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Originally posted by The Agents View View PostAFAIK Lloyds TSB are the ones shedding 15,000 people.
Lloyds of London aren't Lloyds TSB..
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Originally posted by The Agents View View PostAFAIK Lloyds TSB are the ones shedding 15,000 people.
Lloyds of London aren't Lloyds TSB..
Whether you would want one is a different matter as they look like blame fodder for offshore development screwups.
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostReally?
If they are going to cut 15,000 then I find it hard to believe the contractors won't be amongst those going.
Lloyds of London aren't Lloyds TSB..
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostThe market does seem to be very very busy at the moment, huge amounts of stuff around
Lloyds are hiring contractors at the moment
If they are going to cut 15,000 then I find it hard to believe the contractors won't be amongst those going.
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Originally posted by theroyale View PostFair enough, I have managed to get a few more skills in too. But I meant specific, hardly-anyone-has-heard-of skills... but maybe it was just my imagination. I've had a fair few calls for interview in the last 3 days.
Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostThings are likely to get worse over the short-medium term while the effects of the lloyds job cuts take effect, so get a contract while you can.
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Originally posted by theroyale View PostFair enough, I have managed to get a few more skills in too. But I meant specific, hardly-anyone-has-heard-of skills... but maybe it was just my imagination. I've had a fair few calls for interview in the last 3 days.
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Originally posted by NorthWestPerm2Contr View PostI started off as a SQL Developer but in the space of a year have added a lot of extra skills which I doubt I would have picked up in 5 years of permie land (due to market). That's the way with contracting, if you don't like it then go permie.
p.s. I just managed to get into financial services due to my skillset.
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Originally posted by theroyale View PostI'm back out on the market looking for work after nearly a year... is it just my imagination or have roles around SQL development become more specialised..? They all seem to want more and more things in addition to core sql and ETL skills - most commonly some sort of .NET/webforms/c# programming, but really also all kinds of other nonsense? Just this week I've seen dealbreakers based on additional TFS, PowerPivot, Dundas...
And an even higher proportion of sql based jobs seem to be in bloody financial services (into which no one who's already not magically a part of can ever dream of getting in) ?!?!
p.s. I just managed to get into financial services due to my skillset.Last edited by NorthWestPerm2Contr; 29 June 2011, 11:38.
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SQL Dev roles becoming more and more specialised?!
I'm back out on the market looking for work after nearly a year... is it just my imagination or have roles around SQL development become more specialised..? They all seem to want more and more things in addition to core sql and ETL skills - most commonly some sort of .NET/webforms/c# programming, but really also all kinds of other nonsense? Just this week I've seen dealbreakers based on additional TFS, PowerPivot, Dundas...
And an even higher proportion of sql based jobs seem to be in bloody financial services (into which no one who's already not magically a part of can ever dream of getting in) ?!?!Tags: None
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