live2themaxuk Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Hey all thought id have a moan on here about my owes of finding a job in london. I think i had abit of a false impression that it would be easy pickings, but its a bloody PITA. CV 'Recruitment Consultant Optimised' as i put it. . with keywords all in the right places, and get quite a few phone calls, but most are offering random jobs which arnt even related to what i put down as the sector in IT im after. (Security) Ive secured only 2 interviews in 3 1/2 months of searching and applied to well over 40 jobs, but, as its all webbased now, that doesnt mean alot, just means clicking a button, which in essense, all it does is 'flag me up' to a recruitment consultant, nothing more. Any avenues i have missed that i should be going down? Anyone got decent contacts be it in firms or recruiting companies that would give me a foot up? cheers J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Dude what are your PHP and coding skills like? We are going to be recruiting here at MTV come june time for a web developer, AJAX, Flash, PHP, html and CSS skills needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_350z Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 What organisations.. banking... web hosting... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Have you tried Macdonalds in Mayfair, they need a technical Engineer to handle the tills? Just kidding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
live2themaxuk Posted May 8, 2007 Author Share Posted May 8, 2007 LOL thanks for the replys guys, unfortunetly i hung up by macdonalds badge along time ago, only ever made it to 3 stars Im not into coding/ programming at all really. Im really a 'hands on ' kinda guy, with alot of support/administration experience in Windows/Linux environments . Ive got alot on network experience also, with TCP/IP, IDS systems, firewalls, vulnerability assesments and patch managment. Ive recently done a CEH 'certified ethical hacker' course also, which has set me in good sted to specialise in a Security area which is really where i wonna be heading. Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Ive recently done a CEH 'certified ethical hacker' course Wow... i think ill keep my mouth shut from now on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim S Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Ive secured only 2 interviews in 3 1/2 months of searching and applied to well over 40 jobs, but, as its all webbased now, that doesnt mean alot, just means clicking a button, which in essense, all it does is 'flag me up' to a recruitment consultant, nothing more. I think they probably get deluged these days with email/click-to-apply CVs, so most will get binned unread. I have found in the past I was far more likely to get an interview (or just some legwork from the agent) if I followed up any application with a phone call. The phone call can also help give you a better idea of whether the job advertised is real or not. I think judging by what's expected for the money a lot of the ones on Jobserve etc. are made up. Having said that I haven't looked for a couple fo years so it may have all changed. Good luck searching! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmmackfc Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Ive recently done a CEH 'certified ethical hacker' course Wow... i think ill keep my mouth shut from now on You did you're own bit of that last week in your car did you not with that woman's dodgy wireless network Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedrush Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Ive recently done a CEH 'certified ethical hacker' course Wow... i think ill keep my mouth shut from now on You did you're own bit of that last week in your car did you not with that woman's dodgy wireless network ha ha im doing that alot lately...Sarnie you got some explaining to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiN Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Hi there, Not really offering any contacts or jobs I'm afraid, but just wondering if you had a good covering letter to complement your applications (and CV)? And if at all possible, don't use the links on the job ad to make the application - try to send an email directly to the recruiter/agency. I know for sure that Reed make a hash of your covering letter etc when you submit through their site. Also, what do you mean by "Recruitment Consultant Optimised"? I've seen a CV that has been chopped and put together by an agency, and IMO I wasn't impressed (but then again, it was specific to the agency, and for the accounting industry, so I'm not really in any position to comment too much). Back to the point of "Recruitment Consultant Optimised" - and no disrespect to recruiters in general, but from my experience, most of them are just glorified sales people. Plus, you really should tweak your CV (and covering letter) for each individual application, so that it matches the job description almost perfectly. I think the general concensus of "making an effort" and the cliche of "selling yourself" does apply - from personal experience, unless you hassle the recruitment agencies and make it known that you're perfect for the job, they'll just be distracted by other, perhaps more shiny applications. Good luck! PS. sl114 - tell me more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sl114 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 PS. sl114 - tell me more... Not much to say really, our developer is leaving so looking for a replacement come the 15th June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
live2themaxuk Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 Cheers matey, Yeah, basically, i had all my qualifications on the first page, with schools etc and training qualifications. Basically, didnt make for good reading my a tired/frustrated recuitment consultant who gets 100s of Cvs a day. Its clear now, with bulleted and bolded relevant infomation and achievements with qualifications down at the bottom. You are correct about emailing them directly. I have been doing this today and also calling them. Defo flags you up better. You are right about recruitment consultants, most of them have extremely bad ethics and moral values. Thats is unfortunelty the affect commission has on some people. . . . . i group them with estate agents. . . Some though, are very nice people. cheers Jamie Hi there, Not really offering any contacts or jobs I'm afraid, but just wondering if you had a good covering letter to complement your applications (and CV)? And if at all possible, don't use the links on the job ad to make the application - try to send an email directly to the recruiter/agency. I know for sure that Reed make a hash of your covering letter etc when you submit through their site. Also, what do you mean by "Recruitment Consultant Optimised"? I've seen a CV that has been chopped and put together by an agency, and IMO I wasn't impressed (but then again, it was specific to the agency, and for the accounting industry, so I'm not really in any position to comment too much). Back to the point of "Recruitment Consultant Optimised" - and no disrespect to recruiters in general, but from my experience, most of them are just glorified sales people. Plus, you really should tweak your CV (and covering letter) for each individual application, so that it matches the job description almost perfectly. I think the general concensus of "making an effort" and the cliche of "selling yourself" does apply - from personal experience, unless you hassle the recruitment agencies and make it known that you're perfect for the job, they'll just be distracted by other, perhaps more shiny applications. Good luck! PS. sl114 - tell me more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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