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A MOMENT of truth is a point in time when the reality of what a man is, assaults him full blast on the face. And he can't help looking in the mirror of self-appraisal. I face my moment(s) of truth when I call on my friends grown fat, literally and figuratively, on a diet of cyber-dollars; and also some big league non-IT professionals. They never fail to stagger me with the trappings of prosperity - big houses, big cars and wives that could give screen-goddesses a complex. I return from such encounters more humbled and less complacent.

Before I go on with my rambling thoughts, let me attend to the business on hand. There are websites out there that help job seekers and recruiters find each other. For starters, here's a list of websites offering recruitment resources for those in the IT field.

Computerjobs.com, y-axis.com, searchitjobs.com, softwaredeveloperjobs.com, cioljobs.com, h1bjobs.com, h1bsponsors.com, jobcurry.com, itcareers.com, jobs4it.com, dice.com, techies.com, justtechjobs.com, information-technology- jobs.com, softcareers.com, people-softemployment.com, surf4jobs.com, itmoonlighter.com, computerwork.com, geekfinder.com, programing.com, hitechpros.com, swiftjobs.com, ishunter.com, skillsvillage.com, webprogrammerjobs.com, webdesignerjobs.com, softwaredeveloper.com, javajobsonline.com, webmasteremployment.com, ecommerceemployment.com, visualbasicjobs.com, ustechjobs.com, powerbuilderjobs.com, sap- resources.com, developers.net, hotlinuxjobs.com, cplusplusjobs.com, coboljobs.com, systemsnaalyst.com, webjobsusa.com and clickitjobs.com.

Let me get back to the harangue. A man's societal identity is, to a good extent, defined by what he does (not necessarily how well he does it). Though a man's profession is not as immutable an identity as caste and religion are, it comes a close third.

The second question a man puts to a stranger he meets is invariably: "What are you doing?" We are conditioned to identify ourselves with what we do.

That's because of the significance it has for our lives. What we do and how much we earn decide, to a large extent, how well we live.

Now on to the business. Here is a list of top India-specific websites providing recruitment services.

Timesjobsandcareers.com, naukri.com, jobkhoj.com, naukri2000.com, jobtrove.com, headstartexpress.com, placementindia.com, indianparttimejobs.com, alltimejobs.com, career1000.com, careerage.com, jobszillion.com, aidnjobs.com, prizedjobs.com, jobspoint.com and 3pjobs.com.

An unpalatable reality. We scrimp and save for decades, wearing the austerity belt twenty-four hours a day, and wish on a new moon for that "dream" flat (800 sq.ft.) in the suburbs.

Yet more often than not most of us fall short of the dream. But the cyber gods and goddesses (a good number of them just twenty- something) fly down on the wings of a silver eagle and close deals for big flats in prime locations before you could say Jack Robinson (should I say Bill Gates?).

Now a list of websites offering information on IT-related opportunities in the United Kingdom.

Computerstaff.net, it-opportunities.co.uk, 1st4ukitjobs.co.uk, bluefruit.co.uk, contractdb.com and handsonsolutions.com.

Now, the harangue. Looking back I have a lot of admiration and, let me admit, a jot of envy (isn't envy the greatest flattery?) for some of my batchmates for the engine oil smoothness with which they switched over to lucrative fields - say, IT and management - when they realised that what they had on their hands were useless wooden geese.

And then there were those of us who did not see the wooden geese for what they were. We were sure it was only a matter of time before the golden eggs started coming.

And when we realised our folly, it was a bit too late. Most of us were too rusty around the edges for any enterprising switch-over. We had no option but to reconcile ourselves to the unpleasant fact that we had tarried too long on a fading, silvery star.

Let's now see what resources the Internet has for those seeking employment in Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Australia and the Asia-Pacific.

Jobasia.com.sg, jobpilot.com.sg, jobstreet.com.sg, monster.com.sg, jobbank.com.sg, careernext.com.sg, jobmaster.com.sg, bestsaudijobs.com, canadajob.com, canjobs.com, canadajobsearch.com, allcanadianjobs.com, plusjobs.com, actualjob.com, technoskill.com, positionwatch.com, hotjobs.com.au, topjobs.com.au, jobs-at.au.com, jobnet.com.au, zdnet.com.au, mycareer.com.au, itjobs.fairfax.com.au, ignite.net.au, fraseryoung.com.au and jobsdb.com.

Another thing that staggers my imagination is the value assigned to doctorates and multiple degrees in these changing times. I know of a few Ph.D. holders who languish in the dingy, ramshackle room of poor remuneration.

That they adorn, with exemplary skills, the fields they operate in, doesn't make any difference to their paymasters. Their academic qualifications are no more valuable (monetarily) than is a trove of medals to a well-decorated retired Army officer. They may serve to fix a sagging ego, but not a leaking tap or a creaking door.

Let's get back to the Internet. Here are resources for freelancers.

Guru.com, freejob.com, freelance-work-exchange.com, elance.com, freelancehelp.com, freelancers.com, allfreelance.com, a2zmoonlighter.com (IT-oriented), workathomecareers.com and freelancebbs.com.

The tail-piece. There are other moments of truth - positive ones. When a man realises that when there are so many things to look at, he could fail to notice what's right in front of him. And that what's right in front of him is what he has to live with. And that most of the time it's not as bad a bargain as he thinks it is. And that by looking over the fence into his neighbour's garden, he overlooks the bluebird of happiness singing in his own. That goes for one's profession and pay packets. I have faced my moment(s) of truth.

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PRINCE FREDERICK

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