First of....CF-JOBS-TALK for this one ;-) Second....check the archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ as these topics have been beaten to a fine paste over the past few weeks (and every few weeks for eternity I'm sure).
Cheers Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. t. 250.920.8830 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------- Macromedia Associate Partner www.macromedia.com --------------------------------------------------------- Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group Founder & Director www.cfug-vancouverisland.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phoeun Pha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 9:14 AM Subject: Semi OT question: Skills for jobs > Hey guys and gals and code monkeys, it's come to my attention that Employers > are looking for someone with a wide range of skills.... > > For example, one required that you know C++, Coldfusion, ASP, Dreamweaver, > VBScript, Java, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash... > > Oh, and it would be a PLUS if you know nuclear physics and how to cook > french cuisine. > > Jokes aside, is this "fair"? I mean I know few people who know all of these > at once. Few...like 1!!! Are these employers just dropping skills without > considering their relationship? > > And also, there are sites like freelance.com or elance.com that allows > coders to bid on projects, and the $$ offered on these projects are crazy. > FOr example, someone wanted an auction site like ebay. Max bid allowed was > $200. I contacted the project poster, and his answer was.."well, since > there is so many free code you can get online, I assume the programmer only > has to put them together to make the auction site." How does this make you > feel? What is the percieved view on programmers? Maybe I'm just whining. > Maybe I'm just not over the dot com hey-days when code monkeys were gods > with shorts and sandals at work. > > Mr. Forta, and dude from Figleaf, I would really appreciate your take on > this one. > > Phoeun > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
