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Back in the market after some long contracts, old tricks are not working now!!!
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Originally posted by AV101 View PostDidn't say anything about it being easy... just didn't know choosing between Java and .NET was a binary option, or even if it was necessary to do either and prosper in that domain?
Agents have a habit denying/ignoring the possibility that one can excel in multiple unrelated technologies. It's really funny that they treat you as a Specialist when there is absence of tech and treat you as a non-specialist when you have both/multiple.
It becomes a waste of time and effort when our CV cannot get past the agents as they look at your previous gig and few gigs before that when filtering.Last edited by Brummie; 5 May 2017, 11:28.Comment
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Originally posted by Brummie View PostCertainly it appears to be a binary option in my experience when focusing on tech side of testing. Enterprise application development revolves around these two technologies.
Agents have a habit denying/ignoring the possibility that one can excel in multiple unrelated technologies. It's really funny that they treat you as a Specialist when there is absence of tech and treat you as a non-specialist when you have both/multiple.
It becomes a waste of time and effort when our CV cannot get past the agents as they look at your previous gig and few gigs before that when filtering.
In my days when C# just appeared on the scenes.. they recruited Java programmers to do the C# programming...
Oh who remembers the endless threads we had of of Microsoft .Net vs Java ?? Milan??Comment
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Originally posted by Brummie View PostDon't you think its going to be hard for a test management professional to learn both Java and C# in addition to learning Cucumber, Specflow etc?
I remember about 8 years ago when loads of people where training to be manual testers with no IT background what so ever. The training companies got rich..."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by SandyD View PostThere is something called customising your CV??
In my days when C# just appeared on the scenes.. they recruited Java programmers to do the C# programming...
Oh who remembers the endless threads we had of of Microsoft .Net vs Java ?? Milan??Comment
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostDepends on how they got into IT.
I remember about 8 years ago when loads of people where training to be manual testers with no IT background what so ever. The training companies got rich...Comment
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Originally posted by Brummie View PostDon't you think its going to be hard for a test management professional to learn both Java and C# in addition to learning Cucumber, Specflow etc?Comment
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Originally posted by Brummie View PostIf you are planning to focus on tech within testing, then you may need to decide whether its going to be Java or .NET. This is very important as you cannot do both.You're awesome! Get yourself a t-shirt.Comment
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