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Adecco... Did l join Adecco? No... What is going on? Why am l an Adecco member? Don't think so...

This post starts with a surprise email from Adecco (UK), that "international HR company", and it made me speculate, that all the while, l was looking for work online, l was conversing with Adecco (UK). They contacted me because of regulatory changes. I have had a jaded relationship with online job portals. While l had attempted to "join" Monster from Cyprus in 2012, looking for work, all my job applications never got answered, and l stopped seeking work sometime in late 2013. After the intriguing email, l asked Adecco, l mean l had to beg Adecco to send me my profile. It contained a lot of interesting information, such as how many applications l had made (a lot...), and from where, etc... It was a pretty comprehensive profile. The profile indicated that Adecco (UK) first registered me in 2015, when l began to look for work online, through both several different Belgian and Luxembourgian website, and continued to track me when l went to Scotland, and even rec

Forgive the abscence.

Indeed it has been a while! Nearly four months, and much has taken place during those interceding months. After considerable thought, l have decided, to post a few of the events that may be of general interest. The first topic l wish to discuss concerns the untrustworthy nature of online "job adverts". The second topic l want to discuss concerns online job portals / sites, and the discovery of one that actually works! Then followed by other topics.