Reply to: Market very quiet

[nomadd]

I can't remember the last time I turned up at the client site and the women were throwing knickers at my monitor.

:-(

Maybe that's because you have a very, very small...



...monitor.

[oliverson]

Rock star coder. Makes my blood boil.

Let's face it, we (coders) are a bunch of sad geeks who just happen to earn a decent living (most of the time). I can't remember the last time I turned up at the client site and the women were throwing knickers at my monitor.

:-(

[SpontaneousOrder]

The only thing in parentheses in your post is this: "(thanks Accenture, Infosys et al)", which clearly is not an answer to your question: "Is this just one of those slack periods or is it a much tougher market place than the last time I had to try and land a gig 3 years ago?"

"Land a gig"? Do you think of yourself as some sort of a rock star?

Land a gig?

The question was an implied "why am i finding it unusually tough to find a role?"

[SueEllen]

Secrets of the Rock Star Programmers: Riding the IT Crest: Amazon.co.uk: Ed Burns: Books
Why Programmers are the New Rock Stars | Digital Media Academy
Programmers are the new rock stars, so they should start young - ABC Central Victoria - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

So sad.....

[nomadd]

"Land a gig"? Do you think of yourself as some sort of a rock star?

Secrets of the Rock Star Programmers: Riding the IT Crest: Amazon.co.uk: Ed Burns: Books
Why Programmers are the New Rock Stars | Digital Media Academy
Programmers are the new rock stars, so they should start young - ABC Central Victoria - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

[BolshieBastard]

"Land a gig"? Do you think of yourself as some sort of a rock star?

Land a gig?

LOL! Yes Im with you. Its pathetic and an indication of wannabe's. I never had a 'gig' in my entrie 17 year contracting history.

[Zero Liability]

You asked where he got that impression from, that is a source affirming this view, agree with it or not.

[flipFlop]

"Gig" is the colloquial term for a role on this website.



Maybe this...

IT contractor demand in September surpassed 15-year high :: Contractor UK

Ipse dixit

[Zero Liability]

"Gig" is the colloquial term for a role on this website.

What ever gave you that idea? Why, exactly, did you think that?

Maybe this...

IT contractor demand in September surpassed 15-year high :: Contractor UK

[flipFlop]

I've been living a somewhat charmed life over the last 2-3 years in that my contracts have all dovetailed very conveniently and I've been in a constant churn of repeat business.

Regrettably, that cycle came to an end back in August (thanks Accenture, Infosys et al) and I've been enjoying a bit of R and R back at Buggeridge Towers mostly pottering round the garden tending to my roses but I've had my feelers out for a good month or so now and I can hardly say the world is beating a path to my doorway.

I've had 1 telephone interview in all that time - I thought the economy was supposed to be booming; the service sector especially. Is this just one of those slack periods or is it a much tougher market place than the last time I had to try and land a gig 3 years ago?

Or is the answer to my question in parentheses above?

I'm web development on the Microsoft .Net stack by the way.

The only thing in parentheses in your post is this: "(thanks Accenture, Infosys et al)", which clearly is not an answer to your question: "Is this just one of those slack periods or is it a much tougher market place than the last time I had to try and land a gig 3 years ago?"

"Land a gig"? Do you think of yourself as some sort of a rock star?

Land a gig?

[flipFlop]

...I thought the economy was supposed to be booming...

What ever gave you that idea? Why, exactly, did you think that?

[MattZani]

Always wondered that. All well and good 'highlighting' stuff on your CV and leaving out non-relevant stuff....

Until someone looks at your generic linkedin profile.

Make your LinkedIn profile private

[Antman]

I'm with Kaiser on this one.

LI for generic timeline of roles. The CV to tailor experience to the requirements of the role.

You can't mention everything on LI as soon as you talk about one thing you have to leave something else out. Keep it generic I say.

[psychocandy]

I wouldn't worry about LI vs CV. If you think of the CV as a marketing tool and therefore only present the most pertinent information to the client on it. Then consider the data on LinkedIn as the deep dive info that a potential client can find out if they want.

Yeh good idea....

[psychocandy]

Hello Guys

I am playing with the idea of tailoring CV as per advertised role. The question is, how do you reflect this tailoring on linkedin ?

Always wondered that. All well and good 'highlighting' stuff on your CV and leaving out non-relevant stuff....

Until someone looks at your generic linkedin profile.