requesting job seach tips
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hi all does any one have any good job seach tips? it's been way too long since I've had work.
Take a look at my corner of the net at Code Research Center
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hi all does any one have any good job seach tips? it's been way too long since I've had work.
Take a look at my corner of the net at Code Research Center
The lottery. Call a recruiter, pretend to be his friend, and take whatever contract is available in your city at the trifling wages recruiters are willing to part with, then hone your search skills while you have cash, network, network, network, and dump them when a better opportunity comes along.
Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. 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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hi all does any one have any good job seach tips? it's been way too long since I've had work.
Take a look at my corner of the net at Code Research Center
You can search all you like, but there are no worthwhile jobs available; it's all web crap. Actually I think the problem is that the HR fool who writes the ads doesn't know what she's doing and so lists every acronym she can or simply copies someone else's ad, not knowing what the actual job requires. The perfect job for me could be out there, but I'll never know.
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You can search all you like, but there are no worthwhile jobs available; it's all web crap. Actually I think the problem is that the HR fool who writes the ads doesn't know what she's doing and so lists every acronym she can or simply copies someone else's ad, not knowing what the actual job requires. The perfect job for me could be out there, but I'll never know.
I just got a Winforms contract recently and it is everything I knew it could be. I love Winforms programming. This is the first contract I have truly enjoyed in YEARS! HR is crap. If I have to interview HR to get a position I am not interested. IMHO HR should exist to facilitate and not hinder the process. All that a good HR department really does is facilitate hiring inside the box thinkers that will blindly follow poor process. ... I wonder how many of the individuals in the news making 6 figure bonus checks were hired by HR?
Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. 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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I just got a Winforms contract recently and it is everything I knew it could be. I love Winforms programming. This is the first contract I have truly enjoyed in YEARS! HR is crap. If I have to interview HR to get a position I am not interested. IMHO HR should exist to facilitate and not hinder the process. All that a good HR department really does is facilitate hiring inside the box thinkers that will blindly follow poor process. ... I wonder how many of the individuals in the news making 6 figure bonus checks were hired by HR?
Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. 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
Ray - more than likely, the big boys used an executive search firm, sort of like a sports agent :). As far as finding work, network network network. My best jobs have always come from friends calling me. Why? Because they circumvented HR for me. Call your friends, let them know you are looking for work. If your reputation is good (I'll assume it is :-\ ) then you might just land something decent. Here's the real deal. I work on a small development team. We do not have staff or patience to tolerate bad apples. Either do the work, fit in with the team, or don't apply. So when we look for people, rare these days I admit, we're very, very, very careful. I had a boss years ago tell me that if the person wasn't a good fit, we could just fire them. It isn't that easy.
Charlie Gilley Will program for food... Hurtling toward a government of the stupid, by the stupid, for the stupid we go. —Michelle Malkin This crap sandwich is all yours.... 2009 "Stimulus Bill"
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hi all does any one have any good job seach tips? it's been way too long since I've had work.
Take a look at my corner of the net at Code Research Center
Man, if you got C#/ASP.NET there should be plenty of jobs as long as you live in a decent size metro area. You might check into the .NET user groups in your area, they are ripe for job contacts. Guess you could take out a personal ad: .NET developer seeking other local .NET developers.. :)
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Man, if you got C#/ASP.NET there should be plenty of jobs as long as you live in a decent size metro area. You might check into the .NET user groups in your area, they are ripe for job contacts. Guess you could take out a personal ad: .NET developer seeking other local .NET developers.. :)
Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: Playing with Kubuntu Linux.. Thinking about Silverlight? www.SilverlightCity.com
".NET developer seeking other local .NET developers.." better state your gender preference :))
Charlie Gilley Will program for food... Hurtling toward a government of the stupid, by the stupid, for the stupid we go. —Michelle Malkin This crap sandwich is all yours.... 2009 "Stimulus Bill"
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".NET developer seeking other local .NET developers.." better state your gender preference :))
Charlie Gilley Will program for food... Hurtling toward a government of the stupid, by the stupid, for the stupid we go. —Michelle Malkin This crap sandwich is all yours.... 2009 "Stimulus Bill"
Yeah, check out your ports and sockets!
------------------------------------ "Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers. I despair for the future." Socrates 400BC
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Man, if you got C#/ASP.NET there should be plenty of jobs as long as you live in a decent size metro area. You might check into the .NET user groups in your area, they are ripe for job contacts. Guess you could take out a personal ad: .NET developer seeking other local .NET developers.. :)
Rocky <>< Recent Blog Post: Playing with Kubuntu Linux.. Thinking about Silverlight? www.SilverlightCity.com
Must be female and hot. ...Why do I suddenly hear crickets chirping?
Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. 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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Must be female and hot. ...Why do I suddenly hear crickets chirping?
Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. 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
Or doors creaking and you can see tumbleweeds rolling. I've always wondered at the lack of hot girls (not including their minds, that's a different story) in science and engineering. When I was an undergrad, any girl with a visual rating above 6 was certainly not studying anything scientific.
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Or doors creaking and you can see tumbleweeds rolling. I've always wondered at the lack of hot girls (not including their minds, that's a different story) in science and engineering. When I was an undergrad, any girl with a visual rating above 6 was certainly not studying anything scientific.
If the post was helpful, please vote! Current activities: Book: Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?
Thankfully there are all us hot guys, so they should come running soon! (Nurse, Nurse! My medication seems to be running low...)
------------------------------------ "Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers. I despair for the future." Socrates 400BC
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I just got a Winforms contract recently and it is everything I knew it could be. I love Winforms programming. This is the first contract I have truly enjoyed in YEARS! HR is crap. If I have to interview HR to get a position I am not interested. IMHO HR should exist to facilitate and not hinder the process. All that a good HR department really does is facilitate hiring inside the box thinkers that will blindly follow poor process. ... I wonder how many of the individuals in the news making 6 figure bonus checks were hired by HR?
Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. 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
WinForms would be fine, but I prefer Windows Services, database, and system integration -- shuffling data around in the background, as I've been doing for fifteen years. Unfortunately, not many companies seem to need that, or don't realize they do, or list unrelated requirements for the position for no apparent reason. My last job was ideal... until they realized that I had finished the project and laid me off. On the bright side, I'm going over there today to get the specs for a new project. :cool: On a side note; I recall you were asking about sturdy keyboards a while back. I have since bought an IBM 101-key keyboard[^] through ebay (new in box), it was assembled in 1997 (I think) and is significantly heavier than the keyboard I had been using. It's not clicky, but the keys do seem a little stiffer than others I've used recently.
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WinForms would be fine, but I prefer Windows Services, database, and system integration -- shuffling data around in the background, as I've been doing for fifteen years. Unfortunately, not many companies seem to need that, or don't realize they do, or list unrelated requirements for the position for no apparent reason. My last job was ideal... until they realized that I had finished the project and laid me off. On the bright side, I'm going over there today to get the specs for a new project. :cool: On a side note; I recall you were asking about sturdy keyboards a while back. I have since bought an IBM 101-key keyboard[^] through ebay (new in box), it was assembled in 1997 (I think) and is significantly heavier than the keyboard I had been using. It's not clicky, but the keys do seem a little stiffer than others I've used recently.
I bet it's nice with no GD Windows key in the way.
Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. 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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hi all does any one have any good job seach tips? it's been way too long since I've had work.
Take a look at my corner of the net at Code Research Center
Number 1 on your priority list should be to get a spell-checker "requesting job seach tips". :-D
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Or doors creaking and you can see tumbleweeds rolling. I've always wondered at the lack of hot girls (not including their minds, that's a different story) in science and engineering. When I was an undergrad, any girl with a visual rating above 6 was certainly not studying anything scientific.
If the post was helpful, please vote! Current activities: Book: Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov Project: Hospital Automation, final stage Learning: Image analysis, LINQ Now and forever, defiant to the end. What is Multiple Sclerosis[^]?
Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:
When I was an undergrad, any girl with a visual rating above 6 was certainly not studying anything scientific.
When I was an undergrad, guys around any girl with a visual rating above 6 were certainly not studying anything scientific. :laugh:
Cheers, Vikram.
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Carpe Diem.
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hi all does any one have any good job seach tips? it's been way too long since I've had work.
Take a look at my corner of the net at Code Research Center
JeffCirceo wrote:
does any one have any good job seach tips?
Sure. Avoid recruiters if you can, since they are almost invariably scum. Building your network of contacts (e.g. LinkedIn, ACCU, BCS etc.) can also help if you hit on the right people (who are invariably not recruiters...). Good luck! :rose:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
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Yeah, check out your ports and sockets!
------------------------------------ "Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food and tyrannize their teachers. I despair for the future." Socrates 400BC
Wow, that would be a terrible socket exception to have to catch. They all apply :p #define WSAEWOULDBLOCK (WSABASEERR+35) #define WSAEINPROGRESS (WSABASEERR+36) #define WSAEALREADY (WSABASEERR+37) #define WSAENOTSOCK (WSABASEERR+38) #define WSAEDESTADDRREQ (WSABASEERR+39) #define WSAEMSGSIZE (WSABASEERR+40) #define WSAEPROTOTYPE (WSABASEERR+41) #define WSAENOPROTOOPT (WSABASEERR+42) #define WSAEPROTONOSUPPORT (WSABASEERR+43) #define WSAESOCKTNOSUPPORT (WSABASEERR+44) #define WSAEOPNOTSUPP (WSABASEERR+45) #define WSAEPFNOSUPPORT (WSABASEERR+46) #define WSAEAFNOSUPPORT (WSABASEERR+47) #define WSAEADDRINUSE (WSABASEERR+48) #define WSAEADDRNOTAVAIL (WSABASEERR+49) #define WSAENETDOWN (WSABASEERR+50) #define WSAENETUNREACH (WSABASEERR+51) #define WSAENETRESET (WSABASEERR+52) #define WSAECONNABORTED (WSABASEERR+53) #define WSAECONNRESET (WSABASEERR+54) #define WSAENOBUFS (WSABASEERR+55) #define WSAEISCONN (WSABASEERR+56) #define WSAENOTCONN (WSABASEERR+57) #define WSAESHUTDOWN (WSABASEERR+58) #define WSAETOOMANYREFS (WSABASEERR+59) #define WSAETIMEDOUT (WSABASEERR+60) #define WSAECONNREFUSED (WSABASEERR+61) #define WSAELOOP (WSABASEERR+62) #define WSAENAMETOOLONG (WSABASEERR+63) #define WSAEHOSTDOWN (WSABASEERR+64) #define WSAEHOSTUNREACH (WSABASEERR+65) #define WSAENOTEMPTY (WSABASEERR+66) #define WSAEUSERS (WSABASEERR+68) #define WSAEDQUOT (WSABASEERR+69) #define WSAESTALE (WSABASEERR+70) #define WSAEREMOTE (WSABASEERR+71)
Need custom software developed? I do C# development and consulting all over the United States. 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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hi all does any one have any good job seach tips? it's been way too long since I've had work.
Take a look at my corner of the net at Code Research Center
Resumes and Cover letters are a pain. Everyone has an opinion and no right answers ( as HR and IT that are hiring all use different tactics). one thing that is important (least I've seen) is listing what you have achived or done at previous job. Shows you used some skills at the previous place. I find IT interview with an HR personal to be gentler as they don't quiz you like an IT manager would ( with having the experience and the knowledge).
///////////////// Thus spake the master programmer: ``A well-written program is its own heaven; a poorly-written program is its own hell.''
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JeffCirceo wrote:
does any one have any good job seach tips?
Sure. Avoid recruiters if you can, since they are almost invariably scum. Building your network of contacts (e.g. LinkedIn, ACCU, BCS etc.) can also help if you hit on the right people (who are invariably not recruiters...). Good luck! :rose:
Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"
I have had mixed results with recruiters. on the plus side they tend to be my higher paying jobs then the non recruiters. the down side is they were sometimes short. :/ my Current company is the equalvent of a M*A*S*H unit minus the Martini set, house coat, and shelling. (mmm Martini ..) so the middle ground of a full time but being contracted out. weeee :omg:
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
JeffCirceo wrote: does any one have any good job seach tips? Sure. Avoid recruiters if you can, since they are almost invariably scum. Building your network of contacts (e.g. LinkedIn, ACCU, BCS etc.) can also help if you hit on the right people (who are invariably not recruiters...). Good luck!
///////////////// Thus spake the master programmer: ``A well-written program is its own heaven; a poorly-written program is its own hell.''
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hi all does any one have any good job seach tips? it's been way too long since I've had work.
Take a look at my corner of the net at Code Research Center
Sneak into a big universitie's Job fair... although the Career Dev group of the U tells the students to put their student ID on the resume and informs the companies of this, I doubt they (the company) would through a shiny resume of a possible super start away just because it was lacking the student ID at the bottom... I mean sometimes the students just forget or dont know they are suppose to do that. Anyways, if you live in a big city go to the fairs. Although I am guessing most are done for this semester, but you never know unless you check.