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Recent content by Keen2Work
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The Market is picking up..... or is it!
I appreciate the positive suggestions... I appreciate the positive suggestions... ..and sentiments. The longer this goes on, the more resigned you become to the very real possibility that you may never work in software again! I wish I could really believe that "something will turn up". You...- Keen2Work
- Post #15
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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The Market is picking up..... or is it!
FWIW, I don't think so FWIW, I don't think so I'm still on the bench. I've lost track of the number of agents who've responded to this question with "things have really picked up in the last few * weeks/months/years" (* delete as appropriate) I guess the answers you'll receive are likely to...- Keen2Work
- Post #12
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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Hi out of contract contractor
Thanks DaveB, MrMark and alreadyPacked for attempts at a sensible response and suggestions. (the Signal to Noise ratio is always a bit of a frustration on these anonymous forums). One problem you face is that everyone has a different view of the way forward.... - An example might be whether...- Keen2Work
- Post #12
- Forum: Welcome / FAQs
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Hi out of contract contractor
Yes. In over 20 years, I've never found it so difficult. I have had unsuccessful interviews, but I'm not such a bad bet! I'm tearing my hair out about how to get an IT job, any job, before the savings run out. My CV is concise, I search job boards daily and apply for a number roles every week -...- Keen2Work
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- Forum: Welcome / FAQs
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State of the market
Generally disappointed... Generally disappointed... Well, I started this thread some months back in the hope of getting sensible, considered replies. I'm mostly disappointed. Forum's like these remind me of the BBC's "Have your say" columns, where most of what you read is opinionated rubbish...- Keen2Work
- Post #124
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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State of the market
Response to 'State of the Market' Response to 'State of the Market' Of course I'm doing something wrong - I'm not the preferred candidate. No disrespect kandr, but I'm afraid I disagree with the statement that "the market is ok" just because I've been getting interviews, and that interviews...- Keen2Work
- Post #31
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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State of the market
I've recently worked in development/support in the financial arena. I've also worked in real-time development, coding and testing in the distant past. The replies reflect pretty much what I expected. One or two claim that they're doing just fine in their specific domain - good luck to you I...- Keen2Work
- Post #18
- Forum: Business / Contracts
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State of the market
I've been contracting in IT for a long time, think it's much harder to find contracts than it used to be, and have been out of the work for the best part of a year. On paper, I have good skills though my recent roles have been shorter and to be fair, my carefully crafted CV doesn't tell a...- Keen2Work
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