Whats going on these days? Whats with all the hoops we have to jump through to get coding roles?
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Copy paste Permie Job specs and huge technical tasks for frontend contracts.
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That's simple there is so much chancing dross on the market, these days, clients need to be more careful.
Either that, or they are getting work for free
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stay off the source that's probably why you aren't getting any interviews.Originally posted by KentDogWalker View PostBut what if you have a strong track record on Open source?Comment
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You should have tried it late eighties. 10 minute chat. You start, then if you were talking nonsense you got sacked.
It gets tougher each year.Comment
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Then why aren't you networking and showing of your skills?Originally posted by KentDogWalker View PostBut what if you have a strong track record on Open source?"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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What you should do is work in business areas that are hard to master. This means less people can apply and rates are good.
If you work on timesheet software you'll be competing with students.Comment
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