What's going on here?
Consulting assignments are coming in to my office fast a furious! Fulltime positions are increasing. People are going on interviews. They are getting hired? What's going on??
From the seat that I'm in, this is the best news I've seen this year. Although we've had a few false starts since the recession started in March, 2001, this is the sort of thing to be happening in the third quarter.
Why?
Because when consulting utilization picks up at this time of year, it means that projects are starting to fall behind and it matters!Nothing mattered the past two years except doing more with less and making sure everyone knew you were busy so when headcount reductions occured, you appeared to be important.
Now, things do matter and firms are starting to spend money to bring on consultants. What it mans is that its important to make sure your resume relly reflects the skills being sought in the job description you're submitting it for.
It means its important to network with people who arte not working and people who are working. Hard a great story from someone from Your Next Job, the networking group (www.newyorkmetrotechnologyjobs.com/yournextjob.htm) about approaching the CTO of Computer Associates at a shareholders meeting and getting a equest to call for an interview!
It means the light at the end of this awful recession may finally be over.
Jeff Altman
Consulting assignments are coming in to my office fast a furious! Fulltime positions are increasing. People are going on interviews. They are getting hired? What's going on??
From the seat that I'm in, this is the best news I've seen this year. Although we've had a few false starts since the recession started in March, 2001, this is the sort of thing to be happening in the third quarter.
Why?
Because when consulting utilization picks up at this time of year, it means that projects are starting to fall behind and it matters!Nothing mattered the past two years except doing more with less and making sure everyone knew you were busy so when headcount reductions occured, you appeared to be important.
Now, things do matter and firms are starting to spend money to bring on consultants. What it mans is that its important to make sure your resume relly reflects the skills being sought in the job description you're submitting it for.
It means its important to network with people who arte not working and people who are working. Hard a great story from someone from Your Next Job, the networking group (www.newyorkmetrotechnologyjobs.com/yournextjob.htm) about approaching the CTO of Computer Associates at a shareholders meeting and getting a equest to call for an interview!
It means the light at the end of this awful recession may finally be over.
Jeff Altman
