How long does it usually take you to find a new job?

IsaacAY_0510

monkey-fingers said:

IsaacAY_0510 said:

Brie said:

you've missed out "I don't quit/leave before I've got a new job lined up"

I should’ve added “after a contract ends or redundancy” lol 
My contract ended 6 mths ago and i am still job hunting. Tough job market.

Go join the Reddit contracting board.
It's awful out there. Mate of mine has just gone 8 months and got a 3 month contract which has little chance of renewal.

If you can find something perm, take it and ride it out.

Thanks for the tip. I’ll check it out. Yeah, it really is tough out there at the moment. Hopefully something sticks soon.

IsaacAY_0510

Marcon said:

Not sure this poll is going to be any help to you. Given that so much depends on individual circumstances, what use will the findings be? They'll either depress you needlessly, or give you false hope - neither of which will help you get that elusive next job.

I very much hope you succeed soon and that the New Year kicks off on a much brighter and more positive note for you.

 fingers crossed the New Year brings better momentum. 

monkey-fingers

1–3 months

MyRealNameToo said:

Emmia said:
In general it's often easier to find a new job, when you already have a job.

As a contractor in principle it's easier to find a new gig having immediately finished a role. 95% of time people want someone yesterday which is why they are going to the contract market and any notice period can be a negative, particularly anything over 2 weeks

I'm in a sticky situation. My client doesn't actually have much for me to do right now because they're in legal battles with their supplier.

So do I look for something else, and potentially burn bridges, or sit it out.

At this stage, they're paying me and haven't asked me to take time off. But I'm not getting involved if they stand me down for a month or more - I'll walk away at that point.

TELLIT01

Without knowing the type of job being applied for and the skillset of the applicant it's impossible to answer.  If in a high demand sector I would expect finding a job to be faster than in a niche market.

MyRealNameToo

monkey-fingers said:

IsaacAY_0510 said:

Brie said:

you've missed out "I don't quit/leave before I've got a new job lined up"

I should’ve added “after a contract ends or redundancy” lol 
My contract ended 6 mths ago and i am still job hunting. Tough job market.

Go join the Reddit contracting board.
It's awful out there. Mate of mine has just gone 8 months and got a 3 month contract which has little chance of renewal.

If you can find something perm, take it and ride it out.

Nows not a good time of the year to be looking but despite that I have managed to land two offers in the space of 3 weeks since notice was served. One at my normal day rate, one on an inside basis with a 20% uplift to compensate. 

Landing jobs is ultimately a skill in its own right and has little correlation to your ability in the job (in my opinion). I equally know other guys who've been unable to secure anything for over 6 months and I wouldnt claim to be any better than them, indeed one charges a good bit less than I do and the other has cut their rate to something similar to try and win work. 

IsaacAY_0510 said:

monkey-fingers said:

IsaacAY_0510 said:

Brie said:

you've missed out "I don't quit/leave before I've got a new job lined up"

I should’ve added “after a contract ends or redundancy” lol 
My contract ended 6 mths ago and i am still job hunting. Tough job market.

Go join the Reddit contracting board.
It's awful out there. Mate of mine has just gone 8 months and got a 3 month contract which has little chance of renewal.

If you can find something perm, take it and ride it out.

Thanks for the tip. I’ll check it out. Yeah, it really is tough out there at the moment. Hopefully something sticks soon.

Its not a tip, its just telling you were other people are complaining. 

monkey-fingers said:

MyRealNameToo said:

Emmia said:
In general it's often easier to find a new job, when you already have a job.

As a contractor in principle it's easier to find a new gig having immediately finished a role. 95% of time people want someone yesterday which is why they are going to the contract market and any notice period can be a negative, particularly anything over 2 weeks

I'm in a sticky situation. My client doesn't actually have much for me to do right now because they're in legal battles with their supplier.

So do I look for something else, and potentially burn bridges, or sit it out.

At this stage, they're paying me and haven't asked me to take time off. But I'm not getting involved if they stand me down for a month or more - I'll walk away at that point.

Hopefully next year improves things for you but it's generally mid-late feb for the market to pick up again, at least in my sphere. 

(Un)fortunately Im a bit of jack of all trades/master of none, so tend to get pulled into all sorts of weird and wonderful things like supplier disputes so normally there are things I can get my hands dirty with. Got a good 9 months work out of the "unintended consequences" of a demerger when a bunch of commercial customers argued they were owed millions because they believed it triggered the "change of control" clauses of their contracts.