If you've taken Christmas off from your job search you may feel today is the day to let loose the hounds.

But while some employers might take the same view, for many not much recruitment will happen until next week or later.

People are still on leave, others will come back to a work to a mess, and there will be so many meetings to take stock before fingers are pulled on new vacancies.

So don't feel disheartened if it's quieter than you hoped - instead take the time to review your strategy, check for blind spots and maybe do some of those things you'd been putting off.

Such as that first linkedin post, proactively contacting your real life network, or making sure you are findable for the jobs you want.