Hardly better here. A few years ago recruiters were begging me to go on interviews and ... sometimes providing recordings with the interview questions, wink wink :) Well OK, it didn't happen for serious "product" companies, but outsourcing was largely a scam where all the company cared was showing headcount, I honestly don't know how the whole system worked and mostly why, never did outsourcing, only "product". At least we're getting rid of those leeches now.
Two years ago shit hit the fan here too, I was laid off along with the entire team (some 150 people) when the US company closed the office. Without wasting a second I applied to jobs on LinkedId and sure enough I got a few interviews. Got an offer, was contemplating "should I take it or not.." when the hiring manager told me, "better hurry up coze it's not like we have a lack of candidates". Again, a few years ago there 2-3-10 people applying for a job. So I took a look on LinkedIn and saw "100 people already applied for this job", therefore I made my mind in an instant and accepted the offer.
Ever since I haven't seen anything but "100 people already applied for this job", with layoffs left and right (those who outsourced for German companies are hit the worst). We got two people leave to other companies (it still happens), so they posted job openings, interviewed people, chose the candidates to be hired but ... waiting approval for sending the actual offer. It's been a month and still waiting ... imagine what the candidates on the receiving end feels. Those who got the "you're great, we're hiring you!" message post-interviews.
It's a shit market and I don't expect it to recover anytime soon.
Two years ago shit hit the fan here too, I was laid off along with the entire team (some 150 people) when the US company closed the office. Without wasting a second I applied to jobs on LinkedId and sure enough I got a few interviews. Got an offer, was contemplating "should I take it or not.." when the hiring manager told me, "better hurry up coze it's not like we have a lack of candidates". Again, a few years ago there 2-3-10 people applying for a job. So I took a look on LinkedIn and saw "100 people already applied for this job", therefore I made my mind in an instant and accepted the offer.
Ever since I haven't seen anything but "100 people already applied for this job", with layoffs left and right (those who outsourced for German companies are hit the worst). We got two people leave to other companies (it still happens), so they posted job openings, interviewed people, chose the candidates to be hired but ... waiting approval for sending the actual offer. It's been a month and still waiting ... imagine what the candidates on the receiving end feels. Those who got the "you're great, we're hiring you!" message post-interviews.
It's a shit market and I don't expect it to recover anytime soon.