Hmm, just found out that indeed works for my region in Austria(1) too. It lists quite a few jobs, but i know all the companies listed and i know why they can't hold on to their staff very long.

So, it's a rather mixed bag. From experience, in my region the companies are so short on experienced software developers that never had to actually bargain to get a job. For the current one i got hired while doing some maintenance in the customers server room for my previous company. As for the three jobs before (we're talking about the timeframe of over a decade), i just sent out a mail to my local linux mailinglist and got hired within a few days...

(1) Austria: The one with Mozart, not the one with Kangaroos.

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