This is a great question. Would be helpful if respondents could at least indicate the city/country of their experiences. Living in Sydney, Australia I am not

This is a great question. Would be helpful if respondents could at least indicate the city/country of their experiences. Living in Sydney, Australia I am not finding much interest by potential employers in my knowledge and experience in the field of software engineering. From discussing the situation with people I meet at international conferences, it would appear that the employment opportunities vary greatly across Europe and USA.