Jay, I was a regular employee for, let's see, just about 20 years I guess. Every time I left a job (mostly got fired) I worried that no one would hire me. Then I got into contracting -- have done that for the past 25 years -- and I think I finally have got it through my head: I dunno whether my opinion is worth anything to you, but I'm convinced by now that there are people who will hire you, whatever deficiencies you think are yours. By all means be open about your rustiness during the interview. But there are plenty of employers who know that rust is a temporary condition, easily enough polished away if you want to do the work.
--- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 /* If you don't change your direction, you will end up where you are headed. -often quoted by Rick Joyner */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jay Maynard Sent: Monday, March 21, 2022 11:43 I got out of the mainframe business in the mid-90s, between the boss from hell and a sense that I'd slain all the dragons - and that Unix was the future of computing, anyway. Would I do differently, considering what's gone on since then? I might well. Despite my work with Hercules, I don't think my skills match up with what is needed in the mainframe sysprog marketplace today. A few months of concentrated study and experience would get me there, but I'm not sure anyone would hire me on that basis. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
