New competition

Who has the most complicated, time-wasting online application process?

It's a heavy field  and seems to be getting worse every day.

And today I had to go through a tortuous site and upon hitting apply was then, and only then, told that the job had been filled.

Suddenly ...

Rather paradoxically the job market in Germany increases in activity just before the start of the New Year. Which is not convenient as people here tend to be on holiday. This applies to the recruiters and those applying.

In my case I will be in England although I am still reachable. Even first interviews, near me in Munich, tend to be by phone.

Today I applied for three jobs.

Let's talk

Although I live in quite a conservative area of Europe sometimes ... well sometimes I can't be as formal as usual.

This morning I applied for a job with a fintech company. They wanted to know my salary requirements so I wrote in the email:

"... My desired salary is between [lots of money] and [lots more money] but let's talk."

Let's see how this comes across.

Updated

I've finally updated my c.v. to reflect that I have founded a startup.

It was a balance between:

• showing that I have been busy and productive this past year
• not giving the impression that I'm focussed on the startup and do not want to work for anyone else.