Is I.T. career path dead?

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    Quote Originally Posted by HKNewBi:
    I am currently trying to fill positions in HK and Sydney, paying in my mind good money (HK$900k upwards). I have 3 agencies supplying me with candidates and had ads going out in the SCMP (for HK roles) every weekend.
    HK$900k up for IT roles...what level and experience is this for?

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    Maybe the problem is not the supply, may the problem is finding them.

    All the Alpha Geeks I know always bitch about the head hunters being clueless lining them up for BS jobs. Generally I help them get jobs through word of mouth (my liquidations list) or go directly to the management of one of my customers.

    are there any decent IT head hunters in HK? Who?

    I know S3group are specialised in storage security and s.... (forgot), at least they are specialised. Any other head hunters that have specialise in specific areas of IT?

    Last edited by hk.com; 27-01-2007 at 02:36 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hk.com:
    Maybe the problem is not the supply, may the problem is finding them.

    All the Alpha Geeks I know always bitch about the head hunters being clueless lining them up for BS jobs. Generally I help them get jobs through word of mouth (my liquidations list) or go directly to the management of one of my customers.

    are there any decent IT head hunters in HK? Who?

    I know S3group are specialised in storage security and s.... (forgot), at least they are specialised. Any other head hunters that have specialise in specific areas of IT?
    storage? now u are talking.

    I'll check them out. That' my specialty AND interest.

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    New tricks ? Back to school ?

    Quote Originally Posted by jimbo:
    1. Retrain in a I.T discipline thats going to be in demand. Study it part time through many of the universities or I.T training academies in HK.
    Hi there,

    What kind of skill or training should one get in order to meet the current and future demand of HK's IT job market ? It's not easy to go back to school when you're working full time.

    Thanks.

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    any future with Python?


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    Quote Originally Posted by banang:
    Hi there,

    What kind of skill or training should one get in order to meet the current and future demand of HK's IT job market ? It's not easy to go back to school when you're working full time.

    Thanks.
    Would the solution be better to move jobs where you are going to learn lots, the company will let you lose on lots of stuff. Prior to start my own company this is what I did. I would take jobs at half of the market rate, where I would be given a lot of access to new technologies or would be in positions where I would learn loads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by seamale:
    any future with Python?
    Unfortunately, my main skill at the moment is Python, and no, it appears that there is almost no demand whatsoever in Hong Kong for Python skills - they're all PHP weenies

    In the US... Europe... Oz... Japan... Israel... elsewhere... of course, there's plenty of Python demand, if you're any good. I regularly have people tell me their company is looking for experienced Pythonistas and asking if I fancy moving... Particularly from Oz, having been to Linux.conf.au 2007 in Sydney a couple of weeks ago, which was excellent...

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    Quote Originally Posted by hk.com:
    Would the solution be better to move jobs where you are going to learn lots, the company will let you lose on lots of stuff. Prior to start my own company this is what I did. I would take jobs at half of the market rate, where I would be given a lot of access to new technologies or would be in positions where I would learn loads.
    Exactly, I had to do the same when I first started out, took a 30% pay cut and work shifts just so I could get my foot in the door with Aohell and start learning.

    Banang, we all have to make sacrifices to further our career, yes you have a full time job but what about distance learning and evening courses etc?
    Last edited by jimbo; 30-01-2007 at 06:53 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hk.com:
    I would take jobs at half of the market rate, where I would be given a lot of access to new technologies or would be in positions where I would learn loads.
    Wow, taking a 50% paycut in order to get a job where you could learn the hot skills. Then with the hot skills under your belt, you can command a much higher market rate elsewhere.

    This strategy works well for fresh grads but would this work for people who are already working in the field?

    I find that I'm not getting much from my job but there's a gap between my skill and the market demand. It's kinda like a catch-22; I can't move on because I don't have the hot skill and without the hot skill I'm unable attract employer's attention. Not sure whether there're more people like me out there.

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    my cut was 30% but it was essentially the same theory.
    how wld a fresh grad gets a 50% cut when they barely started working ?


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