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by kenfrapin
Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:59 am
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Project Planning Engineer - where best to search jobs
Replies: 3
Views: 1202

why "temples/mosques/churches"?? Because looking at the current state of affairs in the UK, you need a lot of help from Higher Powers :cry: BTW, I once again want to point out how very very unprepared you are for this trip. You have other posts as well where you have asked what you have to do, here...
by kenfrapin
Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:28 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: What to do Once i make my new entry in UK
Replies: 6
Views: 1696

Surpised a family man does not educate himself about all this BEFORE deciding to move to the UK - shows a lack of preparedness on your part actually. Still, some things you SHOULD already know about and do once you settle in are 1. Register at Local GP 2. Go to the closest Job Centre office and regi...
by kenfrapin
Sun Jun 06, 2010 12:16 am
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Career Advise
Replies: 5
Views: 1228

and to add to the previous post - I must add my comments are biased towards the IT sector and if cover letters for jobs, most of which today are completed automated and add to that keywords in CV searches play a big role, then I stand corrected. I do know for a fact that non IT related fields still ...
by kenfrapin
Sat Jun 05, 2010 6:57 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Mathematical Finance
Replies: 12
Views: 2093

Bad luck on not getting the job but do note another point about such job adverts Recruitment agents state jobs with salaries UPTO £40k so remember they even offer just £30k stating insufficient exp or some other bull reason. This is a very very common ploy by all recruitment companies. They state ...
by kenfrapin
Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:51 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Mathematical Finance
Replies: 12
Views: 2093

Ok then going by what you say - anywhere in Europe and most of rest of the world, specializing in a particular field always reaps more rewards and that is sort of a given. That, however, doesnt GUARANTEE anyone a lucrative career with loads of money and their DREAM job - hope that makes sense You sa...
by kenfrapin
Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:45 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Mathematical Finance
Replies: 12
Views: 2093

Thank you for your answer, But I again repeat my question: doing a master in Mathematical Finance, Statistical Modelling or Mathematical Modelling will have any effect in my career? Regards Simple Answer - if you dont know the answer to the question, how the hell do you expect anyone out here to kn...
by kenfrapin
Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:43 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Mathematical Finance
Replies: 12
Views: 2093

I asked before in this forum about this matter. According to rules and guidances there is no problem for studying under Tier 1 other than wasting one year in study and then face difficulties in gain enough salary to extend. You have been advised incorrectly and let me explain why 1. Tier 1 is meant...
by kenfrapin
Sat Jun 05, 2010 12:35 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Career Advise
Replies: 5
Views: 1228

Re: Career Advise

Hi, Does anybody know a good career adviser (for writing CV, Cover Letter, advising on suitable positions and expected salaries)? Regards Writing CV - nothing better than the net, amazing samples and step by step guide to creating a CV that markets your skills. Noone but YOU can decide how you want...
by kenfrapin
Fri Jun 04, 2010 12:39 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: How is the market for Java NMS/EMS Related
Replies: 9
Views: 2009

Any reason why you are not reading other posts in this forum and blindly posting your questions??? Just the day before it's been stated that there is NOTHING great in the IT Telecom domain in UK - and forget about Java completely!!!!! Development and minor design roles dont pay you that much to come...
by kenfrapin
Fri Jun 04, 2010 12:35 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: New Deal Card Rail Card?
Replies: 7
Views: 2570

Hey Sajidzaidi I am in NO WAY pointing a finger at you or your question posted. If I were you, I too would ask this as the govt policies allow us to do so. I am pointing all my fingers at the UK Govt, thats all. They have totally lost the plot. I have seen so many teenage EU girls coming to the UK, ...
by kenfrapin
Thu Jun 03, 2010 8:59 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: New Deal Card Rail Card?
Replies: 7
Views: 2570

UK is a great country but unfortunately you know things have gone really wrong somewhere when we have highly skilled immigrants thinking of claiming benefits on their list of things when they come over here.....mind you, the very same goes for EU nationals as well, where more than available jobs, th...
by kenfrapin
Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:55 am
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Got job offer 30k - is it okay ?
Replies: 43
Views: 10746

I know very few IT guys who came here on Tier 1 and then found a job in the past 5 years. Most of my friends came here on Work Permits and then shifted to Tier 1s and so had a job in hand. Plus these are the guys who I guess have better jobs as they have been working here for atleast 2 to 3 years, b...
by kenfrapin
Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:47 am
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Jobs in UK
Replies: 11
Views: 2406

Dependant visa - not a problem at all and they will hire you for temp roles. For perm roles, which you are probably not looking for, they would like the visa to be valid for a longer duration and min of a year Indian qualification - best to google and get answers from proper sources. I cant help but...
by kenfrapin
Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:19 am
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Jobs in UK
Replies: 11
Views: 2406

Hi Arpita, As your question dint ask about lawyering and nor do I know anything in that field, I can give some help on securing jobs in other sectors 1. When you say other sectors, do you have particular ones in mind? 2. Whatever the sector, you need to have some sort of experience in the field - sa...
by kenfrapin
Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:14 am
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Planning to move to uk in august as a software engineer
Replies: 4
Views: 1494

Re: Planning to move to uk in august as a software engineer

I am planning to move to UK in august 2010, I have nearly 6 years of experience in development of embedded systems for telecom domain, my experitise is mainly in C/C++. I have been going through the forum for some days, I could see that the market is down and slowly picking up. I am not sure how go...
by kenfrapin
Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:53 am
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Need your valuable suggestion. Planning to move by July end
Replies: 13
Views: 3252

aprao_bangalore, Have you and your family gone over a few basic checks before planning this big move? 1. Total pay between you and your wife in Bangalore compared to 1 person's income in the UK - does it add up? 2. Are you coming to the UK to settle down or save up? 3. Can your wife work here which ...
by kenfrapin
Mon May 31, 2010 9:43 am
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: How is Job market for ERP: Oracle Applications (Technical)
Replies: 5
Views: 3246

Re: How is Job market for ERP: Oracle Applications (Technica

Hi, I am having 8 years of IT Experience out of which 6.5 years in Oracle Applications, Oracle Database 9i/10g/11g and Siebel 8.0. Right now I am working for Oracle India. Just wanted to know howz the job market for Oracle Applications in UK. I have TIER1 (G) visa and I am planning to move to UK in...
by kenfrapin
Sat May 29, 2010 5:18 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Ideal salary to survive in UK
Replies: 13
Views: 4620

Re: 50k? 20k???

rene wrote:So why i ear not even 13k???? With Graphic and Design skills, just because i'm Polish????
Because from your recent rant and display of English skills it will be impossible to get through a real technical interview. And even if you manage, then HR are going to eat you up along with your ideas.....
by kenfrapin
Sat May 29, 2010 5:15 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Jobless Person Seeking Some Jobhunting Advice/Ideas
Replies: 13
Views: 2968

Rene dear - bym007 is far more qualified that you so your experience is something he should not bother considering or even taking as an example!!!

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by kenfrapin
Sat May 29, 2010 5:11 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Polish workers in UK, why Agencies tread us the same?
Replies: 26
Views: 7564

Sorry Rene but going just by your post - 1. Your English is not good 2. Sentence construction and use of tense is bad 3. Incorrect assumptions in general. 4. No wonder noone wants to hear your ideas. You must be confusing them to death and blabbering irrelevant things at inappropriate times!!! Belie...
by kenfrapin
Sat May 29, 2010 2:06 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Ideal salary to survive in UK
Replies: 13
Views: 4620

£500 to £600 at today's conversion rates is just about Rs35000 to Rs40000 if you are from India. Given one has secured the Tier 1 Visa, they must be earning as decent salary back home itself to save that much in Rupees!!! No jobs out here and even if there are few then you need to be really good t...
by kenfrapin
Wed May 26, 2010 1:13 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Second Job
Replies: 19
Views: 2986

From your breakdown, expenses are all within boundaries except the mortgage. I guess you have gone overboard there and taken a huge risk commiting to such a mortgage amount. IMHO, never take on more than you can chew. End result is the never ending worry, loss of quality family life and the unneeded...
by kenfrapin
Wed May 26, 2010 11:27 am
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Second Job
Replies: 19
Views: 2986

khurramrafiq, Perm job with £40k+ is a wonderful post. Trying to earn more on top of that on weekends by working on the checkout tills at Tesco, ASDA or in Security makes no sense unless there are serious perseonal monetary requirements. Just a word of advice to use the 2 days off work to relax and...
by kenfrapin
Tue May 25, 2010 7:43 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: any .net vacancy
Replies: 6
Views: 1622

g_hanah...i personally know Europeans who use brain dumps...in fact, most sensible and practical people who dont want to spend 1000s of £££s on irrelevant training classes go through this route. FYI...my friend answered the ISEB Business Analysis essentials course 2 years back and guess who were ...
by kenfrapin
Tue May 25, 2010 7:34 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Got job offer 30k - is it okay ?
Replies: 43
Views: 10746

30k compared to 12lakhs is not comparable at all - you are better off back home!!! With 30k cash in hand after taxes is just £1800. Living a very normal lifestyle without any luxuries will help you save a max of £500 a month as you are with your family. Even this is really difficult. With the curr...
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