On Sat, 2006-07-29 at 00:40 -0500, Bill Seubert wrote: > When we can connect customers who have > skill issues to the universities from which they hire students, ...
Excuse my sceptocity, but such "customers" exist ??? >From my perspective, seems that customers are more willing to hire expertise than assist its growth. Whilst good for me and others with the requisite experience/expertise, it is a stone wall for those attempting to enter the industry. Bloody short sighted. Then there is the issue of off-shoring the whole kit and caboodle ... At one site we even spend almost two years training a customers employee as a sysprog. Only for said customer to decide they didn't see a future for their technical people in MVS, and they moved him elsewhere. Years later I still provide MVS services to this customer, and that trainee has left - but the training has been wasted as he now does "toy-box" support. Good luck, but I empathise with the earlier comment about turning (such) a big boat. Shane ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
