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The market in Ireland seems amazing. I'm a bit older than you (25+ years of experience) and last year I went to Dublin for an interview, didn't like the job ver

The market in Ireland seems amazing. I'm a bit older than you (25+ years of experience) and last year I went to Dublin for an interview, didn't like the job very much, went to about six more interviews, got two very good offers, chose one. This was all in a timespan of about a week. Then again, it might be because I'm mainly a contractor; I didn't try to get employed full-time.

mgkimsal 10y ago
> it might be because I'm mainly a contractor; I didn't try to get employed full-time. I bet that's most of it. Can't speak for Ireland, but almost every country has a lot of extra burdens and regulations that come with "employees" vs "contractors".
- tomphoolery 10y ago
  This is why Comcast hires all developers as independent contractors.
  - mikereedell 10y ago
    My team, and most of the teams in my division, are full-time Comcast employees. Our PM and QA orgs, however, is full of contractors.
YeGoblynQueenne 10y ago
So, um, where does one find contracting work in the UK? As a programmer, obviously. It's the first time in five years I'm withouth permanent work. I think I might give it a try to do a bit of freelancing or contracting for a change. Where does one even get started though?
- mdpopescu 10y ago
  I usually upload my CV to monster.com, dice.com, indeed.com and I start getting emails from recruiters. You can also search for recruiting agencies and contact them directly. Don't ignore Twitter and LinkedIn, some of the people seeing your messages might know someone who knows someone. Don't stop at the first "no", send a few dozen applications and see what answers you get. This is pretty much the easiest thing you can do; I'm happy with the results because my income expectations are lower (being from Eastern Europe) than those of a native British. Meet-ups, investigating companies' needs and everything else that @patio11 describes are needed for much better results.
  - YeGoblynQueenne 10y ago
    Thanks- sounds like what I when I'm looking for a permanent role, so I got no excuses not to know the drill. :)
- passiveincomelg 10y ago
  Two of those pimps you can upload your CV to are: http://www.hays.co.uk/ http://www.hays.co.uk/ http://www.computerfutures.com/en http://www.computerfutures.com/en
  - YeGoblynQueenne 10y ago
    Thank you, I'll have a look.

mgkimsal 10y ago

> it might be because I'm mainly a contractor; I didn't try to get employed full-time. I bet that's most of it. Can't speak for Ireland, but almost every country has a lot of extra burdens and regulations that come with "employees" vs "contractors".

tomphoolery 10y ago
This is why Comcast hires all developers as independent contractors.
- mikereedell 10y ago
  My team, and most of the teams in my division, are full-time Comcast employees. Our PM and QA orgs, however, is full of contractors.

YeGoblynQueenne 10y ago

So, um, where does one find contracting work in the UK? As a programmer, obviously. It's the first time in five years I'm withouth permanent work. I think I might give it a try to do a bit of freelancing or contracting for a change. Where does one even get started though?

mdpopescu 10y ago
I usually upload my CV to monster.com, dice.com, indeed.com and I start getting emails from recruiters. You can also search for recruiting agencies and contact them directly. Don't ignore Twitter and LinkedIn, some of the people seeing your messages might know someone who knows someone. Don't stop at the first "no", send a few dozen applications and see what answers you get. This is pretty much the easiest thing you can do; I'm happy with the results because my income expectations are lower (being from Eastern Europe) than those of a native British. Meet-ups, investigating companies' needs and everything else that @patio11 describes are needed for much better results.
- YeGoblynQueenne 10y ago
  Thanks- sounds like what I when I'm looking for a permanent role, so I got no excuses not to know the drill. :)
passiveincomelg 10y ago
Two of those pimps you can upload your CV to are: http://www.hays.co.uk/ http://www.hays.co.uk/ http://www.computerfutures.com/en http://www.computerfutures.com/en
- YeGoblynQueenne 10y ago
  Thank you, I'll have a look.