Reply to: Calling all Scots!

[wonderwaif]

What do you do? I have just tried some keywords from my CV: not a lot, 1 poss in Stirling.

Siebel
Glasgow
0 jobs found.

Siebel
Edinburgh
0 jobs found.


pl/sql
Glasgow
0 jobs found.

pl/sql
Edinburgh
0 jobs found.

unix sql oracle
Glasgow
6 jobs found.
(But 5 are the same one, requiring C# .Net; 1 is in Stirling)

unix sql oracle
Edinburgh
1 job found.
(it's the same Stirling one)

Test Analyst. Since 1998 I have a total of six years working in Scotland.
Lots of work here - NAG, RBS, Student Loans, SKY, IF, J P Morgan, etc etc.
I don't know about Jobserve as I use my own contacts to get work.

[SallyAnne]

Well... did you get it?

Dont know yet - they said they'd tell me today. Probably not after all the talking I've done about it!!

[Troll]

Well... did you get it?

[SallyAnne]

Thanks for all your replies guys.

Yes it's in Belshill, and now that I know that I've looked and it doesn't seem too bad, travel wise. Door to door in under 3 hours.
Plus there's a Hilton round the corner which they have a discount deal with, so that shouldn't be too bad.
The only draw back seems the smoking ban - I guess it'll get me used to it for July

I should find out tomorrow if I've got it or not.

Expat - It's Oracle Applications. Its the future!

And thank you Mr Pruffock - I might just take you up on that

Cheers all!

[Troll]

No, that was a nibble.

The float definitely bobbed

[wonderwaif]

You bit

No, that was a nibble.

[expat]

Looks like you need some more up-to-date skills

What would you suggest? Do I have to become a .Net coder?

Behind the keywords is my real skill, which is data, its integrity, and its migration, especially on Oracle but also on DB2; and particularly though not necessarily for Siebel systems.

Thus I can do unix sql pl/sql not to mention a few other bits, but I am not a coder: I might do a coding-based contract based on tools I already have in the toolkit, but I am less than enthused by the thought of putting a lot of effort into new languages and tools, only to find myself at the end of the queue and at the mercy of MS's sales policies.

Neither do I want something like sql and forms helpdesk stuff at 20/hour. I'd make more money by doing Siebel in Zurich or Frankfurt half the year, and taking the other half off.

[Churchill]

Can any of the wonderful Scottish gentlemen on this board please help me with a bit of Glasgow geography please?

I've had an interview for a company based in Starthclyde Industrial Estate (approx 10 miles outside of Glasgow).

Do you know of an easy way to get to this place from Glasgow train station? or will it be a taxi job?

And do you know of any good hotels nearby?

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Sal
ps - I'm off to the boozer for the afternoon, so I wont get to read replies until later on.

Bellshill?

You'd be better driving up.

I was at Mitel for a few years at the business park(across the road from the Industrial Estate). There used to be a very good butty shop round the corner.

[Cowboy Bob]

What do you do? I have just tried some keywords from my CV: not a lot, 1 poss in Stirling.

Looks like you need some more up-to-date skills

[expat]

I do a lot of work in Glasgow and Edinburgh. There's plenty of it, it pays the going rate, and I prefer it to London.
I never dreamed failure could pay so well

What do you do? I have just tried some keywords from my CV: not a lot, 1 poss in Stirling.

Siebel
Glasgow
0 jobs found.

Siebel
Edinburgh
0 jobs found.


pl/sql
Glasgow
0 jobs found.

pl/sql
Edinburgh
0 jobs found.

unix sql oracle
Glasgow
6 jobs found.
(But 5 are the same one, requiring C# .Net; 1 is in Stirling)

unix sql oracle
Edinburgh
1 job found.
(it's the same Stirling one)

[Troll]

I do a lot of work in Glasgow and Edinburgh. There's plenty of it, it pays the going rate, and I prefer it to London.
I never dreamed failure could pay so well

You bit

[One Nihilist]

Forget the taxi. You should register over at www.strathycruise.com and befriend some bawbag who will give you a lift in his Nova. They're very local!

[wonderwaif]

If you've 'had' an interview does it mean you've got the gig.

And going to Scotland for a contract is usually the last desperate refuge of a failing English contractor <ducks & runs for cover> - something that has to be covered up for subsequent contracts

Permiedom beckons for you young lady!

I do a lot of work in Glasgow and Edinburgh. There's plenty of it, it pays the going rate, and I prefer it to London.
I never dreamed failure could pay so well

[Toad]

Train from Glasgow Central to either Bellshill, Hamilton, or Motherwell, then a taxi to the site.
Bellshill is only a few minutes away in a taxi, the other two are about 10-15 minutes.

http://www.accessplace.com/taxi/lana.../bellshill.htm
http://www.accessplace.com/taxi/lana...e/hamilton.htm
http://www.accessplace.com/taxi/lana...motherwell.htm

Bring a waterproof jacket and wellies !

(I'm assuming it's an ML4 postcode.)

[AlfredJPruffock]

Be sure of which town you're looking for: there may be several with something called Strathclyde Industrial Estate. If it is Bellshill, you could get a train from Glasgow (prob 2 per hour, half-hour journey: from memory 35 years ago but I bet little has changed including the rolling stock), then a taxi. Bellshill is the kind of town where there are often no taxis at the station because few can afford them. If you have more details I'll look a bit more (my brother worked at Cisco, who have a place there).

Bellshill is close the the famous Pruffock Mansions in the picturesque town of Hamilton - good luck and do drop by for a game of polo.