[ILUG] [Slightly OT] Eolach closes

[cybersean3000 at yahoo.com]

On 22 Nov 2001, at 12:39, David Golden wrote:

> On Thursday 22 November 2001 09:57, Niall O Broin wrote:
> 
> > Presumably, they didn't find a suitable person. I wish the Eolach employees
> > the best in their search for jobs which unfortunately won't be all that
> > easy in the current climate.
> >
> >
> 
> Yup, it's a pain in the arse trying to find a decent computing job right now, 
> particularly for those of us with less professional experience.

Even for those of us with nine years experience!
 
> I've been doing a two pronged computing and mechanical engineering job search,
> but I haven't got much of either - lots of recruitment agencies wanting my CV 
> "for their database", few actual companies. :-(
> 
> These days, new jobs that would have gone to relatively recent graduates 
> (like me) are now going to people with me+N years of experience, who are 
> willing to work for less than the previous job they've just lost (at least, 
> that's the impression I've got from chatting to other people at the few 
> interviews I've had + in the pub.) .  In turn, of course, there's VBers 
> who've had even less luck than me... 

Nine years experience!  Since October, only 4 interviews out of 600 
inquiries! Dudes, this is just wrong!

Maybe all of us looking for work should just form some super mega 
multinational and buy Microsoft!




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