Considering moving back from US to Ireland for a Windows Sys Admin Position

neonic75

Just wondering what the climate is like for Jobs at the moment.
Especially IT related.
The bit of litrature I have read looks optimistic but whats the report from boots on the ground.

Thanks

srsly78

Lots of work, but not much that pays decently. All the employers are moaning that they can't find staff, but aren't willing to splash the cash. Pretty sure you earn more and pay less tax in america, but it does vary a lot state by state tho.

Gone West

It really, really depends on how good you are.
Windows sysadmins are common, but very good ones are rare and are worth a lot of money, and that money is there, especially on contract.
What do you specialise in? How is your powershell, and experience with new MS technologies?
Direct access, sccm 2012, advanced engineering of AD, SQL server, Hyper-V, all core Microsoft products, and theres a lot of interesting work going in these pure windows areas.

neonic75

Thanks for the info guys

Coming back with a fair bit of experience with Core MS Tech (AD, DNS, Server 2003 - 2012, Exchange etc.) also VoIP Techs and VM Ware.
Moving from an MSP and ideally hoping to stay away from MSP's now and maybe move in house somewhere.

I'm starting to look and keep my eyes open now.

There seems to be postings but going through a recruiter can be a nightmare in my experience.

Ray Palmer

neonic75 wrote: »

Thanks for the info guys

Coming back with a fair bit of experience with Core MS Tech (AD, DNS, Server 2003 - 2012, Exchange etc.) also VoIP Techs and VM Ware.
Moving from an MSP and ideally hoping to stay away from MSP's now and maybe move in house somewhere.

I'm starting to look and keep my eyes open now.

There seems to be postings but going through a recruiter can be a nightmare in my experience.

There is work about alright. The money can be good but I always see system admin jobs are one of the lesser paid jobs in IT. The experience is only relevant if the company intends to use those skills.

AS for agencies you are kind of stuck with them. A lot of companies reduced or got rid of HR so rely more on agencies now. Agents probably have a worse reputation than deserved. Forget about how you want or expect them to work and accept they work they way they do and life is much easier.
If you think about it they are not their to get you a job but get the most commission for themselves. The best way for them to do that is find the best match or what appears to be the best match. They try not to insult you so it is hard for them to tell you that you aren't a match. They aren't perfect but certainly are worth having good relationships with.

neonic75

Thanks.
I suppose I'm being a bit optimistic looking for a relocation fee or is that a common thing?

srsly78

If you were specifically headhunted for some very specialist stuff then maybe. For most stuff, definitely not.

I am pie

Relocation fees are generally in house incentives, unless your skills are almost unique in the market you're out of luck there.

If you come back, garage sale. Sell the car, the coffee table and whatever else and bring the money home!

neonic75

I was afraid of that.
Well I guess if I have some interviews lined up for shortly after the move and can get into a job fairly quick thats all the incentive i need.