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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostPlunder the available job ads to find out what is in vogue that most closely matches your skills, then post a bogus job ad on jobserve or linked in and get some cvs to see what the competition is doing. Then create a masterpiece of bulltulip cv and send it into the job ads.Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View Post...
FFS reskill on the bench and get a gig that pays if you can sit on your arse for 6 months. Get into SAP, Cloud computing,BPM,MS Dynamics, whatever.
Get some bar work to prevent warchest depletion. Train train train. Now!Comment
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Originally posted by cupidstunt View PostYou may have missed your calling as an agent.
Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Originally posted by expat View PostDon't want to be a pessimist but I don't think you can train yourself in SAP at home and then get contracts in it. I am doing what I can, reading up on related areas to my existing skill area, so as not to get tripped up by "must also have xxxxx" that know I can do but don't have on my squeaky-clean 100% honest (even self-deprecating) CV.
http://www.viddler.com/explore/saptraining/videos/2/
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For example. If you are a code monkey, do some of the free brainbench tests. When you pass you can put them on your CV as industry recognised qualifications.
Check the job ads, take a sample of say 20 and list all of the buzzwords. Then make darn sure your CV lists them. If your CV says working knowledge of PHP you will come up in a pimps search for PHP. ClientCo will know you are not an expert, but can talk around the subject pretty well. If the gig needs someone with solid c sharp and any php a bonus, your cv is nearer the top of the pile.
Also, make a list of everyone you ever worked or contracted for. Then expand this list to everyone they know. Then call them up. This is a good couple of weeks work that could yield something.
Are there any networking breakfasts in your area. Get a suit on and go to one and do a powerpoint presentation of you companies skills and offerings. A few local gigs tinkering with firewalls could provide some much needed cash.
Contact the local college to see if you can teach, or assist in teaching. Marking homework for example, lending a hand in workshops.
Bung an ad in the local rag offering IT Training, in your field of expertise.
Just a few of the many things you could do to survive the downturn.
Good luck mate. All the best.Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.Comment
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Originally posted by suityou01 View PostCheck the job ads, take a sample of say 20 and list all of the buzzwords. Then make darn sure your CV lists them. If your CV says working knowledge of PHP you will come up in a pimps search for PHP. ClientCo will know you are not an expert, but can talk around the subject pretty well. If the gig needs someone with solid c sharp and any php a bonus, your cv is nearer the top of the pile.
That is a great point that you have there. There are contracts out there, getting past the gatekeepers is the big problem ISTM. I have to confess that my CV is a bit of a hangover from the good times, when I trimmed it a bit to avoid too many calls for non-core skills. Now the point is to avoid falling at the first hurdle: as you say, not to blag a core skill that I don't have, but to come up on the searches so that I at least get to the people who are able to decide whether what I have is good enough.
As I said, that's what I'm concentrating on: reading up on the peripheral skills linked to my core skills, that may be in the "nice to have" list that will decide who goes through.Comment
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The good thing about going permie is, if you use an agent, they will try to get you as much as possible. As a contractor, they try to get you as little as possible. It would be so nice to like the b@stards for a change
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Originally posted by suityou01 View Post.. If your CV says working knowledge of PHP you will come up in a pimps search for PHP. ClientCo will know you are not an expert, but can talk around the subject pretty well. If the gig needs someone with solid c sharp and any php a bonus, your cv is nearer the top of the pile..Work in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by milanbenes View PostGood luck Expat.
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