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Had 3 interviews after aggressively sending out my CV.
1 Contract - India based so rate was a massive issue.
2 Perm - Ok Salary - Will stop the depletion of the war chest - Good tech stacks so a chance to learn and improve.
I'm currently using the downtime to up-skill and hoping to get a couple of cloud based certifications. My main worry though is jumping into something too early and seeing the contract market booming in May / June.
A £350 p/d contract is quite hard to beat in my area with a full stack developer perm salary. So commuting to London and getting £500+ would be worth waiting for.
Finally, have to agree about the increase in fake adverts. Noir Agency seem to be advertising the same job in every city in England at the moment. 90k C# - Remote working etc etc - still applied thoughComment
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Originally posted by coolhandluke View PostHad 3 interviews after aggressively sending out my CV.
1 Contract - India based so rate was a massive issue.
2 Perm - Ok Salary - Will stop the depletion of the war chest - Good tech stacks so a chance to learn and improve.
I'm currently using the downtime to up-skill and hoping to get a couple of cloud based certifications. My main worry though is jumping into something too early and seeing the contract market booming in May / June.
A £350 p/d contract is quite hard to beat in my area with a full stack developer perm salary. So commuting to London and getting £500+ would be worth waiting for.
Finally, have to agree about the increase in fake adverts. Noir Agency seem to be advertising the same job in every city in England at the moment. 90k C# - Remote working etc etc - still applied thoughThe greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by coolhandluke View PostHad 3 interviews after aggressively sending out my CV.
1 Contract - India based so rate was a massive issue.
2 Perm - Ok Salary - Will stop the depletion of the war chest - Good tech stacks so a chance to learn and improve.
I'm currently using the downtime to up-skill and hoping to get a couple of cloud based certifications. My main worry though is jumping into something too early and seeing the contract market booming in May / June.
A £350 p/d contract is quite hard to beat in my area with a full stack developer perm salary. So commuting to London and getting £500+ would be worth waiting for.
Finally, have to agree about the increase in fake adverts. Noir Agency seem to be advertising the same job in every city in England at the moment. 90k C# - Remote working etc etc - still applied though
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Originally posted by GhostofTarbera View PostYes - expect a mega boom in June when companies are struggling to still exist and pay staff and keep the lights on, market will be like this for a year
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Originally posted by coolhandluke View PostFinally, have to agree about the increase in fake adverts. Noir Agency seem to be advertising the same job in every city in England at the moment. 90k C# - Remote working etc etc - still applied thoughComment
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Originally posted by coolhandluke View PostWho knows for sure? Some companies are doing rather well out of the current situation.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by coolhandluke View PostWho knows for sure? Some companies are doing rather well out of the current situation.
Does that mean that every single contractor will be out of work? Of course not but I wouldn't be surprised if half or more than half were.
I still have a contract but I'm just waiting for them to kill it, they keep delaying my project but are letting me keep working on one component of it but i don't think they'll keep doing that for much longer. I probably got another couple weeks or a month. I really hope restrictions get relaxed in the next month and I manage to scrape by without losing this contract because I don't know if I'd even bother trying to find something else right now.
Probably just find somewhere super cheap to live and hide out for a year.Comment
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Originally posted by jayn200 View Post
Probably just find somewhere super cheap to live and hide out for a year.Comment
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