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Agencies control the rules
Matt Owen14th Oct 2009
I've been working in IT for nearly 20 years now and I have some seriously big names on my CV. Therefore you'd be forgiven for thinking that I would have no trouble securing a new contract when my last one finished at the end of July. Unfortunately, this is not the case as scouring the usual job boards and branded recruitment websites shows a very subdued market. In a recession this is to be expected, but having worked hard my entire career, I did not expect to be one of those affected (wishful thinking maybe?). [Read more]
Work Smarter, Not Harder
Matt Owen8th Jun 2009
'Technology is supposed to make our working lives easier, yet we spend longer at our desks than ever before, and we find ourselves working weekends and late nights as well. What happened to the dream of remote office working, and why do we still drag ourselves to and from the office everyday? ' [Read more]
Give Them What They Want
Matt Owen22nd Apr 2009
When designing a solution it is all too easy to get carried away with your own enthusiasm and stray off the brief laid down by the project. Although the solution may be sound, by ignoring the requirements put before you, you run the risk of over-spend and over-run on the project, or even worse completely de-railing it. [Read more]

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