More musings on hiring in the wireless trade
Tom,
I agree mostly with what Mark said below, particularly with the ramp up after the long depression in the industry. The one area where I might disagree is working for vendors. Their business is turning around, too, but my experience is that they hire on a short term basis. Watch out.
When projects are terminated, when a vendor runs out of money, or a merger takes place, project engineers and consultants are the first to go. Do you want to work in a part of wireless that does this? As a long term, small size consultant, I would not take a contract with most of the vendors.
Projects are rarely completed and smaller vendors are the ones who end up footing the bill. That's because we spend to get ready for their projects and then most often have to wait until they are ready. And wait. And wait. Add in the poor financial status of many companies due to the recent depression and I doubt I would work for a vendor if longevity was a goal.
Best, Ken