Contract is up this week. Was feeling pretty bullish about my situation & was planning on sitting tight until I found something paying a decent rate. After all, I need the cash to start offsetting the damage that the last 2 years have inflicted on my finances. Got my cv back out there & am slightly dismayed at how quiet it is. When I picked up this role back in December there was a sudden flurry of activity & I was expecting the market to be buoyant by now. There are a lot more c# .NET contracts out there than a year ago but when I filter the results in Jobserve it's apparent that most of them are IB jobs in the city for which I don't stand a cat in hell's chance of getting. Outside of this area the market looks pretty stagnant.
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It has been quite odd. The market was all a flurry in Dec and Jan but the gigs that were being touted then have all but disappeared.
At this time of year one would expect to see lots of activity as people start new projects and assemble teams for April starts, but -
Originally posted by norrahe View PostIt has been quite odd. The market was all a flurry in Dec and Jan but the gigs that were being touted then have all but disappeared.
At this time of year one would expect to see lots of activity as people start new projects and assemble teams for April starts, butKnock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostPossibly projects are on hold until after the election?Comment
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Originally posted by norrahe View PostThat's my reckoning. People are getting a tad nervous about the whole situation.Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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interesting we have quite a few C#.net devs on the go at the moment
but we are not hiring just extending the delivery timescales - maybe this is what is causing the slow market?
not sure what anyone else's views are thoughComment
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are you totally against working in an IB in london?
i'm in java (mortal enemies! civil war etc) and the market does seem to be very hot in the IB space. my experience, in the java space at least, is that a lot of people on the market (at any time, not just during the downturn) are not that good. i expect .net is the same.
at least some IBs are keen to get good tech people on board (someone has to do the work!), ideally they'd like you to have some IB experience but it's not a strict requirement.Comment
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Originally posted by facboy View Postare you totally against working in an IB in london?
i'm in java (mortal enemies! civil war etc) and the market does seem to be very hot in the IB space. my experience, in the java space at least, is that a lot of people on the market (at any time, not just during the downturn) are not that good. i expect .net is the same.
at least some IBs are keen to get good tech people on board (someone has to do the work!), ideally they'd like you to have some IB experience but it's not a strict requirement.Comment
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The IB side of things is definitely looking up, anything other than that is a tad on the dead side.Comment
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Originally posted by facboy View Postare you totally against working in an IB in london?
i'm in java (mortal enemies! civil war etc) and the market does seem to be very hot in the IB space. my experience, in the java space at least, is that a lot of people on the market (at any time, not just during the downturn) are not that good. i expect .net is the same.
at least some IBs are keen to get good tech people on board (someone has to do the work!), ideally they'd like you to have some IB experience but it's not a strict requirement.Cats are evil.Comment
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