Nishant

On the career front, at last I have some updates since the last post. I have landed a job as an independent consultant for a small company for some months and would be working on packetcable 2.0 IMS client for cable modem device. Well, something is better than nothing and the good thing is that I am earning and do not have to think zillion times while spending on even the basic stuff. I know, I may be in a similar dilemma once my current contract period gets over and again I may end up on the road and who knows, may have to go through this experience again. My current job does not provide me all the security and benefits of a corporate job, but I am not complaining.



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One thing I have learnt during this period is that your friends, colleagues and your connections are really important and invaluable. I would like to thank each and everyone of them for putting in effort for me during this period in trying to get me some paying job.

Curious about the post title? Well, I thought I should be a bit melodramatic this time (Nishant means end of darkness). Enough of crap talk. Next time, I will try to make sure my posts have some interesting tech content.

On the road ...

Well, it's been a while since my last post. And a lot of things have happened since then, which have kept me busy and away from posting.


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I was let go off from my company more than a fortnight back. Since then I have been looking for a job, trying to get in touch with my friends and old colleagues to see if they have anything in their organizations that fit my skill set. And have shared my profile with some consultants as well. But so far, no luck. But I am optimistic and hopeful that I will land something soon. This no-job period also provided me an opportunity to go out of bangalore to my native for a week.

I have taken up some freelance projects during this time, which provide me an opportunity to keep coding and also keep me busy in addition to earning some money. I am planning to keep on working on such projects till I land a full-time job or some position as an independent consultant. These freelance projects keep your mind occupied and force you to keep on learning newer things, which I would have been reluctant to if I was in a full-time job.

That's all for this post... but expect more regular posts henceforth.