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    Michael Bookatz
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    So it's a new year and the UK is out of the recension. Thought I'd ask what people's experience of the job market at the moment is? Thanks

    Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [10/Jan/2010] 99.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 19.7 to go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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      So it's a new year and the UK is out of the recension. Thought I'd ask what people's experience of the job market at the moment is? Thanks

      Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [10/Jan/2010] 99.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 19.7 to go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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      Dave Parker
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      No different to normal really. My place is still trying to find developers, unsuccessfully, and I'm still being bombarded with emails / calls from agencies asking if I'm available. Unfortunately the pay is also no different to normal and the hours over the past few years, if anything, have increased. :(

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      • M Michael Bookatz

        So it's a new year and the UK is out of the recension. Thought I'd ask what people's experience of the job market at the moment is? Thanks

        Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [10/Jan/2010] 99.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 19.7 to go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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        R Giskard Reventlov
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        Appears to be getting better. I have noticed a marked upswing in the number of annoying calls I get from not-a-clue agents. Money slightly improving, by the looks of things (contract).

        me, me, me

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          No different to normal really. My place is still trying to find developers, unsuccessfully, and I'm still being bombarded with emails / calls from agencies asking if I'm available. Unfortunately the pay is also no different to normal and the hours over the past few years, if anything, have increased. :(

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          R Giskard Reventlov
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          Dave Parker wrote:

          hours over the past few years, if anything, have increased.

          If you're a contractor don't you get the hours set in the contract? I've done that since some moron came up with the bright idea of 'day rate'.

          me, me, me

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          • M Michael Bookatz

            So it's a new year and the UK is out of the recension. Thought I'd ask what people's experience of the job market at the moment is? Thanks

            Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [10/Jan/2010] 99.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 19.7 to go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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            phannon86
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            My girlfriend was made redundant this week (not software related though, totally different), and I'm about to fire off my CV to places tonight because the rent is too high for one paycheque around here, amongst other reasons, though my job here is secure. So hopefully it's looking good for me at least, get a better job with, fingers crossed, better pay and cheaper area.

            He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

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            • M Michael Bookatz

              So it's a new year and the UK is out of the recension. Thought I'd ask what people's experience of the job market at the moment is? Thanks

              Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [10/Jan/2010] 99.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 19.7 to go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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              Tom Deketelaere
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              (Not UK so don't know if your interested ;P ) It would seem that here (Belgium) the recession is going to go on for a bit longer. Calls from job agency's have stopped over the last couple months and in the overall picture another 10.000 jobs are going to go out the window in the next couple months (GM closing a factory) so not out of the woods yet. (And is till have to get my promised pay-raise)

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              • M Michael Bookatz

                So it's a new year and the UK is out of the recension. Thought I'd ask what people's experience of the job market at the moment is? Thanks

                Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [10/Jan/2010] 99.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 19.7 to go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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                Rage
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                In France or Germany, quite bad.

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                • R R Giskard Reventlov

                  Dave Parker wrote:

                  hours over the past few years, if anything, have increased.

                  If you're a contractor don't you get the hours set in the contract? I've done that since some moron came up with the bright idea of 'day rate'.

                  me, me, me

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                  Dave Parker
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                  Haven't ever contracted (maybe I should?), I work full time.

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                  • R R Giskard Reventlov

                    Appears to be getting better. I have noticed a marked upswing in the number of annoying calls I get from not-a-clue agents. Money slightly improving, by the looks of things (contract).

                    me, me, me

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                    MidwestLimey
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                    digital man wrote:

                    I have noticed a marked upswing in the number of annoying calls I get from not-a-clue agents

                    Ditto here in the Midwest, though earnings still down from '08 as far as I can tell. On the otherhand having seen the recent difficulty of finding a decent software eng. I suspect the market place is getting tight again.

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                    • M Michael Bookatz

                      So it's a new year and the UK is out of the recension. Thought I'd ask what people's experience of the job market at the moment is? Thanks

                      Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [10/Jan/2010] 99.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 19.7 to go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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                      CalvinHobbies
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                      I know this was more intended to the UK crowd. however on the canadian side: I find that recruiters and HR are still using the recession ( which is on a tail end) as an excuse. I like to think of the current job scene in Alberta as a "possum" market.

                      ///////////////// Groucho Marx Those are my principles, if you don't like them… I have others.

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                      • M Michael Bookatz

                        So it's a new year and the UK is out of the recension. Thought I'd ask what people's experience of the job market at the moment is? Thanks

                        Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [10/Jan/2010] 99.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 19.7 to go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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                        0x3c0
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                        hopingToCode wrote:

                        the UK is out of the recension

                        Just to point out, we've only grown by 0.1%. There's every possibility that there's just been a slight bump in the stock markets for some reason.

                        OSDev :)

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                          So it's a new year and the UK is out of the recension. Thought I'd ask what people's experience of the job market at the moment is? Thanks

                          Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [10/Jan/2010] 99.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 19.7 to go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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                          Lost User
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                          After a couple of years recruitment has started to open up at our place again so :)

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                            I know this was more intended to the UK crowd. however on the canadian side: I find that recruiters and HR are still using the recession ( which is on a tail end) as an excuse. I like to think of the current job scene in Alberta as a "possum" market.

                            ///////////////// Groucho Marx Those are my principles, if you don't like them… I have others.

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                            Dan Neely
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                            NightJammer wrote:

                            I like to think of the current job scene in Alberta as a "possum" market.

                            Splattered with bloody tire tracks?

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                              So it's a new year and the UK is out of the recension. Thought I'd ask what people's experience of the job market at the moment is? Thanks

                              Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [10/Jan/2010] 99.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 19.7 to go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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                              Dario Solera
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                              A friend of mine has recently graduated (IT related) and he receives 2 to 4 calls a week here in Italy.

                              If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Photos/CP Flickr Group - ScrewTurn Wiki v3

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                              • M Michael Bookatz

                                So it's a new year and the UK is out of the recension. Thought I'd ask what people's experience of the job market at the moment is? Thanks

                                Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [10/Jan/2010] 99.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 19.7 to go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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                                Ennis Ray Lynch Jr
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                                Plenty of places looking to hire but none have decided to pay any money. Money lags behind the demand a bit.

                                Need custom software developed? I do custom programming based primarily on MS tools with an emphasis on C# development and consulting. A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." --Stephen Crane

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                                  No different to normal really. My place is still trying to find developers, unsuccessfully, and I'm still being bombarded with emails / calls from agencies asking if I'm available. Unfortunately the pay is also no different to normal and the hours over the past few years, if anything, have increased. :(

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                                  Bassam Saoud
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                                  Are you looking for UK citizens or willing to "sponsor" foriegn worker? * sponsor is the term used here in the US

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                                    Are you looking for UK citizens or willing to "sponsor" foriegn worker? * sponsor is the term used here in the US

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                                    Dave Parker
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                                    No idea tbh I'm not really involved in it.

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                                      No idea tbh I'm not really involved in it.

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                                      Bassam Saoud
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                                      Thanks - I had a friend who fits that situation.

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                                      • M Michael Bookatz

                                        So it's a new year and the UK is out of the recension. Thought I'd ask what people's experience of the job market at the moment is? Thanks

                                        Weight loss Target Weight at start [1/Feb/2009] 127kg Weight now [10/Jan/2010] 99.7kg Target weight : 80kg Only 19.7 to go hope to be there by March Wish me luck!

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                                        The Sky Winner
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                                        All the best in losing some more Kgs... I am also in the queue to lose weight, would like to hear more on how your schedule for diet and exercise look like. Thanks, Snehal

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