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Originally posted by eek View PostIn other news - someone who knows the recruitment market is saying that Contract work is doing way better than permanent recruitmentmerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Serious question about contractors that are struggling in general to secure even calls:
What's keeping your spirits up, and are you considering continue doing contracting under the current market conditions?Comment
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Originally posted by andromedan View PostSerious question about contractors that are struggling in general to secure even calls:
What's keeping your spirits up, and are you considering continue doing contracting under the current market conditions?
Long term I think the jury is out as to if contracting is in terminal decline or the current woes are related to the economy. Or more likely a bit of both.Comment
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Originally posted by SussexSeagull View Post
I am due to start a contract on Monday (assuming they are ever happy with references I am offering) and only had a few weeks out this time round but you just need to remind yourself that for all the times it doesn't work for you, you only need get it right once.
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Originally posted by edison View Post
From my experience in a large range of sectors, there's a big difference between the best project managers and the also rans. Can anyone be a project manager? Possibly. But not a really good one managing difficult projects, at least in non-software dev projects.Comment
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Originally posted by andromedan View PostSerious question about contractors that are struggling in general to secure even calls:
What's keeping your spirits up, and are you considering continue doing contracting under the current market conditions?Comment
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Originally posted by Destiny2 View Post
I have never worked with a single Project manager in my 16 years career where they knew what they were doing. I have always felt that I know more than them even though I am not a Project manager by rank or title!Comment
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Originally posted by Ketto View Post
Good PMs are as rare as hens teeth. When you do get a good one they really stick in the memory.---
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Originally posted by SchumiStars View PostNo idea, why people believe AI will suddenly start writing code itself.
1. Do you really believe AI will be able to write code to integrate solutions?
2. How will banks use AI to write code to process payments?
3. Will the government use AI to build counter terrisiom, security software also?Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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