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Anybody come back to the UK contract market from abroad - how did you play it?
thanks for the good wishes everybody - I think I might need them...- roobydoobs
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Anybody come back to the UK contract market from abroad - how did you play it?
I'm an Oracle DBA. If I really need to , I can attend an interview within 2 working days, so I get a call on Mon, I can attend on Wednesday. Combined with a 2 week notice period here, I'm hoping I might get lucky... The long distance phone thing is something I have to think about, I guess I...- roobydoobs
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Anybody come back to the UK contract market from abroad - how did you play it?
Thanks for the feedback. I was assuming it might work against me, but wondering if others had got around that - telephone interviews etc. TBH, I can get to an interview within a few days (I'm on the East Coast, so only 6 hours to London) - so I'm hoping there may be a few days leeway for an...- roobydoobs
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Anybody come back to the UK contract market from abroad - how did you play it?
Hi all, I'm currently based in North America. I'm looking to return to the UK soon - back into the IT Contract market. I'm thinking about applying for contracts from here first, but I'm concerned that I'll be ruled out if I'm not in the UK (I'm a UK Citizen BTW). The main benefit of my...- roobydoobs
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Greetings from an Oracle chap
Thanks for the input. Looking to settle in the York area, so ideally contracts in the York,Leeds,Sheffield area. However, until I've built up a good reputation in that area, I know that I'll need to take contracts all over the UK I imagine (although would prefer to avoid London simply because...- roobydoobs
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Greetings from an Oracle chap
Thanks for the welcome Brillopad Thanks Chef - that's what I was looking for. Seems they have the "spend it or lose it" rush back in the UK aswell Any Oracle Chaps out there care to comment on the rates I'm looking at (yes I've checked jobswatch, but always like to hear from "real" people...)- roobydoobs
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Greetings from an Oracle chap
not kidding, no :emb I'm not looking for a "current state of the market" thread, or how jobswatch does the last 3 months, but more a general view/opinion from experienced contractors in the uk, as to when the "busy" months are for them. (e.g. I live in a Government town in North America -...- roobydoobs
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Greetings from an Oracle chap
Hi all, A quick thanks to all on here who've posted, found some really great advice. Now to a question that I couldn't find anybody asking... Do you notice that there are particular times of year when contracts seem to be more readily available? I guess the answer may be dependant on my role...- roobydoobs
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