Contracting - The State of the Art Market [was Re: NEW VACANCY - JAVA DEVELOPER - LONDON - £50K - PERMANENT]
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Peter Pilgrim
Jun 19, 2013, 6:07:18 PM6/19/13
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Oops! Sorry about that Jose
I shouldn't toss the crumbs that fall my table on to the old javawug list!
In other news, it has been a tough year in contracting for a lot of
people. So let's talk about that instead. I feel it is crazy time with
the state of the market, a real lack of opportunities, lots of
competition and then you hear the government and big business say
there is a skill shortage.
On the technology front, things are moving. Java EE 7 is here, Oracle
are doing good things, they are really stewarding the Java technology
now. They have won the faith that we thought was lost in 2010.
There is some growth and maturity in Scala; some adoption is going on,
but it still hard to get through the glass door, because I have found
that you really need professional recent experience.
On the business front, it is a frustrating. It is so slow ... the job
market sucks and it does not matter whether you are in permanent or
contract at the moment. If you are itching to get out from somewhere,
make sure that you really are going to land on your feet at the next
gig.
Anyway that's all from me.
On 19 June 2013 16:31, Jose Coll <col...@btconnect.com> wrote:
> Peter
>
> Please remove me from this distribution list as I already get spammed by recruiter emails.
>
> Thanks
> Jose
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 19 Jun 2013, at 15:24, Peter Pilgrim <peter....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> FYI
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Chris Codner <Chris....@modis.co.uk>
>> Date: 19 June 2013 15:15
>> Subject: NEW VACANCY - JAVA DEVELOPER - LONDON - £50K - PERMANENT
>> To:
>>
>>
>> JAVA DEVELOPER – £50,000 + PACKAGE - CENTRAL LONDON – PERMANENT
>>
>>
>>
>> Exclusive to Modis:
>>
>>
>>
>> One of the world’s largest private travel organisations urgently seeks
>> a JAVA Developer to work on exciting projects, for a great company who
>> will give you fantastic career opportunities. They are a successful
>> global player in the highly competitive and fast-moving travel
>> industry. With 25 award-winning brands, e-commerce and the internet
>> are integral to maintaining their leading position.
>>
>>
>>
>> As a Java Developer and once up to speed you will work within an Agile
>> team of around 5 developers. Being the part of the team you will be
>> responsible for developing and maintaining the systems that are used
>> in their offices around the world.
>>
>>
>>
>> The successful candidate will have experience with the J2EE stack with
>> Oracle, JBoss, Struts, Spring and JSP technologies, etc. JQuery and
>> HTML knowledge is also highly desirable. You should have hands-on
>> commercial experience of delivering high quality solutions in a team
>> environment. Excellent communication skills are a must. Experience
>> of working within an agile environment is preferred.
>>
>>
>>
>> In addition to a competitive salary there is a whole range of large
>> company benefits including pension scheme, medical insurance,
>> season-ticket loan and as you might expect from a travel company
>> generous holiday concessions. They also operate a casual dress code
>> and flexible hours working.
>>
>>
>>
>> Interview slots available immediately - Please reply ASAP to avoid
>> disappointment.
>>
>>
>>
>> If this vacancy is of interest please send the most up-to-date version
>> of your CV. Through relevant searching of our database every effort is
>> made to ensure new vacancies submitted are relevant, however please
>> accept my apologies if this has been sent to you in error. Should
>> this vacancy not be suitable please feel free to forward to any
>> friends or colleagues that may be interested.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris Codner
>>
>> Senior Recruitment Consultant
>>
>> http://uk.linkedin.com/in/chriscodner
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Modis
>>
>> 33 Queen Street, London, EC4R 1BR
>>
>> DD: +44 (0)20 7038 6447
>>
>> T: +44 (0)20 7038 6400
>>
>> F: +44 (0)20 7038 6438
>>
>>
>>
>> www.modis.co.uk
>>
>>
>>
>> Follow us on:
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>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> --
>> Peter Pilgrim,
>> **Java Champion**,
>> Java EE Software Development / Design / Architect for `BlueChip'
>> enterprises, London, UK
>>
>> Author of ``The Java EE 7 Developer Handbook'' to be published by
>> Packt Pub (September 2013)
>>
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Peter Pilgrim,
**Java Champion**,
Java EE Software Development / Design / Architect for `BlueChip'
enterprises, London, UK
Author of ``The Java EE 7 Developer Handbook'' to be published by
Packt Pub (September 2013)
JavaFX ++ Scala ++ Groovy ++ Android ++ Java
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I shouldn't toss the crumbs that fall my table on to the old javawug list!
In other news, it has been a tough year in contracting for a lot of
people. So let's talk about that instead. I feel it is crazy time with
the state of the market, a real lack of opportunities, lots of
competition and then you hear the government and big business say
there is a skill shortage.
On the technology front, things are moving. Java EE 7 is here, Oracle
are doing good things, they are really stewarding the Java technology
now. They have won the faith that we thought was lost in 2010.
There is some growth and maturity in Scala; some adoption is going on,
but it still hard to get through the glass door, because I have found
that you really need professional recent experience.
On the business front, it is a frustrating. It is so slow ... the job
market sucks and it does not matter whether you are in permanent or
contract at the moment. If you are itching to get out from somewhere,
make sure that you really are going to land on your feet at the next
gig.
Anyway that's all from me.
On 19 June 2013 16:31, Jose Coll <col...@btconnect.com> wrote:
> Peter
>
> Please remove me from this distribution list as I already get spammed by recruiter emails.
>
> Thanks
> Jose
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On 19 Jun 2013, at 15:24, Peter Pilgrim <peter....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> FYI
>>
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Chris Codner <Chris....@modis.co.uk>
>> Date: 19 June 2013 15:15
>> Subject: NEW VACANCY - JAVA DEVELOPER - LONDON - £50K - PERMANENT
>> To:
>>
>>
>> JAVA DEVELOPER – £50,000 + PACKAGE - CENTRAL LONDON – PERMANENT
>>
>>
>>
>> Exclusive to Modis:
>>
>>
>>
>> One of the world’s largest private travel organisations urgently seeks
>> a JAVA Developer to work on exciting projects, for a great company who
>> will give you fantastic career opportunities. They are a successful
>> global player in the highly competitive and fast-moving travel
>> industry. With 25 award-winning brands, e-commerce and the internet
>> are integral to maintaining their leading position.
>>
>>
>>
>> As a Java Developer and once up to speed you will work within an Agile
>> team of around 5 developers. Being the part of the team you will be
>> responsible for developing and maintaining the systems that are used
>> in their offices around the world.
>>
>>
>>
>> The successful candidate will have experience with the J2EE stack with
>> Oracle, JBoss, Struts, Spring and JSP technologies, etc. JQuery and
>> HTML knowledge is also highly desirable. You should have hands-on
>> commercial experience of delivering high quality solutions in a team
>> environment. Excellent communication skills are a must. Experience
>> of working within an agile environment is preferred.
>>
>>
>>
>> In addition to a competitive salary there is a whole range of large
>> company benefits including pension scheme, medical insurance,
>> season-ticket loan and as you might expect from a travel company
>> generous holiday concessions. They also operate a casual dress code
>> and flexible hours working.
>>
>>
>>
>> Interview slots available immediately - Please reply ASAP to avoid
>> disappointment.
>>
>>
>>
>> If this vacancy is of interest please send the most up-to-date version
>> of your CV. Through relevant searching of our database every effort is
>> made to ensure new vacancies submitted are relevant, however please
>> accept my apologies if this has been sent to you in error. Should
>> this vacancy not be suitable please feel free to forward to any
>> friends or colleagues that may be interested.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards,
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>> Chris Codner
>>
>> Senior Recruitment Consultant
>>
>> http://uk.linkedin.com/in/chriscodner
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Modis
>>
>> 33 Queen Street, London, EC4R 1BR
>>
>> DD: +44 (0)20 7038 6447
>>
>> T: +44 (0)20 7038 6400
>>
>> F: +44 (0)20 7038 6438
>>
>>
>>
>> www.modis.co.uk
>>
>>
>>
>> Follow us on:
>>
>> Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | Google+
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Please consider the environment before printing this email
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________________
>>
>> This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential (and
>> may contain privileged information) to the ordinary user of the e-mail
>> address to which it was addressed and must not be copied, disclosed or
>> distributed without the prior authorisation of the sender. Please
>> notify the sender and destroy this e-mail and all copies immediately
>> if you are not the intended recipient. Please also note that while our
>> own software systems have been used to try to ensure that this e-mail
>> has been swept for viruses, we do not accept responsibility for any
>> damage or loss caused in respect of any viruses transmitted by the
>> e-mail. Please ensure your own checks are carried out before any
>> attachments are opened. Modis is a trading name of both Modis Europe
>> Limited registration number 02014344 and Modis International Limited
>> registration number 01625479 both of which are registered in England
>> and Wales to Hazlitt House, 4 Bouverie Street, London EC4Y 8AX
>> ______________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> --
>> Peter Pilgrim,
>> **Java Champion**,
>> Java EE Software Development / Design / Architect for `BlueChip'
>> enterprises, London, UK
>>
>> Author of ``The Java EE 7 Developer Handbook'' to be published by
>> Packt Pub (September 2013)
>>
>> --
>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JAVAWUG" group.
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>>
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>
--
Peter Pilgrim,
**Java Champion**,
Java EE Software Development / Design / Architect for `BlueChip'
enterprises, London, UK
Author of ``The Java EE 7 Developer Handbook'' to be published by
Packt Pub (September 2013)
JavaFX ++ Scala ++ Groovy ++ Android ++ Java
:: http://www.xenonique.co.uk/blog/ ::
:: http://twitter.com/peter_pilgrim ::
:: http://java-champions.java.net/ ::
:: Skype Call peter_pilgrim ::
:: http://audio.fm/profile/peter_pilgrim ::
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