360Flex – Get your skillz on, so you can get your job on!

Posted on | February 11, 2009 | 247No Commentshttp://www.360flex.com/blog/2009/02/360flex-get-your-skillz-on-so-you-can-get-your-job-on/360Flex+-+Get+your+skillz+on%2C+so+you+can+get+your+job+on%212009-02-11+15%3A00%3A00Tom

One of the primary reasons we do 360|Flex is to help people grow their skills and network. The hopeful outcome of those two things are work. In the past, it meant getting a “better” Flex job. Now, in these tough times, it may be to just get A job.

Times are tough. There’s no denying that. However, even in down economies, there are always some skills that are in demand. One that is in demand these days is Flex/Flash development. I came across this post by Comet.

Here’s the jist in two lines from the post:

Day 0: Monday 18:00 hours I’m given the sack.
Day 7: I have an offer, I accept, end of the crisis.

It shows that even in this crazy economy, ActionScripters are in demand.  There is no want of work, and that’s good news.

Granted the post deals with Europe, but one of the commenters (Kyle of SDFUG) feels that the substance of this post is true for America too.

I have seen a similar trend here in the United States (I’m located in San Diego, California). There are a lot of layoffs going on, but that does not mean that there is not still plenty of work available for talented flash (and more and more flex) developers. If you’re concerned that your skills aren’t quite up to par, or that you may find yourself looking for work soon, my biggest suggestion is that you make sure you are strong in Actionscript programming.

I couldn’t agree with Kyle more.  It’s NOT a coincidence that 360|Flex is very cheap to attend, but yields a high return in knowledge, networking and job leads.  We knew that there was no way $2K or even $1K to attend a conference was gonna fly forever.  Heck, it didn’t fly very well with us when the times were good.

Don’t think that you’re “taking advantage” of 360|Flex, because you’re scared for your job.  People have been finding new work, new jobs and new employees there for years now.  You should take advantage of it.  That’s why it’s there!

Don’t think that you should be ashamed to attend your first show now, because the economy is bad.  We don’t care if you thought the low price point meant an inferior show.  Once you get here, you’ll realize that you walk away from our show with a lot more value than your small price of admission.

If you feel new to Flex or your ActionScript is just a little rusty, that’s why we have at least 7 hands-on sessions included in your price of admission.  We’ll likely have more, but 7 is definitely a good start.

Do yourself a favor and register now.   It’ll be the best $480 you spend this year on yourself.  Hurry up before the show sells out.  Ticket sales are the best they’ve ever been for a 360Flex show, so selling out seems very likely again.

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