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It's English humour...Originally posted by engineer View Post
I don't have much to say other than good luck - as you are in a different sector to me and not competing ;-)"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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In the U.K. STB/TV and Mobile phone are major embedded job market. If your English can pass job agents' phone interview, they would put forward your CV.Comment
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my english should be good enough, whereby it might be improved, of course.
Hm, embedded programming had been a subject with decreasing meaning in recent years in my CV.Comment
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Originally posted by daviejones View Postthat's a localism on this particular message board, if you stick around long enough and grow a thick enough skin to ignore some of the sharper comments you'll get along well with the locals.. and pick up some useful bits of advice on how to deal with english job agents as well.. welcomeOriginally posted by engineer View Post
while i cant give you much advise on your specific area of expertise I would say a good start in finding work would be to look on the 2 larger IT jobs boards in the uk there must be others but for my line of work these seem to be the main ones, alternatively try and find recruitment agencies specifc to your niche market or market sector (i.e engineering), unfortunately i can't help in that aspect..
finally, dont get put off by some of the neanderthals on here and be prepared for a hard fight and a along wait for work, as others have said things are looking bleak in the uk job market right now and most people are preparing for a long cold winter lasting a year or so..
ChefLast edited by Contractor UK; 18 September 2019, 16:54.The proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek PointsComment
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Nothing has changed here except it has got much worse than when I last posted. There are virtually no jobs being offered in my area of excpertise right now. Luckily for me, I "think" I may be OK for a few months more to about July 09. If I was coming to the end of a contract I'd be very worried right now.Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View PostPublic Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
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Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View Post
Me too. I thought things were bad when the weekly total of matches for "embedded" was around 100 per week. And now it's down to 30.
And unlike you, I am finishing before Xmas, just like 80 other people (only about half of which are enginers) at my current client. Ouch!
I'm planning a holiday (fortunately I do have the equity in my house to spend, as some numpty bought it off me at the top of the market!)
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Good luck, I'd be really worried if I was benched right now. The only jobs around in my area seem to be in the Nuclear sector and rates have dropped probably £10/hour in the last 6 months for those. I have a survival fund that could last maybe 12 months but I'd hate to have to draw on itOriginally posted by tim123 View Post
Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
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Hint on improving your English cheaply -Originally posted by engineer View Post
Listen to English radio first thing in the morning whilst you are still half asleep.
Get English TV (satellite) and you have the words and pictures together.
I did both of these whilst working in France - after a couple of months
you suddenly find you can speak and even think in your target language.
P.S. Don't blame me for the poor quality of English TV shows
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