Re: Anyone need an APL programmer with 25 years experience

"MichaelHughes" <Michael@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> Hi,
>
> I'm based in the UK and I am looking for APL work.  I have 25 years
> experience of commercial APL systems with just about all dialects.
>
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25 years is too long; 6 might be better.
If you started at 18 you're 43 - in my country those people are and will
stay on 
the dole (btw I started offering my solutions at 46 and made a decent
career in 
the pension business, doing 14 years fulltime APL).

But, the good news: there're always people who are interested in other
people 
who are able to solve their problems and who can afford to pay for it, so,

depending on your profession, you might find an area of business, in or
outside 
the UK - this world grows smaller and smaller.
Is UK in the EU? Then you have a market of 400 mln. Think positively. What
can 
you offer, why should they hire you? Sometimes an agency can be of help.

If you are an expert in your field, read a book on how to start your own 
consultancy (some Herbert ... from USA wrote an excellent book. He says:
"Never 
apply for a job anymore, stay free!"). Play hard to get, then they might
say: we 
don't want a consultant, we want an employee - there you go! Remember,
there's a 
lot of work to do.

Good luck!