800,000 UK Jobs advertised in Europe

de_g.

andygb wrote: »

So why have I, as a 55 year old, well educated male, with a solid 35 years job experience, not had any replies/feedback from any jobs which I have applied for on the site in the last two years?
I also find it very strange, that the number of vacancies has risen from some 450,000 to over 800,000 - as an accountant, I would hate to put that down to "creative statistics".

If you compare like either like (say, for sake of argument, the ONS figures) there are currently (Apr-Jun 13) 529,000 vacancies in the UK job market. As has rightly been pointed out, there's plenty of nonexistent jobs advertised, and I fail to see how a system like this would be able to vet all 1.4m vacancies.

dktreesea

andygb wrote: »

So why have I, as a 55 year old, well educated male, with a solid 35 years job experience, not had any replies/feedback from any jobs which I have applied for on the site in the last two years?
I also find it very strange, that the number of vacancies has risen from some 450,000 to over 800,000 - as an accountant, I would hate to put that down to "creative statistics".

For the rest of Europe it's hard to get a professional job unless you speak the language fluently. London is no different on that score. It's just that many professional people based in Europe speak fluent English. But why not look further afield, to places like the Middle East? Or even work for an NGO somewhere? The pay for NGOs is usually terrible, but they do provide accommodation, a change of scene and can be quite interesting work.