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?
