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I am in contract at the moment (although the renewal decision is going to the wire) but I have a skill on my LinkedIn that must be desirable as I have had multiple calls for it.Comment
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Originally posted by SussexSeagull View PostI am in contract at the moment (although the renewal decision is going to the wire) but I have a skill on my LinkedIn that must be desirable as I have had multiple calls for it.Comment
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Originally posted by MyUserName View Post
What is the skill?'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by GJABS View Post
Overall a £350/day contract in the place (the city), where conventional wisdom states that rates of pay should be at their highest, isn't much of a crowning achievement to the career I thought I might be able to expect when I went to study at Cambridge Uni all those years ago
I worked with a Cambridge graduate who complained that his boss favoured interview candidates from tulip universities because he attended one (Bath).
This was despite his boss being five years younger than him and an MD to his VP.
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Originally posted by TheDude View Post
I have met many Oxbridge graduates whose careers didn't turn out like they hoped. Mainly because they defined their worth by the day they received an acceptance letter rather than what they had achieved since.
I worked with a Cambridge graduate who complained that his boss favoured interview candidates from tulip universities because he attended one (Bath).
This was despite his boss being five years younger than him and an MD to his VP.
So I think I am entitled to feel a little disappointed that this hasn't worked out for me in the way it has for most other Oxbridge grads or even non-oxbridge grads, but you're right that I must not have achieved very much since.Last edited by GJABS; 26 September 2023, 18:43.Comment
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Originally posted by GJABS View Post
But the work I put in at school and college in order to get a place at Oxbridge, and the hard work required during the degree course itself was an "investment", one that I hoped would pay out -more- than the work I put in to do it. That's the reason we make investments - to get out more than we put in, otherwise what's the point. It is the case that Oxbridge graduates do better in their careers on average than non-Oxbridge graduates, and that was why I did it.
So I think I am entitled to feel a little disappointed that this hasn't worked out for me in the way it has for most other Oxbridge grads or even non-oxbridge grads, but you're right that I must not have achieved very much since.
I guess in careers there is always an element of chance in the doors that open to you, and when they open to you. Not every one is going to make it to the C-suite. But not everyone wants to make it to the top either. Over the years I've come to realise that ambition/persistence (something I don't have a lot of) is an important aspect that has a significant bearing on how careers can progress.
Whatever the case, I hope you are happy enough and appreciate your own achievements. If you want more, you could try dialing up your ambition and letting it express itself in your interactions with others, and see what happens.Comment
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Originally posted by northernladuk View Post
He can be bothered to do a hard days graft. Very rare amongst contractors.Comment
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Originally posted by tsmith View PostMicrosoft Dynamics 365 - why is this appearing in every other job post all of a sudden?Comment
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