Recession Cafe

1. Back to the UK or not?
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I'm still on holiday, thinking about returning to the UK to look for work but everyone tells me it's worse than when I left, oh well back to the beach me thinks :) ...

2. Time out?
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Haven't posted anything for ages as Ive been taking some time out travelling and soaking up the sun .... no point looking for work when there is sod all out there. Back to the grind looking again now ...

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

4. 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  ...

5. 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! ...

6. 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 ...

7. Interview process yawn
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The current climate seems to be an excuse for really dragging out the interview process by some employers, this is all well and good now and I can see how companies are taking advantage (supply and demand) ...

8. 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 ...

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

10. Qualified :)
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well its official, Im now qualified to teach English as a second language lol, not sure where to go but anywhere but the UK is preferable, will update other usersin due course ...

11. 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 ...

12. On the Ghost Town theme
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Found this on You Tube, there are many similar all over the UK [video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuN9wbdt89I 200x200]  ...

13. Aggressive recruiters
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Had a few experiences now with recruiters being aggressive, not nice! Guardian done a piece on the same theme ...

14. Making money from the unemployed
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... nothing, whatever your circumstances avoid these leeches ...

15. 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 ...

16. 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 ...

17. What to do with the unemployed
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 sorry, couldn't resist this one lol

18. 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 ...

19. Fraid not
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nah, just more rubbish, nothing 'real' , let the search continue :( ...

20. 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 ...