Re: [Sheflug] Sheffield advice

["Perry Ismangil" <nospam [at] fdgroup.com>]

On 7 Mar 2001, at 9:06, Dave Mimno wrote:

Hi Dave,

I am currently in exactly the same situation as you.

> I'm a long-time linux user from America. My fiancee was recently
> accepted       to a graduate program at the University of Sheffield.

If your fiancee is going to be a full-time student (as is my wife), it 
would be much easier, since dependants of full-time students by 
default are allowed to work without any permit.

(email me personally for the full gory immigration details I have to 
go through...)

> I'd like to go with her, but I would need to find a source of income.
> Would anybody be able to tell me whether British companies regularly
> hire foreigners? What is the IT job market like in Sheffield

As you don't need a work permit, employers can treat you like any 
other applicants so you don't create additional burden. So you're on 
a level playing field with other applicants.

> currently? Most recently, I've been working with J2EE/Oracle web
> applications, writing JSP/Servlets, EJBs, and PL/SQL stored
> procedures. I also have experience with Perl, PHP and MySQL, as well
> as administrative experience with linux and solaris. Would I have a
> reasonable chance of finding some kind of employment? Would it be

Java is pretty employable, you should have no problems.

> possible to commute to Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, etc.?

Leeds is probably the better bet, because of a frequent 50-minute 
bus shuttle or equivalent car journey, and there are a few IT 
companies there.

Also, I would have to disagree with the advice to look at job sites... 
I went through that route and got a lot of spam from recruiters 
advertising job in London but none in Sheffield! Just approach the 
companies direct, better results.

Good luck!




Good luck
-- 
Perry Ismangil

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