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To think the job market is awful at the moment?

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AutumnNightss · 08/10/2024 12:46

I recently got made redundant from my job. I have been applying to lots of roles and I haven't heard anything back from any of them. I work in the pharma industry and I have never known it to be like this. Previously, I would be able to apply to 5 jobs and hear back from all 5 within a couple of days with interviews lined up. I'd have recruiters constantly reaching out to be on LinkedIn as it was a candidate's market.

This time around, I've applied to so many jobs and have heard absolutely nothing back from any of them. There are barely any jobs being posted to apply for in the first place. I know how to write a CV and cover letter and tailor it to the job specification, I've got good experience. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong.

Is anyone else finding it the same at the moment?

OP posts:
Dunkou · 08/02/2025 07:29

Pharma is really tough at the moment.

Minniemetro · 08/02/2025 00:32

...I meant 'last half of 2024' - it's been a long time.

Minniemetro · 08/02/2025 00:28

Yes - my DH is a senior software engineer with a couple of decades of experience, as a team lead as well. He was made redundant April 2023 and still hasn't been successful in securing a full-time job.

He has sent out over 200 applications, rarely hears back, gets outright rejections when in the past he'd have no trouble at all getting interviews and offers. Has been through around 15- 20 multi-round interviews and been pipped at the post by 'a candidate who matched our tech stack exactly' or similar reasons.

I have noticed there are now a few more jobs around than in the last half of 2023, so things might be picking up a little in his sector. Trouble is, a lot of his type of work has moved abroad due to the unmentionable 'B' word.

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