Ask HN: Planning to work in London

1 points by h4rrison 13 years ago | 2 comments

I'm planning to move to London (from Australia) next year and will be looking for work. I have approx. 2 years self-taught experience in iOS development, and some experience in Rails. I've just started my final year thesis in relational database/social graph construction, and will be graduating at the end of the year. What sort of chance do I have of getting a job in London? Is there anything in particular I should be doing to increase those chances?

Thanks in advance for helping out.

aw4y 13 years ago |

My suggestion: create a linkedin profile, as accurate as you can - add your projects and skills, and then add some groups about IOS or Rails (search for "IOS London Developers" and similar...): there are a lot of recruiters waiting for you ;)

(I'm an android coder in London and I constantly receive offers from recruiters...lot of jobs here!)

h4rrison 13 years ago | |

Thanks for the advice! I've read some horror stories from back in 08/09, so it's nice to hear something positive.