On 06/08/2012 9:27 AM, Invisible wrote:
>>> Having skills is a vastly different thing than /proving/ you have
>>> skills. Therein lies the problem.
>>
>> Not for the right employer.
>
> Yeah, well, there aren't too many of those around.
>
> You would /think/ that the abundant evidence that I'm an intelligent
> person with a large capacity to learn and the necessary drive to do so
> would be worth more than a thousand paper qualifications. You would
> think this would be the most valuable thing /ever/.
>

It is but in this inclement climate short sightedness is the order of 
the day. :-(

> And yet, the vast majority of companies will simply say "do you have 3
> years of commercial experience with product X?" If the answer is yes,
> then they will speak to you. If the answer is no, suddenly you stop
> existing. Don't give a damn about any other qualities you may have. If
> you don't already know X, you're no good to us.
>
Again you are mostly right. It all goes back to when companies stopped 
taking on apprentices.
Those two sentences do not make good reading but as I know from personal 
experience. You can't ever give up and must try to addapt.
>
>> What's been working for me is to do contract work with companies I'd like
>> to work with.  That lets them see you work and see what you can do.  I've
>> impressed every company I've worked with AFAIK, and three of them have
>> talked about wanting to hire me - but with the economy the way it is,
>> everyone is hesitant to hire over here.
>
> I don't see how that makes it any easier to find companies, make them
> actually speak to you, and ultimately hire your services. It also
> appears to provide no financial security whatsoever. Instead of spending
> two years unemployed and then getting a job and being able to stop
> looking, you end up having to /permanently/ search for jobs...

Contracting is not an easy option but you might think about it while you 
are waiting to find a permanent job. It does supply an income.
If you feel that you cannot get a job locally and you don't want to be 
on the dole. It is the another option.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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