justinian

I was born in Barbados but moved to the UK when I was 7. After 25 years and a divorce I am thinking of moving back for good.

I work in IT (I pretty much do a bit of everything), and was wondering what the prospects are for finding employment in this field.

The only people I can question concerning this are my grandmother and some uncles (Christ Church), but as they are pretty old I rather not.

I tried to gather some info regarding this on the internet but prefer inside information.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks.

Justinian

Bajanboy

Hi Justinian:

You might find the salaries low here, but I would advise you to set up your own business doing PC repair and networking. Most of the PC repair places charge $100 - $150 per hour plus vat, so it does not take many jobs to make ends meet. You could perhaps offer retainers (work at a fixed monthly price)to businesses to build up a guaranteed level of income and then go after other clients. Working in PC repair for someone else or in a computer shop might earn you $2500 a month, so it is clear that working on your own is the better option.

John

justinian

Thanks a lot for the info John. It has helped and I really appreciate it.

Justinian.

username 34

other option is getting into IT positions in resorts and hotels. They always are recruiting for those positions.

justinian

Thanks Islandmom.

username 34

no probs - also try"

tropicjobs.com - I know this has IT positions listed in BBd
catererglobal.com
pitchblueinternational.com
portfoliointl.com

and just google IT vacancy required Barbados and see what pops up

justinian

Thanks. I did google for info but not much came back - none that I could make sense of anyway. I also had a look on Monster (working abroad) and some other sites but drew blanks.

I will have a look at those sites you suggested. Thanks again.

PS: Apologises for the bad grammar used to start the thread. It was a long night.

Justin

zanne

Justinian--try the BB Yellow Pages OnLine: http://barbadosyp.com/

You really have to use your brainpower to figure out where your skills are applicable and then just mail, mail, mail resumes. I think Hotels would be a good start, I am sure that many if not most have dedicated IT consultants.

Good luck...

username 34

oh I forgot - try hcareers.com too.