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Cass Clothier

For a while now I have been searching for a job.  In my search I have encountered the good, the bad and the downright awful with regards to both internal recruitment and agencies.  I have jumped through hoops, (even agreeing to be interviewed via Skype whilst on holiday) for a role where the company were insistent that they wanted candidates interviewed by a certain time.   I have participated in doing numerous aptitude tests for a role that turned out to be a different/ more senior role than I was briefed on (this has happened more times than should be), to being asked, several times whether I want to be put forward for a job with no job description and then being advised that I don't have the right experience etc etc. And what could probably loosely be described as 'ghosting' having a conversation about a role at length and being promised an interview/being told that I have been put forward to the next stage and then never hearing from the recruiter again...

A consultant from an agency I spoke to recently said that over the last couple of years, employers are being 'extra choosy' in a way that he himself hadnt experienced in his 20 odd year career.

At the moment, my CV shows a lot of contract work - at one time this wasnt considered a bad thing.  Now, I have been advised that some employers are less likely to look at prospective candidates because of this...

In all my years of job searching I have never ever known it be this bad.....  I certainly thought that investing in myself and self funding for HRM qualification would be more appealing to employers also but I wonder whether this actually makes me in their eyes ineligible for roles that would/should otherwise be at my level

Has or is anyone else experiencing this?  Some agencies maintain it is Brexit related, others say this is a myth - any thoughts on this?

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  • Hi Cass,

    For me working in the security industry, my recruitment is bound by BS 7858 which means you need to obtain references from each employment, and any gaps of employment are verified by proof i.e DWP letter.

    When shortlisting applicants, part of my criteria is would I be able to successfully screen the candidate, (looking at their history, gaps etc) this is because without successful screening and vetting being achieved in the first 12 weeks of employment, employment would cease.
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    Hi Katie

    Thank you for your response.  I understand some industries are regulated and need definitive explanations on gaps, in fact most employers want to understand the reasons, I certainly did.. - in these instances I outlined,  I was advised that prospective employer would not consider the cv because of the gaps and that the brief being given was that they did not want to be forwarded such CV's

    But this is a small part of the overall picture in terms of the experience of job hunting to be honest....

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  • in reply to Katie

    Hi Katie

    Thank you for your response.  I understand some industries are regulated and need definitive explanations on gaps, in fact most employers want to understand the reasons, I certainly did.. - in these instances I outlined,  I was advised that prospective employer would not consider the cv because of the gaps and that the brief being given was that they did not want to be forwarded such CV's

    But this is a small part of the overall picture in terms of the experience of job hunting to be honest....

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