Software Engineer Jobs – Skills in Demand
April 23rd, 2010
Individuals who are looking to start careers in software engineering will find that this field holds a wide array of opportunities and prospects for all qualified candidates. There is evidence that in the next few years, software engineering will become the fastest growing profession in many developed economies. This is good news for the software engineering job market because both employers and job applicants alike will find it easier to meet their respective recruitment needs. However, as more individuals choose careers in software engineering, the job market will become increasingly competitive. On the other hand, if more people choose careers in software engineering, it will be less likely that there will be occurrences of skills shortages within this engineering field. Project managers, information systems managers, programmers and systems designers are examples of some of the most lucrative software engineering roles. There are also certain key skills and attributes which are always in high demand in the software engineering industry. These include analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.
It also appears that more engineering firms are seeking to employ engineering sales professionals. This is not surprising given the fact that sales is vital part of driving the growth and profitability of any business. As with most sectors of the economy, the influence of specialist recruitment firms streamlines the whole process of recruiting within the engineering sector. Over the years, Quanta has been able to build a good track record and reputation for providing effective engineering recruitment solutions. When it comes to identifying and meeting the cultural and organizational needs of both their corporate and candidate engineering clients, Quanta is definitely one step ahead of other recruitment agencies. This is because Quanta builds and maintains close relationships and communication links with the top engineering employers in both the UK and in Europe. This also allows Quanta to obtain an immediate visibility on new roles. Quanta also utilize some of the recruitment industry’s most sophisticated and advance back office tools.
Furthermore, their teams of qualified recruitment consultants are able to provide candidates with expert recruitment advice and guidance. Quanta also take a genuine interest in the long run career progress and success of their candidates. This is shown by the fact that after a role has been successfully secured, Quanta enroll their candidates on to their candidate care program. The candidate care program helps candidates settle immediately in their new role. It also enables them to begin making effective contributions in an expedited fashion.
Stephen Trigg
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April 23rd, 2010 at 12:27 am
Do mortgage lenders take local demand for your occupation into account when evaluating your application?
My husband and I would like to buy a house by June of 2009, when our current apartment lease expires. With the national economy tanking we’re worried that we may not get approved simply because my husband will only have a year of full-time salary history.
My husband is a first year software engineer for a small (but well established and carefully managed) defense contractor whose biggest customer is NATO. We live in Huntsville, Alabama; a hot bed of high tech jobs primarily in the aerospace, electronics and defense industries. The city actually has the 3rd highest concentration of software engineering jobs in the country, behind Boulder, Colorado and Silicon Valley. The city’s economy is relatively strong yet has a very low cost of living. My husband graduated from college in May of this year and currently makes a starting salary of 50K a year. He’s only been on the job for 3 months but has made himself virtually indispensable to his boss. The company is working on an addition to their product that only he has the skills to implement so his salary is expected to rise at least somewhat during the company’s annual evaluations this winter.
We don’t want to borrow much in relation to our income. I was doing some research on the local real estate market and the type of properties we’re interested in (3 bedroom ranchers under 1500 square feet on 1/2 to 1 acre lots outside the city) have an average asking price of $110,000 and aren’t selling very well. Most of the houses I found in online listings were completely vacant, which means more negotiating room for me. I’m hoping to find someone ultra desperate to sell and get them down to $90,000 or even $80,000.
Our credit score is around 720 and our debt primarily consists of low interest student loans and a small loan for the motorcycle my husband uses to commute to work, which we plan on paying off soon. We have a fair amount of money in savings and try to save 15 to 20% of our take home pay
We’re eligible for multiple first-time buyer programs in our state but I’m getting a little anxious about qualifying for the loan. We really want to get out of apartments because every time we rent we’re cursed with a smelly and/or noisy neighbor.
April 23rd, 2010 at 5:29 am
lol..about your "curse".
It seems you & HB are in great standing to qualify for a home-loan, except the employment history…The problem I fore-see is, it takes time to get the application for financing filled out & approved, so if you are waiting until your HB has a year into his job (about the time your lease is up?), you still have that waiting period for financing, finding the home you want, negotiating the price, closing. – It’s a process.
It doesn’t hurt to call/talk to a real estate agent, tho, (without any obligation to use them) and ask for their advice on your situation. – Maybe you can start the paperwork earlier and "get the ball rolling". (But, getting everything finalized before your lease is up, sounds difficult.)
If anything, tho, you can probably get by with renting your apt. month-by-month until your get into a house. – No having to resign a long lease.
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I’ve bought 2 houses.
April 23rd, 2010 at 5:31 am
Times were a bit different when I did this, 1997, but I was willing to put 20% down and I was just out of school. I mean that literally, I had a job that I was about to start and an offer letter from the company but hadn’t been paid even one time. Under these conditions I was able to get a conventional fixed rate loan with a good interest rate. Bottom line, if you have good credit and some money to put down I think you’ll get a loan.
Find a good, reputable, honest (not necessarily top producing) real estate agent who can point you in the direction of a good load person. This may seem counter intuitive but in most places it is not legal for real estate agents to take kickbacks from mortgage brokers. So, if an agent recommends one it is usually one that actually can close deals and that doesn’t screw over clients. Also, honest agents will tell you when the deal you’re getting from your mortgage broker seems bad. I’ve had this happen several times with clients, but never with the mortgage guys I recommend. Mostly, probably, because they know that if they do that I’ll never send them business again.
Good Luck
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April 23rd, 2010 at 5:33 am
It is to my understanding that they can count his school as part of his employment. When I went to get pre approved, I had a little over a year at my current job, but the broker counted my 4 years of school as part of my current employment because it was relevant to my job. So I actually had 5 years at my current job according to the loan application. I’m not sure if that is common practice, but she said it was absolutely fine. We saw Debbie at CountryWide (I live in Huntsville too, btw. I don’t know where you were planning to go get preapproved, but if you want to try her, you can email me if you want to know her last name, I can’t remember it right now.)
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April 23rd, 2010 at 5:35 am
Lenders do take the local demand into consideration when they are evaluating a loan. It is one piece of the puzzle..
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