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Another possibility might be to contribute to an open source project. If they accept your code that would be a great reference.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostIf you are working and/or living in a city or large town join a networking group (not the BCS) and talk to people you meet at the meetups, talks, demos, tutorials etc. Make it very clear that you are very skilled in your new skill. You will get contracts and job offers from doing that. Though you will get more if you actually give a talk.
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If you are working and/or living in a city or large town join a networking group (not the BCS) and talk to people you meet at the meetups, talks, demos, tutorials etc. Make it very clear that you are very skilled in your new skill. You will get contracts and job offers from doing that. Though you will get more if you actually give a talk.
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Originally posted by kal View PostGo permie for a Java dev role for 6-12 months and then you'll be set.
Originally posted by kal View PostYeah they are useless, current Java dev role I'm in has just been renewed for the 3rd time. Am direct with this client as when I applied though the agency (who contacted me about the role in the first place) they rejected me out of hand as despite having over 10 years experience in Java I didn't have the (and I quote) 'right kind of companies that the client was looking for on my CV!!', so... I connected with the end client HR recruiter via Linked In and applied direct, one tech test, phone and face to face interview later they offered me the contract (at £50 a day more than the max the agency were offering), am still there 18 months later, I had immense satisfaction in telling the agent the next time I spoke to him
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Most embedded work seems to be C/C++ and Linux on ARM these days
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Then what's the problem? Maybe you need to make your CV look like you're not a CPP-Linux guy who has dabbled in Windows/Java/.NET.
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Originally posted by d000hg View PostAnd gaming.
To the OP: why haven't you already been taking advantage of C++ contracts to get experience with stuff like Java, .NET, etc? Or even C++ Windows development?
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I contract in C++ but am in finance for seveal years. The annoying thing is that once you are in you rarely need to know anything about it really.
I made it by apply for a perm position in a bank, they normally do not mind training people up. The problem is that it is very competitive to get into. Your chance of getting a banking contract with no banking experience is basically 0.
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C++ is mainly used in finance now.
The good news is that with 9 years you should be able to break in if you are good and can communicate. It's a niche but it's also hard to recruit for.
I would keep pushing that angle as once you are in the door, C++ contracts are some of the best around at the minute.
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Originally posted by Cpplinuxdeveloper View Posteven for permie roles in java, recruiters don't consider me as mostly over the 9 years I have done C++.
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Originally posted by kal View PostGo permie for a Java dev role for 6-12 months and then you'll be set.
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Originally posted by petergriffin View PostIt's a very tiny niche and in this country I don't see many companies investing in this field and if they do they don't look for contractors.
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