December 22, 2003
Oh, just great
Well... According to GTI's latest graduate trends survey it appears that the IT sector is gearing up for further contraction in 2004 rather than expansion. Just marvellous.
A snippet - "This year sees once again the nightmare scenario of thousands of well-qualified IT graduates looking forward to an uncertain future that they could not have imagined when they started their degrees three or four years ago." Read more at ananova. For some reason I can't find the report on GTI's website.
If someone newly qualified faces a bleak future in IT, then someone with over 10 years experience in networking, purchasing, people and vendor management stands virtually no chance as employers and recruiters don't seem to be interested once your age starts with the number 3. Experience obviously counts for absolutely nothing in this day and age.
Where are the jobs that Phony Tony assures us are out there? Oh, hang on, I know where - India. Seems like I may as well resign myself to a life on minimum wage in warehouses or supermarkets as these are the only types of jobs I see advertised in the local rag...