RE: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-18 Thread Chappell, Simon P
Peter, >-Original Message- >From: Peter A. J. Pilgrim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 8:28 PM >To: Struts Users Mailing List >Subject: Re: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs? > > >Chappell, Simon P wrote: >> > &g

RE: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-15 Thread Paananen, Tero
> >You certainly need to be flexible these days too. > > Agreed... While I was unemployed, I met a guy who told me he > only wanted to > do Linux-based C++ programming. He then wondered aloud why he'd been > unemployed for a year... > > IMO, being able to learn new things constantly/quickly, and

RE: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-15 Thread Davide Bruzzone
>You certainly need to be flexible these days too. Agreed... While I was unemployed, I met a guy who told me he only wanted to do Linux-based C++ programming. He then wondered aloud why he'd been unemployed for a year... >Domino apps dev. I hadnt done Java before (though I had been playing with >

Re: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-15 Thread Peter A. J. Pilgrim
Khalid Aslan wrote: Hey! May be we can swap leads off-line. What do you think? /Khalid/ 1) Khalid Have you ever try to contact any of the Java User Groups? ``http://servlet.java.sun.com/jugs/europe/gbr'' 2) All Jobbers Worth trying out JUGs on the Sun site for networking contact me thinks.

Re: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-15 Thread Peter A. J. Pilgrim
Khalid Aslan wrote: Peter You are absolutely right. The big financial institution in the city do have the money and the where-with-it-all to invest in a new technologies. I dont necessarily want another banking job at all. I am happy to look for another vertical sector. Are you saying that only b

RE: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-15 Thread Davide Bruzzone
>I have seen a lot of newspaper adverts with >"improve your CV" guaranteed for £100. I would go to a graduate >recruitment fair if indeed you are recent graduate (2nd jobber). >Obviously that precludes me, but going to proper professional >consultant can work wonders. Fortunately most financial cit

Re: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-15 Thread Khalid Aslan
--- "Peter A. J. Pilgrim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Davide Bruzzone wrote: > > Khalid, > > It's real pity that the banks have had to let go a > lot of good > people. In the UK at least they had the money and > sometimes the > innovation to persue the latest technologies. Last > year I got > my

RE: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-14 Thread Andrew Hill
o: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs? Davide Bruzzone wrote: > Khalid, > > > > Word of mouth. I started going to every career fair, Internet Chamber of Commerce meeting, other meetings where unemployed IT people would congregate, etc.

Re: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-14 Thread Peter A. J. Pilgrim
Davide Bruzzone wrote: Khalid, Word of mouth. I started going to every career fair, Internet Chamber of Commerce meeting, other meetings where unemployed IT people would congregate, etc. I was officially unemployed for four weeks, and during that time I managed to put together quite a collectio

Re: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-14 Thread Peter A. J. Pilgrim
Chappell, Simon P wrote: I just want to observe that I have never used a job website. I'm not saying that they don't or can't work, but I've received 100% of my employment so far from either word of mouth or using a technical recruiter. This has worked both sides of the pond. I started in the ind

RE: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-14 Thread Davide Bruzzone
Its only bad if you're one of the thousands of people applying for it. -Original Message- From: Daniel Jaffa [mailto:jaffad@;courtinnovation.org] Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 12:09 PM To: Struts Users Mailing List Subject: Re: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs? Well i

Re: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-14 Thread Daniel Jaffa
Well i know of a job opening in new york city. So it is not all bad - Original Message - From: "Davide Bruzzone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 12:23 PM Subject: RE: [OT] Where

RE: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-14 Thread Davide Bruzzone
Khalid, >> This is all just common sense really, but it helped >> me when I was laid off at the end of June (BTW, I >> was working again in five weeks, and as much as I'd >> like to think that I'm a rock star, I think I was >> monumentally lucky)... However, if it can help you >> or someone else o

RE: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-14 Thread Chappell, Simon P
truts Users Mailing List >Subject: RE: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs? > > > --- Davide Bruzzone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Khalid, >> >> This is all just common sense really, but it helped >> me when I was laid off at the end of June (BTW, I >

RE: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-14 Thread Khalid Aslan
--- Davide Bruzzone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Khalid, > > This is all just common sense really, but it helped > me when I was laid off at the end of June (BTW, I > was working again in five weeks, and as much as I'd > like to think that I'm a rock star, I think I was > monumentally lucky)... H

RE: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-14 Thread Davide Bruzzone
ou letters (good paper, etc.) to everyone you talk to, etc. It just helps you stand out. As I said, its all common sense, but if it helps... Best of luck... Dave -Original Message- From: Haseltine, Celeste [mailto:CHaseltine@;magticket.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 11:58 AM To

Re: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-13 Thread Peter A. J. Pilgrim
Haseltine, Celeste wrote: Khalid, I am assuming by across the Atlantic you are referring to the United States. All Here in London, England it is really slow as well. The needle is favours the employers right now rather than a typical candidate. Unfortunately employers want 10 different criter

RE: [OT] Where can I find a Struts / J2EE Jobs?

2002-11-13 Thread Haseltine, Celeste
Khalid, I am assuming by across the Atlantic you are referring to the United States. The job market/outlook in the US for high tech/software/hardware is still pretty poor. There are some pockets where jobs can be found in the US, but overall, our unemployment rate nationally is still sitting ju