Yo Carl, jobs per se was not my intention, rather the state of Java development in Africa.
TheServerSide.com might interview me at their Java Symposium in March. My responses could potentially be seen by 500'000 Java developers around the world. Some of the questions could centre around Java developers in Africa. What are the dynamics? How many are there? What are the problems programmers / companies face? etc. Fact: There are several cool Java companies in Cape Town that are struggling to find good staff. I am trying to understand why, when in other countries, good Java programmers are apparently struggling to find jobs. Any input is appreciated. Kind regards from Heinz -- Dr. Heinz M. Kabutz (Maximum Solutions) Sun Java Champion Author of "The Java(tm) Specialists' Newsletter" http://www.javaspecialists.co.za Tel: +27 (83) 340-5633 > Hi guys and girls, its all nice and well to discuss jobs on > this forum, > but lets keep it nice and polite, also I wonder how relevant > this is to > Java. I think the kind of frustration some of you are experiencing is > universally applicable to the job market.... so what is the relevance > here? My 2 barks worth - Carl > > Dr Heinz M. Kabutz wrote: > >>>3.I would like to comment on "Companies are being pressured to not > >>>give permanent employment to whites. In addition, it is hard for a > >>>skilled white programmer to advance to senior management > >> > >>positions. " > >> > >>>I've heard this being said many a times but I'm not too > >> > >>sure how this > >> > >>>is being done.My experience working in Cape Town has in > >> > >>fact been the > >> > >>>opposite of what you state here Heinz. > >>> > >> > >>I agree with Jeff here. My 15 years in the Cape Town > >>development hiring > >>world (usually as one of the team of interviewers), job market and > >>general industry has shown me that the majority of senior > >>management and > >>even 'real' (non token) jobs still go to white professionals. > >>These are > >>still the people calling the shots and that is why the 'referral' > >>network perpetuates the status quo. > > > > > > Interesting Lisa. Did you find that the 'real' jobs go > mostly to men?
