My friends and family are a little worried about “these bad economy”, many articles are coming out or even books about how to deal with a recession. One good book that just came out is; Bulletproof your job, the message is clear, be visible, easy and ready at your company. Make sure you work in projects that are visible to the big heads, make sure you do not complain or make things hard, and be ready for any extra work or travelling.
I also would thing that every company is different, at recession time, big companies are stronger than small companies with small amount of money in the bank. So even you following all the experts, you can find yourself without a job in a few months.
I have seen software developers trying to get visible in the .NET community right now, I believe this is because they want to use the networking in case they need to apply for a job. In my opinion, if you are not sure about your company , make sure to make the change now to a company that can go through any economy slow down without having to lay off people, what are those companies? Well for starters companies that are still recruiting is a good sign, many now have implemented a hiring freeze, some still need more programmers. Like Tellingent, a software company based in Dallas TX and creators of the Community Server.
Another way to find a software job is to look at the hidden networks for local jobs and find the companies they are still applying. I would personally stay away from big hiding websites. Hidden networks are companies that want a direct contact with the software developer.
Robert Scobler is blogging every day about the economy world instead of the tech world, as this is the main concern looks like. Still I believe that now more than ever. Famous bloggers with many followers are worrying the professional lately.
Please share with me the stories about being a software developer or IT professional in this worried times. What are your plans? How is the market where you are?
Cheers
Al