Back on the Hunt
Posted: Wed 8 January, 2014 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: Agency Idiocy, Business, Cynicism, Getting Organised, Own Business, Work-related |Leave a comment »With the current contract ending in two week’s time, this week marks the start of getting back into applying for new ones.
It’s not too bad a thing – and I’m so used to it, it’s just not really stressful any more – but does make me organised when it comes to keeping the CV up to date, and managing my own profile on shit like LinkedIn and (my favourite) JobServe.
I hate LinkedIn with a passion. However, it’s now the ‘go to’ site for lazy recruiters, so I kind of have to have a profile there and so on. I’ve made connections with some decent recruiters (and a whole horde of crap ones) but I don’t think I’ve ever actually got an advertised role from LinkedIn. I actually get all my jobs through either
- recruiters I’ve worked with before or
- JobServe
Still, I keep my profile on LinkedIn – I suppose one day it may be useful. I can’t really think of what kind of situation that would be, but one remains optimistic.
In the meantime, back to sending out CVs in response to ads, and dealing with recruiters with little to no clue about what the jobs actually entail, or what parts of skillset are truly relevant. Joy and happiness, be unconfined…