[NTLUG:Discuss] Local Job availability

[Neil Aggarwal]

Hey all:

Have you noticed the salaries going back to normal
or are people still offering 50% below normal?

Have you seen a similar rise in demand for Java consultants?
I have not seen much improvement on that front yet.

Thanks,
	Neil


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org 
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Davidson
> Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:15 PM
> To: NTLUG Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Local Job availability (was Re: 
> OT (waaay OT): BitTorrent and TV shows
> 
> 
> Kevin Brannen wrote:
> 
> >
> > Depends on what a person is looking for.  Last time I had to look, 
> > about 18-24 months ago, it was abysmal.  My current 
> contract is about 
> > to come to an end and I can tell you that yes, things are 
> much better; 
> > however, "completely recovered" seems a bit too far from what I've 
> > seen.  Well on the way to recovery seems reasonable to me. 
> :-)  Also, 
> > from what I read, they say DFW had unemployment slightly over the 
> > national average.  I personally think that was because of all the 
> > telecom companies we had here.  Therefore, recovery will be a bit 
> > slower here in DFW too, or so logic would normally dictate.
> >
> > I'm not asking for another artificial bubble like we had around 5 
> > years ago.  As much as my checkbook would like that, I 
> think it really 
> > hurt the industry overall.  But a little more growth would 
> be good.  
> > Hopefully the new [budget] year will bring that in a month or two.
> >
> Hi Kevin.
> 
> Yeah, 18 - 24 months ago, verry bad.  A little over a year 
> ago I noticed 
> a surge in demand for System Designers and Architects.  About 
> 8 months 
> ago, people started hiring Java Developers by the Teams.  About 2-3 
> months ago, all the experienced Java Dudes I personally know had been 
> hired.  Now I have people calling me a couple of times a week 
> asking if 
> I know of anyone looking for work.  For instance, stopped off at The 
> Planet this morning to upgrade my server, found out they are 
> looking for 
> about 40-50 SysAdmins due to recent and current expansion 
> plans.  Linux, 
> Apache, and Unix are all pluses.  (Feel free to check them out at 
> http://theplanet.com).
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
> 
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> 
> 
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