Any decent agents/jobs?

[Churchill]

well no you're NOT being helpful to me.

jeez. last time i come around here.

EternalOptimist: huh?

Bet you!

[firehawk]

you lot seriously have attitude problems. fair enough.... don't blame anyone else when your life goes tits up.

go around, get drunk, sleep around - typically what you do.

[Churchill]

you lot seriously have attitude problems. fair enough.... don't blame anyone else when your life goes tits up.

go around, get drunk, sleep around - typically what you do.

I win!

[Cowboy Bob]

well no you're NOT being helpful to me.

He is, you're just not listening. I'll spell it out for you in blunt, plain English.

If you have applied for 300 jobs and got nothing, then either your rate is too high or your CV is crap. It's as simple as that.

Get your CV reviewed by a pro (your current agent perhaps) and double check what the market rate is for your particular .NET skills (hint, it's more than likely to be lower than you're currently getting due to the aforementioned credit crunch).

[EternalOptimist]

go around, get drunk, sleep around - typically what you do.

have we met ?

[Moscow Mule]

Typical septic attitude. No wonder he hasn't got a job.

[NotAllThere]

...
even europe is fine, would be a nice experience I think but not sure they would hire anyone from outside their own country

EU + CH cannot restrict their recruitment to their own country. If you have an EU or CH passport, you just apply for the role. If you speak English, then there are many jobs in the multinationals.

Chances are your CV needs rework.

...EDIT->oh I see, he's american. That's trickier then. There is a possibility though that the market in the US really is dead?

otoh, with his attitude, I can't see him getting a job in Europe. Can't make the cultural adjustment, you see.

[EternalOptimist]

EU + CH cannot restrict their recruitment to their own country. If you have an EU or CH passport, you just apply for the role. If you speak English, then there are many jobs in the multinationals.

Chances are your CV needs rework.

...EDIT->oh I see, he's american. That's trickier then. There is a possibility though that the market in the US really is dead?

otoh, with his attitude, I can't see him getting a job in Europe. Can't make the cultural adjustment, you see.

FWIW, I did a quick check on jobswerve this am, straight after sh 1 tehawks post, 581 jobs for .net in the last week. not too shabby.

[Solent]

you lot seriously have attitude problems. fair enough.... don't blame anyone else when your life goes tits up.

go around, get drunk, sleep around - typically what you do.

Boy... 300 jobs and no interview, not surprised with an attitude like that. Chill out a little, listen to what the advice these people are giving you on this Forum, probably a damn site more experienced than you or I put together. Re-evaluate your CV, contact the agencies and ask why you were not suitable etc and learn from what they say.

Be positive, something will turn up and as a .NET developer myself I know there are quite a few roles out there

[expat]

firehawk, can you help me.
A few months ago there was a bit of speculation on this board about whether thare is a US equivilent, I tried, but couldn't find one
Is there a contractors US board ?

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