14 Jun
2013
14 Jun
'13
7:32 p.m.
On 15 June 2013 03:01, Dave McGuire <mcguire at neurotica.com> wrote:
...then one needs to get a job working for decent
people. These days, at
least in the USA, beggars can't be choosers, sure, but there are GOOD jobs
around. If I can find one, anyone can.
Good for you.
Have I mentioned recently the roughly *3,000 job applications* I've
made around the world since the end of my last F/T role in 2008?
Those are all for positions I'm well-qualified for with abundant
experience, natch. 25Y in IT, I've supported more than a dozen OSes
professionally; I know every OS, server and desktop, in current
business use, and most of the big apps.
I average 2-3 interviews a year, if that.
It may be only moderately bad in the USA. Elsewhere in the world, it's
/terrible./ I believe there are roughly 20-25? more people looking for
work than jobs in the UK currently; the /average/ number of applicants
is around 18-23 per job, depending who you ask, and that includes the
really crappy ones.
In professional roles, it ranges from around 65-70 applicants per job
to over 900 per job for desirable positions; I have head of jobs
getting several thousand applicants as a matter of routine.
The last 2 positions I landed lasted 8 days and 6 weeks, respectively.
I am still on 2 months' unpaid leave from the last one (end 2012) -
I've been on those 2 months leave since the 2nd week of December. And
that was switching to a whole new industry for me.
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