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Hi,
I am anticipating my HSMP approval by 20th April and EC by end of the month. I am currently employed in India with a very good salary and stable life
While my seach for jobs in UK have gone unsuccessul, I am seeking help in knowing how one can ensure a job before entering the country. I feel this is a safe option owing to cost of living and prior commitments in the home country.

Someone, please guide me.

Regards
Naren
Bangalore, India

Mods, please move to the employment offers and job seekers forum..

yesnaren wrote:Hi,
I am anticipating my HSMP approval by 20th April and EC by end of the month. I am currently employed in India with a very good salary and stable life
While my seach for jobs in UK have gone unsuccessul, I am seeking help in knowing how one can ensure a job before entering the country. I feel this is a safe option owing to cost of living and prior commitments in the home country.

Someone, please guide me.

Regards
Naren
Bangalore, India

You might want to think extremely carefully before you consider a move here in the current climate. The credit crunch is really starting to bite and massive job cuts are in the offing.If I were you and had a good job in India, I would hang on to my HSMP approval but wait atleast 6 months to see how things pan out..

Here is an article on the situation in the financial sector

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.j ... ity113.xml


As the article explains, the reason why we have not seen significant job cuts yet is due to the bank's reluctance to axe staff who they might have difficulties rerecruiting later on. However, financial institutions are increasingly coming to the conclusion that things are as bad as they were in 1929 (or even worse) and therefore its only a matter of time before the cull starts..

Yesnaren,
I agree with the comments from Thirdwave; the UK economy hit a high point in August 07 and now there are clear signals of downturn everywhere. Try to research your particular industry and your particular area of expertise before making a desicion. (If you want more specific feedback, try and ask for the state of particular verticals and roles: "how is the job market for account managers in the call centre market?")

yesnaren wrote: I am seeking help in knowing how one can ensure a job before entering the country

Naren - I can understand your point on securing a job in UK before entering here. The UK job market (especially IT jobs) is very different in its recruitment when compared to the Indian job market. In 9 out of 10 cases they employer would like to see you face-2-face even for the first round of interview. Securing a job while based out of india I'd say is very very difficult.

Point 2, is the current job market. Its not as greener at all and other members have explained it very well.