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I left a perm job end of November to go contracting, having secured a 6month (government project) role, only to discover (along with the client) that the government had decided to pull the plug on funding. Next day, guess who's in the firing line!
I'm now in the unenviable position of being a newb contractor, with a very short term contract on my CV which seems guaranteed to raise the eyebrows of any prospective future clients! :-(
That said, I have just secured an interview, so may not be all bad. The general sense of glass-half-empty-ness on this thread isn't particularly encouraging though!Comment
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Did you get the role sjpknight? How did it go?
Everyone else - any change on views of the market?
It seemed to pick up last week briefly in number of roles in my area/skill-set but has died off this week.
I live in South Wales which is about 70 Public Sector dominated so I don't have much hope of the contract market improving this year as the PS bodies cut back on spending.Comment
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Originally posted by PropertyCrashUK View PostEveryone else - any change on views of the market?
Originally posted by PropertyCrashUK View PostI live in South Wales which is about 70 Public Sector dominated so I don't have much hope of the contract market improving this year as the PS bodies cut back on spending.nomadd liked this postComment
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After the corpse of the north west process engineering industry twitched a bit in December, so far January is like the grave at the present. Good job I've been extended to end of June in present (darn sarf) role, I thinkLast edited by Fred Bloggs; 14 January 2011, 17:01.Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
Officially CUK certified - Thick as f**k.Comment
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Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View PostAfter the corpse of the north west process engineering industry twitched a bit in December, so far January is like the grave at the present. Good job I've been extended to end of June in present (darn sarf) role, I thinkComment
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Originally posted by PropertyCrashUK View PostDid you get the role sjpknight? How did it go?
As things transpired, I got offered a renewal on my previous contract within 2 days of being on the bench - so all's well that ends well.
My own thoughts on the state of the market - pretty good, depending on your specialist area of course...Last edited by sjpknight; 17 January 2011, 16:26.Comment
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Lot of calls today.
London, Dev, Banking.Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.Comment
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Scragmeister - How you finding it out there ?
Your skill set is very similar to mine, and getting twitchy about coming to the end of my contract...
I'm North West based though, and have no intention on working down there, so won't stand on your toesComment
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