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Andreas Saurwein wrote:
Forget Luxembourg. It would be nice for you since 19% of the inhabitants are portugese but its almost impossible to get a work permit for Portugese here. They have kind of a stop for them now.
Okay. Nice to known it. 19% is a very high number 
Andreas Saurwein wrote:
I would suggest you look at www.monster.com, they are nicely sorted.
Okay , one more site to add. Thanks Andreas.
Cheers,Joao Vaz
And if your dream is to care for your family, to put food on the table, to provide them with an education and a good home, then maybe suffering through an endless, pointless, boring job will seem to have purpose. And you will realize how even a rock can change the world, simply by remaining obstinately stationary.-Shog9
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I am a Canadian living in Canada, and have looked extensively into working in England and/or Ireland / and/or Scotland - in essence, the UK.
It is quite difficult. (I was applying as a quant analyst - someone who does stock/option pricing. Specialized work. Haven't had much luck so far). There are basically 2 entry routes. You can either apply to an employer who then files for a work permit on your behalf or apply for a work permit yourself. I have found the number of companies willing to do this in the minority, as they essentially have to demonstrate that out of every eligible candidate in the European union, you (as an outsider) can fill the position better than anyone else (in the EU). Secondly, you can apply for a work permit directly to the English/Irish/Scottish government. This is also difficult.
This is done on a points system. You have to accumulate 75 points - which is *not* easy. For example, one section gives you points based on your previous income, but you can't score anything reasonable unless you have earned $90,000+ CDN in the previous year. The UK is basically looking for top-notch talent. (Not that I'm a slouch - but I am not earning that at the moment...) It is highly competitive and difficult. I am still trying...
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Thanks for the feedback John and the best of the luck for you on your quest 
Cheers,Joao Vaz
And if your dream is to care for your family, to put food on the table, to provide them with an education and a good home, then maybe suffering through an endless, pointless, boring job will seem to have purpose. And you will realize how even a rock can change the world, simply by remaining obstinately stationary.-Shog9
Remember just because a good thing comes to an end, doesn't mean that the next one can't be better.-Chris Meech
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I want to translate my resumé. Can anyone send me a sample (or point me a URL) with a resumé written in english ?
thanks in advance
Mauricio Ritter - Brazil
Sonorking now: 100.13560 MRitter
![Jig | [Dance]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/jig.gif) I've gone sending to outer space, to find another race
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We are looking to train three co-workers towards getting an MCP certification under their belt. Probably the analysis and design MCSD core exam.
Anyway we were wondering if anyone knew of a company that did "in-house" training, i.e. they would send around a trainer clued up in the field to our offices and she/he would train the 3 co-workers. Courseware etc. would need to be included.
Anyone ever done something like this on such a small scale?
ta
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If you want to pay me a ticket from Brazil to South Africa, no problem !  
Serious... try to locate the MCT trainers in your area.
Mauricio Ritter - Brazil
Sonorking now: 100.13560 MRitter
I've gone sending to outer space, to find another race
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Mauricio Ritter wrote:
Serious... try to locate the MCT trainers in your area.
Any idea how to locate individual trainers? Microsoft won't help us (and we are an MCP) and so far I have found no list online. Know of any?
Are you an MCT btw? What in?
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa
Ray Cassick wrote:
Well I am not female, not gay and I am not Paul Watson
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Paul Watson wrote:
Are you an MCT btw?
Yes 
Paul Watson wrote:
Any idea how to locate individual trainers? Microsoft won't help us (and we are an MCP) and so far I have found no list online. Know of any?
Well... I remeber that when I applied to my MCT certification there was a check box with something like "I´m free lancer trainer and I want people to contact me to receive training" or something like that. So.. I thought that M$ have a list of some sort. I´ll try to get some information on the CTEC tonight... I´ll keep you informed
Mauricio Ritter - Brazil
Sonorking now: 100.13560 MRitter
I've gone sending to outer space, to find another race
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Hi all,
Just finishing my "Diplom" (MSc in computer science) I am looking for a work opportunity in a company that uses the Extreme Programming process model.
I would like to go to an English-speaking country for a period about some month. I could offer an upper first class degree and more than seven years of experience in doing object-oriented software development.
Now I am trying to catch addresses of such companies, which tends to be not that easy. They don't seem to offer their jobs at Monster or similar internet job boards. And a Google search brings just a ton of articles about the topic 
Any tips or hints 
--
Daniel Lohmann
http://www.losoft.de
(Hey, this page is worth looking! You can find some free and handy NT tools there )
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The world economy is in recession and job opportunities are scarce, particularly for fad skills such as extreme programming. Perhaps you should broaden your search. Good luck.
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Hi,
Is anyone on this site from Singapore?
My husband and I will be relocating to Singapore in the coming couple of months. So I am interested in knowing about the IT job/industry scene there.
I have about 4 years experience in IT , mostly C++, a little bit of MFC/VC++. I am open to both full time and independent contractor type of jobs.
Could anyone suggest some web sites/companies/people who I could contact for work?
Any other pointers related to working life in S'pore would also be great !
Thanks
Nandita
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I just left Singapore and came back to the U.S.
Reason: No more jobs !! I have 6 yrs experience programming just about everything ..
Goodluck ..
If it makes you feel any better there are no jobs in the U.S. either ..
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Hello,
I hope I am putting this in the right place, but I thought I would ask it. I am looking at learning the new technologies that are out there, but I work for a very small company (4 person R&D.. 1 Embedded HW designer, 1 Embedded SW Eng, 1 Doc Specialist, and me Windows Software Engineer.) I am used to working for companies that have 20+ developers but I was laid off during financial difficulties.
I am a good C++ programmer although I want to learn all the tips and tricks of the gurus whose education was EE - hardware. I want to be as good as those people that write the good books. Some how I got off on the SW Eng and never looked back. However I have a significant hurdle that I have dealt with all my life... I am on the wrong side of the borderline of dyslexia.. Although I know several tricks to make reading easier, and they work extremely well for writing/reading code, but some times it is frustrating. This never bothered me when I was in college or working in a bigger development house, because I am very quick to learn when I have someone to talk with about the issues. (Being dyslexic has nothing to do with intelligence.. just reminding myself.)
Earlier this year, I took my first on-line class in OpenGL. (really hoping to get in to game development...) However it was also still alot of reading and the email feedback. I learned because I wanted to learn, but I could have done better... Are all on-line courses like this? My new company can barely afford to pay the staff, let alone will they heed my calls to send me to training and the last time I tried to take a programming course at night from our local "college", I ended up knowing more and teaching more than the professor.
I am looking for solutions, but if I have too I will continue to power my way through books. However any help would be appreciated.
Brian
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HAve you tried any text to speech programs? They can take an online book or email and verbalize it for you.
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This is my first post, I hope it's in the right board.
Anyway, I had been an independent for the last 3 years and found business a little slow over the last year as you can imagine. I accepted a perm position in an IT department almost 2 months ago.
I'm finding the transition to be more difficult than I expected. I've worked on medium to large scale web apps, front-end to back-end as an independent. The size, scope, and importance of the projects I'm working on now just don't feel the same. The expectations are different too. As a contractor you're usually expected to be productive fairly quickly on new projects. I was begging for work by the end of my first week on the job. The pace is slower than I'm used to.
So, I was curious to hear how others have handled the transition.
Am I crazy or what?
Jim
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No your not, I have been feeling your pain for the past year. I work for one of the Big5 and work is slow. The people don't seem as intelligent as I thought they would be and the work is trivial. The most complex coding I do is at night in my own time. You might also begin to notice everyone around you doing nothing all day long, 5 days a week and getting a paycheck for it. Beats me.
Good luck.
Soliant | email
"The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking." -Albert E.
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I keep myself motivated by telling myself that there are huge opportunities to shape and grow parts of the IT department.
I understand the night time stuff. I've been teaching myself .NET evening/weekends even though my employer has no immediate plans to migrate until early next year.
Thanks,
Jim
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All this sounds rather negative.
I think it depends more of the people you're working with. Last year, I was in a very dynamic company were there was enough work for everybody and opportunity for personal ideas (REAL opportunities). No sleep at the office, believe me!
I'm now abroad for a great but strange experience where the communications with my colleagues is very limited due to the language. The good side is the freedom I beneficiate to address the process and search for new tools, like I would do for my own company. This is highly rewarding!
So my conclusion is: if you're annoyed in your company, you're probably at the wrong place!
Eric
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I ran my own business for 5 years and then took a job with another company. It was the most frustrating 2+ years imaginable. It's very hard to go from being in charge to being just a cog in the machine. I'm back on my own now and even though times are tough, I'm trying to stick it out until things pick up.
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Ed Gadziemski wrote:
It's very hard to go from being in charge to being just a cog in the machine. I'm back on my own now and even though times are tough, I'm trying to stick it out until things pick up
I gave up my bus. and went to work in mfg. last year,and it sucks.nit picking small minded idiots make terrible bosses and coworkers.with the econ. so bad ,it seems like a good time to go back to school...punching a time clock is harder onc youve tasted freedom.
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I wonder if anyone here has any experience in doing distant job? I mean are there any projects that one could participate in (even for free) just to get some experience and practice? I'm personally interested in projects written in ASP and C++ (incl. MFC)
WOuld be grateful for any information.
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If you keen on working for experience and not money then have a look at SourceForge for some of the open source projects.
Cheers,
Simon
"Sign up for a chance to be among the first to experience the wrath of the gods.", Microsoft's home page (24/06/2002)
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Have you thought about charity work? There are a lot of good cause's that desperatly need IT skilled people to do everything from PC building, to network admin to application development. As well as getting experience, you get to help out with issue's that are important to you/the society around you, plus you can give as little/much time as you like.
Pick up your local copy of 'charity events' or 'green events' or what ever you have in your area - chances are they would love to hear from you!
Dylan Kenneally
London, UK
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Thanks, the idea of charity work is brilliant, but there's one problem.
You know, I live in Russia and we don't seem to have any 'charity events'. Is there any information about green events available in the Internet or somewhere else online?
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