Job poll

[duncs500]

LinkedIn is so bad for that, I get so many recruiters contacting me about roles that are a few levels below my role. Look at my profile before contacting me! I feel like it's just a numbers game for them though, there's a handful out there who actually try and place you in the right role.

[Rich B]

I had a call from a recruiter on Friday, he said he'd found my cv online and had a job for me. It sounded a bit outdated for me so I asked what job he thought i was at. It was a company that I'd left (and had gone under) in 2011.

[Gavster]

We were bought by a venture capital firm last year and as part of my new contract I was given a stake in the company. It’s not worth anything just now but in 4 or 5 years when our owners decide to move us on or go ipo, it could be worth around £40k. Could also be worth fuck all of course

I've known several people who have been given stakes in companies/startups after a funding round and none of them have benefitted financially. Definitely not worth gambling five years of discontent on the hopes of something which could be sweet fa.

[ZedLeg]

Cheers for the opinions lads, I sent a couple of CVs out last night but also had a good reminder of why working from home really works for me yesterday, so I'm still kind of on the fence

[Gavster]

You're in a good position because you don't immediately need a job, it means you have time to hold out until a really good offer lands with you.

[Beany]

You're in a good position because you don't immediately need a job, it means you have time to hold out until a really good offer lands with you.

Yup, definitely means you can decide if you're jumping from the frying pan into the fire, or out of the metaphorical fireplace. Being in a hurry to find a new job often negates that.

See what's out there I guess.

[ZedLeg]

Yeah, definitely. I got quite lucky when I started at the place I'm at, I'd quit my job in Edinburgh when I moved here and I had a little money to live on but not a lot. Managed to find this within 6 weeks of leaving my old place and it's been pretty good to me all things considered. I think I'm just wondering about the grass on the other side of the fence because of all the changes over the last 18 months.