yeah lets hope for some good new budgets
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostNew budgets coming up?Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostNew budgets coming up?
I've been out since mid-Nov (Java developer, North West England) and I agree it did pick up mid to late Jan I had a few calls out of the blue, with loads of promise, then... tumble weed. Even the permie job ads have reduced, there was loads before and just after Xmas.
I do hope there is a big wave coming soon, the only way out of this recession and downturn for major companies is to invest a little in their systems/processes. They should be preparing for the next surge in the economy so they can become competitive. I would of thought the contract market is ideal for this, allowing them to bring in expert professionals for 6 to 12 months.
At the end of the day, I just want to work again, bored of ground hog day now!Comment
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Yeah I would have thought that the contract market will be better than the permie one, since its easier to get a contractor for 3 or 6 months at the moment, but there seem to be more permie jobs around.
Mid April means another two and a half months idle? That's hard to digestComment
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Originally posted by JohannM View PostYeah I would have thought that the contract market will be better than the permie one, since its easier to get a contractor for 3 or 6 months at the moment, but there seem to be more permie jobs around.
Mid April means another two and a half months idle? That's hard to digestKnock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Problem is, how are we going to explain a 4 or 5 month gap in the CV? I mean my last gig was Nov, if my next is April/May, then thats a lot of time to be doing nothing productive.
Maybe we could all use each others Ltd's on the CV to fill the gaps and 'make-up' some experience.Comment
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