I've been arguing that exact point for a long time. Unfortunately the headhunters care if you're going that route for a contract gig.
However, if you can actually meet the owner (not a large corporation) and you can fix their problems, then you're exactly right. Virgil Bierschwale Armstrong and Skipper Real Estate (830) 329-6774 Cell (830) 864-4726 Home (830) 864-4799 Fax http://www.geocities.com/vbierschwale/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 4:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [nf] 10 programming languages to learn know On 9/16/06, Man-wai CHANG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2016415,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594 > Just for laughs, here's another list of top IT jobs, supposedly also from Dice. Different languages. http://www.infoworld.com/infoworld/img/38FEjobs_sc1.jpg http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/09/18/38FEjobscoach_1.html After leaving college, I claimed about a dozen languages I had "learned" during college. While that might get you a lead from a headhunter looking to match skills to job listings, that's really not what most of us sell. It's solving problems by making the computer do what you want. The language? Who cares? -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
