On 2014-01-30 11:28, Ward, Mike S wrote:
Hello all, Would any of you have an entry level systems programmer(or whatever
they call them now) job description that you would be willing to share?
I'm trying not to reinvent the wheel.
Thanks
There are (at least) two sides to the hiring experience: what the
employer expects from the prospective employee, and what the employer
can offer the employee in terms of a work experience.
Mike's question and the answers to it deal with the requirements that
the applicant should meet in order to be a useful systems programmer.
The other side of the equation is whether the job is attractive to
potential applicants. There has been considerable discussion about
whether the user interfaces of the tools used by z/OS systems
programmers are a turn-off for younger people. IBM has shown that they
think so by plowing significant resources into putting a more
"mainstream" face on these tools with z/OSMF. Of course, for those of us
who have been using the existing tools for eons, they are as comfortable
as an old pair of shoes.
All this makes me curious: now that IBM has reduced the installation
effort and resource consumption of z/OSMF as of z/OS 2.1, has anyone
here implemented z/OSMF and seen a positive effect on interest levels in
systems programming jobs from younger individuals? Or, has anyone here
implemented z/OSMF and carried on using it themselves because they
prefer it to the existing tools?
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Regards, Gord Tomlin
Action Software International
(a division of Mazda Computer Corporation)
Tel: (905) 470-7113, Fax: (905) 470-6507
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