Anyone else having trouble getting work? - advice needed

[Jubber]

I don't want to go forever, I would go over there and do a bit like this Jamie bloke has done over here.? Hump and few Shielas, throw a few dwarfs, wrestle a few roos, you know the form. A year in Oz sounds good. Where do I sign.?

[DiscoStu]

Time to go permie.....

Seriously. It looks like the Credit Crunch (whatever that means) is moving onto full recession. Spending £20 of diesel on a commute is not exactly helping either.

Times are tough in Blighty at present.

Wilmslow, you really should get over this delusion that permies are safe. (Especially newly recruited ones...)

[BoredBloke]

Wilmslow, you really should get over this delusion that permies are safe. (Especially newly recruited ones...)

I suspect that is Chapter 2 in the life of our fiction based hapless IT bod!

[Wilmslow]

Wilmslow, you really should get over this delusion that permies are safe. (Especially newly recruited ones...)

Safe with regard to not being worried about getting renewed every couple of months. There are VERY few contracts out there at present, and the economy is set to become more doomed.

Personally – I think the next year will be the make or break for IT contractors.

I happen to have a lot of good training opportunities, both in courses and on the job (dates and hotels booked), and am geared up for the next 2-3 years here, and have a cracking boss who is very supportive.

The salary I am now on is not far off contract rates – given the way the market is at present, and the skills I will be developing, it is right for me to stay.

The minute I feel I have had enough I will be outta here, but, only if I get a good gig to move onto.

The point being I am certain that I will not have had enough for another couple of years, subject to the project going okay.

[Likely]

Safe with regard to not being worried about getting renewed every couple of months. There are VERY few contracts out there at present, and the economy is set to become more doomed.

Personally – I think the next year will be the make or break for IT contractors.

I happen to have a lot of good training opportunities, both in courses and on the job (dates and hotels booked), and am geared up for the next 2-3 years here, and have a cracking boss who is very supportive.

The salary I am now on is not far off contract rates – given the way the market is at present, and the skills I will be developing, it is right for me to stay.

The minute I feel I have had enough I will be outta here, but, only if I get a good gig to move onto.

The point being I am certain that I will not have had enough for another couple of years, subject to the project going okay.

See , "the skills I am gonna make" is permie thinkin. "The quid I am gonna make" is contractor thinking.

[Sausage Surprise]

Safe with regard to not being worried about getting renewed every couple of months. There are VERY few contracts out there at present, and the economy is set to become more doomed.

Personally – I think the next year will be the make or break for IT contractors.

Utter cockrot - all depends on your skills.

[swamp]

Hey everyone,

I am recently new to London, I'm a 2nd/3rd level support analyst with almost 10 years experience, 2 years contracting. I got my 1st contract before I got here through friends where i used to work in Australia so It worked out really well.

Anyway, I have put in for a ton of jobs from CWjobs, Jobserv etc, gotten alot of call backs from recruitment agents only to offer me other roles out of scope or telling me they are putting me forward for an interview telling me my cv is great, sounding very promising but never hear back from them again.

It's been about 4 weeks or so of reasonably hard looking and I'm yet to land a single interview. Everyone back home kept telling me it's easy to find work so what is going on!!!

In Australia I almost have my choice of roles. If something doesn't happen soon i'll have to pack up and go home and it's starting to get really nice and warm lol

Any advice would be appreciated!!!!

Thanks

James

Are you looking only in London?

London can be the worst place to look for contracts when there is a downturn. There are simply too many candidates. If you want to be working you need to go anywhere: Slough, Reading, Fleet, Derby, Maidenhead. That's where the work will be, not EC1.

[Sausage Surprise]

Hey everyone,

I am recently new to London, I'm a 2nd/3rd level support analyst with almost 10 years experience, 2 years contracting. I got my 1st contract before I got here through friends where i used to work in Australia so It worked out really well.

Anyway, I have put in for a ton of jobs from CWjobs, Jobserv etc, gotten alot of call backs from recruitment agents only to offer me other roles out of scope or telling me they are putting me forward for an interview telling me my cv is great, sounding very promising but never hear back from them again.

It's been about 4 weeks or so of reasonably hard looking and I'm yet to land a single interview. Everyone back home kept telling me it's easy to find work so what is going on!!!

In Australia I almost have my choice of roles. If something doesn't happen soon i'll have to pack up and go home and it's starting to get really nice and warm lol

Any advice would be appreciated!!!!

Thanks

James

Bar work in Earls Court?

[Lucy]

Not to mention that it's stuffed to the gunnels with the most toxic plants and animals in your known universe.

You soon get used to finding redbacks under the bonnet

[snaw]

Bar work in Earls Court?

Nah, the Polish do all of those jobs now.