Giz a Job!!
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Firstly - apologies for posting here - but getting DESPERATE NOW!!! Am an experienced developer (VB / C++), but was made redundent in October. Since then have been doing some .NET contracting on an informal basis for a local company, but am not keeping the wolves from the door. Have signed on with most of the agencies, been for several interviews but no joy...... Do any UK CPians know of any leads....do the usual dev stuff mainly on the front end and DB tier, but will consider anything (have even applied for a lecturing job)... If anyone wants my CV, then feel free to mail me at RichardGrimmer@hotmail.com "Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......" Christian Graus At The Soapbox
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Firstly - apologies for posting here - but getting DESPERATE NOW!!! Am an experienced developer (VB / C++), but was made redundent in October. Since then have been doing some .NET contracting on an informal basis for a local company, but am not keeping the wolves from the door. Have signed on with most of the agencies, been for several interviews but no joy...... Do any UK CPians know of any leads....do the usual dev stuff mainly on the front end and DB tier, but will consider anything (have even applied for a lecturing job)... If anyone wants my CV, then feel free to mail me at RichardGrimmer@hotmail.com "Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......" Christian Graus At The Soapbox
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On the subject of CV's, I've been advised to spruce mine up a bit. I want to do something really flashy that I can store on my web site, either for online browsing or printing. Any pointers would be appreciated.
ProffK wrote: want to do something really flashy that I can store on my web site, either for online browsing or printing. speaking as somebody who reads cv's to find prospective employees. 1. Employeers don't tend to have time to look at people's web-sites to read their cv's. And they don't tend to google for employees either. 2. Keep it simple and business like, the aim is to present a professional image. ProffK wrote: Any pointers would be appreciated. Post a link and I'll have a look at your existing CV and see if I can see why you need to "spruce" it up a bit. Michael But you know when the truth is told, That you can get what you want or you can just get old, Your're going to kick off before you even get halfway through. When will you realise... Vienna waits for you? - "The Stranger," Billy Joel
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Firstly - apologies for posting here - but getting DESPERATE NOW!!! Am an experienced developer (VB / C++), but was made redundent in October. Since then have been doing some .NET contracting on an informal basis for a local company, but am not keeping the wolves from the door. Have signed on with most of the agencies, been for several interviews but no joy...... Do any UK CPians know of any leads....do the usual dev stuff mainly on the front end and DB tier, but will consider anything (have even applied for a lecturing job)... If anyone wants my CV, then feel free to mail me at RichardGrimmer@hotmail.com "Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......" Christian Graus At The Soapbox
There are entire counties in the UK where no developer job has been advertised for years. Have you considered teacher training? You say you applied for a lecturing job? That is pretty poorly paid compared to an IT teacher. I don't know if that is relevant to your situation though. If you are getting desperate you may have to consider another career.
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There are entire counties in the UK where no developer job has been advertised for years. Have you considered teacher training? You say you applied for a lecturing job? That is pretty poorly paid compared to an IT teacher. I don't know if that is relevant to your situation though. If you are getting desperate you may have to consider another career.
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Hey, teaching is not that bad. It reminds me of green grass field and North Vancouver. norm
If you end up at a bad school the students will take out their economic deprivation on you. The test is if you can stand outside the school for 10 minutes without seeing, or being in, a fight. In the UK they give you free money to be a teacher. They do that to get good people in. That is the theory.
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There are entire counties in the UK where no developer job has been advertised for years. Have you considered teacher training? You say you applied for a lecturing job? That is pretty poorly paid compared to an IT teacher. I don't know if that is relevant to your situation though. If you are getting desperate you may have to consider another career.
dog_spawn wrote: There are entire counties in the UK where no developer job has been advertised for years. Really? That does surprise me. Can you give some examples (just so I don't end up moving there) Michael But you know when the truth is told, That you can get what you want or you can just get old, Your're going to kick off before you even get halfway through. When will you realise... Vienna waits for you? - "The Stranger," Billy Joel
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If you end up at a bad school the students will take out their economic deprivation on you. The test is if you can stand outside the school for 10 minutes without seeing, or being in, a fight. In the UK they give you free money to be a teacher. They do that to get good people in. That is the theory.
dog_spawn wrote: If you end up at a bad school the students will take out their economic deprivation on you. The test is if you can stand outside the school for 10 minutes without seeing, or being in, a fight. Sometimes it's hard to be positive isn't it? ** sigh ** norm
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Firstly - apologies for posting here - but getting DESPERATE NOW!!! Am an experienced developer (VB / C++), but was made redundent in October. Since then have been doing some .NET contracting on an informal basis for a local company, but am not keeping the wolves from the door. Have signed on with most of the agencies, been for several interviews but no joy...... Do any UK CPians know of any leads....do the usual dev stuff mainly on the front end and DB tier, but will consider anything (have even applied for a lecturing job)... If anyone wants my CV, then feel free to mail me at RichardGrimmer@hotmail.com "Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......" Christian Graus At The Soapbox
If you can make your way to Utah, I can get you an interview sometime in the next few months. Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
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Firstly - apologies for posting here - but getting DESPERATE NOW!!! Am an experienced developer (VB / C++), but was made redundent in October. Since then have been doing some .NET contracting on an informal basis for a local company, but am not keeping the wolves from the door. Have signed on with most of the agencies, been for several interviews but no joy...... Do any UK CPians know of any leads....do the usual dev stuff mainly on the front end and DB tier, but will consider anything (have even applied for a lecturing job)... If anyone wants my CV, then feel free to mail me at RichardGrimmer@hotmail.com "Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......" Christian Graus At The Soapbox
Have you checked this post[^] here on CodeProject? It looked interesting to me, but it's in the UK and the commute would be difficult. "Another day done - All targets met; all systems fully operational; all customers satisfied; all staff keen and well motivated; all pigs fed and ready to fly" - Jennie A.
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dog_spawn wrote: If you end up at a bad school the students will take out their economic deprivation on you. The test is if you can stand outside the school for 10 minutes without seeing, or being in, a fight. Sometimes it's hard to be positive isn't it? ** sigh ** norm
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dog_spawn wrote: There are entire counties in the UK where no developer job has been advertised for years. Really? That does surprise me. Can you give some examples (just so I don't end up moving there) Michael But you know when the truth is told, That you can get what you want or you can just get old, Your're going to kick off before you even get halfway through. When will you realise... Vienna waits for you? - "The Stranger," Billy Joel
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Firstly - apologies for posting here - but getting DESPERATE NOW!!! Am an experienced developer (VB / C++), but was made redundent in October. Since then have been doing some .NET contracting on an informal basis for a local company, but am not keeping the wolves from the door. Have signed on with most of the agencies, been for several interviews but no joy...... Do any UK CPians know of any leads....do the usual dev stuff mainly on the front end and DB tier, but will consider anything (have even applied for a lecturing job)... If anyone wants my CV, then feel free to mail me at RichardGrimmer@hotmail.com "Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......" Christian Graus At The Soapbox
This position[^] as an ASP .NET developer is still open. I started there in December (with no ASP .NET experience and I'm loving it :-D My blog has an entry[^] giving a few more details about the current project that you would be be starting on. Let me know if you want to know any more info or you're interested.
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Firstly - apologies for posting here - but getting DESPERATE NOW!!! Am an experienced developer (VB / C++), but was made redundent in October. Since then have been doing some .NET contracting on an informal basis for a local company, but am not keeping the wolves from the door. Have signed on with most of the agencies, been for several interviews but no joy...... Do any UK CPians know of any leads....do the usual dev stuff mainly on the front end and DB tier, but will consider anything (have even applied for a lecturing job)... If anyone wants my CV, then feel free to mail me at RichardGrimmer@hotmail.com "Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......" Christian Graus At The Soapbox
Many thanks to all - have garnered a few leads form both here and the good old Yellow Pages! Looks like I may have something in the Care sector lined up - will post an update when know more. God bless CPians one and all! "Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......" Christian Graus At The Soapbox