Job scene in April

Hi Forum,

I came to the UK under the impression that there are a lot of jobs starting the first week of feb. However, I found the response very lukewarm.

Now I hear people saying that April is when there are maximum jobs as it is the start of a new financial year.

Can senior member please comment if this is true, and can it be relied upon while assuming that there will be more and better job opportunities in April first week onwards?

Looking forward to expert comments.

Regards
InUkOnHsmp

it doesnt matter, any time is a good time or bad time.

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The profession you are seeking work in and the location are pretty important.

There are many factors that determine how many jobs are available, including performance of the economy.

Also, your methods of looking for work will have a big impact on how many available positions you locate.

Jobs being available at a certain time of year really doesn't have much logic behind it. In the first months of a fiscal year there may be a small bump due to new budgets. That will depend upon the above factors (economy, etc.).

There can be declines at certain times .. Christmas season for example. The jobs may be available, but people aren't very focused on interviewing unless there is some emergency.

Also, at the end of a fiscal cycle, when there is surplus budget to spend, there may be a bump.

As you see, it really depends upon the companies doing the hiring, their budgets, and their economic performance.


So, all year is pretty much a good time to be searching. Your search methods will be one of your largest factors determining your success.

the Admin

Hi InUkOnHSMP,
My personal opinion..the job market will get worse in the days to come.
The impact of US downturn has been felt slightly till now in UK and full impact is yet to be unleashed.
The companies which are trimming their work-force in US can anytime start the same in UK too(remember the CTC to a company in $ terms is much more in UK).

But this shouldn't deter you. The UK market is much more stable as compared to US and there always are opportunities.

By the way, what do you work on?

NShar1

Hi,

Site Admin, SYH and nshar1 thanks for your response.

I work on C++ Unix and have around 4 years of experience in this skillset, and overall 5 and a half years of IT experience.

Site admin: I am interested in knowing about the job scene in London.

Any other comments?

Regards

Looks like there is a down turn round the corner....I am not trying to discourage you guys, who are coming to UK..But have practical expectations..You will have to be patient and need some moeny to fall back on..UK can be expensive ,and with out a job money seems to run out faster...

yes true ...but are we talking about any concrete figures or indices

to look for , which will indicate the impact of US recession in UK ?

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Note that I'm located in RÄ«ga, Latvija.

My knowledge of the UK market is quite thin. As a former IT person and university lecturer in the U.S., I can only speak in more general terms based upon my experiences and general knowledge of current news.

http://www.workpermit.com is affiliated with http://www.sybersolve.com, which is a company that provides technical & IT service in the UK. They might be an excellent contact since they are always recruiting.

I notice the website is down as I type this, but we're working on getting it back online right now. We migrated servers overnight .. so there's still a few loose ends that need to be tied up.

the Admin

What about summer and after when fresh graduates enter the job market? Wouldn't that have some impact on one's chances of getting a job?

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