On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, C. Newport wrote:

> IT in the UK and the EU is fscked and showing no signs of recovery.

It's the same sad story on this side of the pond, too... :-(

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In comp.sys.sun.admin Rich Teer <rich.teer@rite-group.com> wrote:
> It's the same sad story on this side of the pond, too... :-(

I think that's a little strong. I'm not saying the situation
is great by any means, but there is work to be had. I know of a couple
companies that recently hired technical people in NYC, and I hear that
California is looking up again. Unfortunately most of the work seems to
be in the financial field, but at least there is some.

(NGs and Follow-ups trimmed.)

JDW

Rob L wrote:
> What's the IT job scene like in Australia compared to it's f*ked Euro/US
> counterparts?
>
> "Rich Teer" <rich.teer@rite-group.com> wrote in message
> news:Pine.GSO.4.44.0307071511310.448-100000@zaphod.rite-group.com...
>
>>On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, C. Newport wrote:
>>
>>
>>>IT in the UK and the EU is fscked and showing no signs of recovery.
>>
>>It's the same sad story on this side of the pond, too... :-(
>>
>>--
>>Rich Teer, SCNA, SCSA
>>
>>President,
>>Rite Online Inc.
>>
>>Voice: +1 (250) 979-1638
>>URL: http://www.rite-online.net
>>
>
>
>

Crap here in Oz too. 1/6 of a page of IT jobs in the Brisbane Courier
Mail. Normally there are 2 pages.

No signs of it getting better either.

Bards (bards1888@yahoo.com.au.au) wrote:
:
: Crap here in Oz too. 1/6 of a page of IT jobs in the Brisbane Courier
: Mail. Normally there are 2 pages.
:
: No signs of it getting better either.
:

http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/hr/...0276063,00.htm
Forget IT, Australian students told: ZDNet Australia: News & Tech: HR

"The rampant outsourcing of IT jobs could well sound the death knell
for Australia's technology industry, an IT Manager Australia survey
revealed.

ITM members were asked if students in Australia would be discouraged
from considering IT as a career if offshore outsourcing continued to
shrink the local employment market.

More than 90 percent of members said based upon current conditions,
they wouldn't recommend information technology as a viable career
path.

"I'd rather my kids opt for nursing as a profession--it has both local
and global demand," said ITM member James Michaels, who works for a
telecommunications company in Sydney.

Michaels said there was a huge "disconnect" in the supply and demand
chain. "I think we've reached a saturation point...there's just too
many skilled techies out of work and they're all fighting for either
the same pie or the scraps left behind post-outsourcing," he said..."



--Jerry Leslie (my opinions are strictly my own)
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