Ed Gould wrote:

>Timothy: You make a broad brush stroke in blue.

True. 


>There are *DOCUMENTED* instances where IT is coached into putting an ad into 
>the paper asking for the world in qualifications and then put in a low salary 
>in the same ad. This is used to show the "need" for more IT workers at a 
>reduced
rate.

Perhaps, but this is probably to weed out jobseekers who want money, money and 
more money.


>About 20 years ago a company I worked for hired one of these workers. What 
>they got was a semi trained individual that could barely do JCL. He had a 
>contract for 6 months and was promptly lost when his contract was up.

>I am not sure this example proves anything except he lied on his resume.

That company could at interview, checks out his skills. Example, ask that 
prospective employee/contractor to show he/she/it could do X with 
JCL/JES2/RACF/SMS/COBOL/whatever.

Something like this: "You said on CV, you can do X, Ok, show me how you do X 
with <tool, say JCL>, please. If you cannot do X, there is a map to door to 
pavement. Goodbye."

Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht

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