In article <cbc2f05a-f52a-4f58-adeb-78d931f47...@r24g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, Andrew Jonathan Fine <eternalsqu...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >I was laid off by Honeywell several months after I had made my >presentation in the 2005 Python Conference. > >Since then I have been unable to find work either as a software >engineer or in any other capacity, even at service jobs. I've sent >resumes and have been consistently ignored.
You don't say where you're located, which probably has some effect. I was laid off a year ago and after taking a couple of months off, I found a new job at the end of July. I don't have a degree, but I do have a fairly high profile in the Python community, and I'm located in the SF Bay Area. I also got my previous job in 2004 partly through having a high profile. I'm not pretending it's easy, and I do think luck played a significant role, but I also think that you can take action to improve your odds. Incidentally, my company has had a fair amount of difficulty finding Python programmers -- anyone in the SF area looking for a job near Mountain View? -- Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." --Red Adair -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
