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DH cant find an IT job

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usernamess · 06/02/2024 23:58

We moved to the UK last year. DH spent 9 months in finding an software developer jobs, but still cant find one. He had several interviews in the first 3/4months referred by agents. After that, no more interviews.
What can he do to increase his chance of getting an IT in the UK? Is it DH's problem or overall the it's not easy to find an IT job now?

Thanks in advance for your opinions!

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usernamess · 08/02/2024 22:04

@StamppotAndGravy thanks for pointing this! Sadly we don't have any local friend in HR or IT field yet. I am thinking if he could ask agencies for opinions.

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usernamess · 08/02/2024 22:06

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 08/02/2024 07:47

Is he on LinkedIn? If not, he needs to get on there... set his profile to 'open to work' and recruiters will get in touch. Where I work, we're crying out for IT people...

Yes, he is, but he didn't show open to work in the profile picture. Let me pass this message to him. Thanks!

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EasterIssland · 08/02/2024 22:11

usernamess · 07/02/2024 17:54

Congratulations on your hubby! We are living in Swindon, sadly there is not much IT jobs in Swindon. So he is looking for jobs in Bristol/Gloucester/Reading/London, however no luck at all.

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Hi I’m based in Bristol and work in Chippenham for an it company
Is he looking hybrid or remote or on site ? I know Bristol many companies are going hybrid with 1-2 days week in the office . I believe my previous company is still recruiting and are based in Bristol.
in bristol I can recommend io associates/ sr2 and wedo. Theyre recruiters but They’re quite good with a good variety of clients

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usernamess · 08/02/2024 22:12

Spirael · 08/02/2024 07:59

Is he a front end developer? The trend has been for companies to outsource those positions, often to people/teams based abroad. They hire them in for a specific project, and it's easier to scale up and down depending on company cash flow.

If possible, it might be worth focusing on the back end/database side, if he has skills there. Due to data laws, it's harder to outsource those positions abroad.

He is a back end developer, specialising in Java and some others like SQL Spring J2EE etc

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usernamess · 08/02/2024 22:15

NeedANewOne25 · 08/02/2024 08:37

I’m ex-IT in the Thames Valley area. Just taken a look and a lot of recruiters are looking for people. TechEx have some vacancies in Bracknell for example.
I get spammed all the time!

I will let him know to check TechEx out, thanks for mentioning it!

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usernamess · 08/02/2024 22:23

@EasterIssland thanks a lot! I will ask him to check out io associate /sr2 and we do =)

May I know your previous company's name? If there's DM in Mumsnet, please DM me. Many thanks!

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MCT50 · 26/02/2024 08:44

@usernamess My husband is from another country, he found it quite difficult to get his first job in the UK but he didn't really have any experience in his field as he had just got his degree. He didn't need sponsorship either. Don't lose hope, he found one and has been with the company for 5 years now. He is also in IT. His company has a freeze on jobs at present though. We lived in East Anglia near supposedly an IT hub city, couldn't find a job there at all as they seemed to want either graduates or high end IT people so we ended up moving. Good luck, you will get there. Always hard to get your foot in the door when you move countries.

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