say the opportunities had been cut.  Perhaps I should start "qualifying" ...

18. Still no jobs
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I was getting quite a few calls from recruitment agents and at least 2 or 3 interciews a week up until last week, its like the whole world has shut down, whats going on?  Im just applying for scraps ...

19. Job - back from the dead
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Interesting call today, Ive secured an interview next week for a job that I was in th eframe for back at Christmas, thought it had died a death but apparently not, its now back on, not exactly the sign ...

20. No actress
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... of going for jobs that I don't really want - waste of time and energy so now, I'm just going for jobs that I actually want to do.  I know that you might say that beggars can't be choosers but I'm ...