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Originally posted by Mailman_1 View PostShort contracts are not a good indicator of the applicants ability.Comment
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Originally posted by Mailman_1 View PostShort contracts are not a good indicator of the applicants ability.
Glad we got that sorted.
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Originally posted by nomadd View PostAnd neither are long ones. Especially in this day and age.
Glad we got that sorted.
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However saying that I am certain if a client looks at a CV which has a very large no of short contract they do view it with suspicion.Comment
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Originally posted by Ruse View PostHowever saying that I am certain if a client looks at a CV which has a very large no of short contract they do view it with suspicion.Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
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not getting any younger
Do you really want to go back to 2 hour commutes, working away from home? These are factors that your age are definately going to affect.
oh and BTWdefinately
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Actually (ahem...) I was the OP. I'm a software tester with about 25 years experience and an ISEB Foundation Cert in Software Testing. I contracted for about 3 years at the end of the 90's, but apart from that it's been mostly blue chips all the way, including 12 years or so in Banking.
For northernladuk, software testing does indeed need a structured mind, and these days an ISEB cert as well usually. And experience of the full test lifecycle. And knowledge of a shedload of hardware and operating systems. It has also proved a little harder to offshore than development, largely due to cultural considerations, but this is changing of course. And yes, I do realise this is a crap time to start looking for a contract. But thanks for playing Devil's Advocate, that's the kind of mindset us testers like
And yes, the 2 hour commutes do sound rough,!
(Thought it was me that said "definately" for a minute!
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