John Cassidy wrote:
Call it a sea-change or whatever, I cannot see things improving, despite
IBM's University initiative etc. - too late. SUN have been there (The
uni's) years before IBM.
IBM can't possibly compete in the university environment until they
change their ways.
We have a site
In a message dated 10/19/2006 4:29:19 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What's-his-name keeps harping about IBM's new programs for education and
such, but they still haven't changed the one thing that keeps shooting
them in the foot. Clueless!
Was wondering if
Ed Finnell wrote:
Was wondering if we'd hear from you. Any damage from the quake?
Thanks for asking ...
The big island (Hawai'i) suffered severe damage ... current assessment
is about $100M ... but amazingly, no deaths ... just minor injuries.
Here on Oahu, damage was minimal. We're
In a message dated 10/19/2006 3:22:40 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Here on Oahu, damage was minimal. We're kinda back to normal already ...
Thanks for the update. Try to be on the look out for the .edu's but
it's sort of like the Service notice our help desk
On Tuesday, 10/17/2006 at 11:04 GMT, Ted MacNEIL [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
So why are there so mainframe types unemployed?
I have asked myself the same question. My suspicion: because they are
unwilling or unable to relocate to where the jobs are, or they want moving
living expenses paid by
**My suspicion: because they are
unwilling or unable to relocate to where the jobs are, or they want moving
living expenses paid by an unwilling prospective employer**
In Europe, there are a lot of multi-lingual Mainframers commuting between
Capital cities or their equivalent, still a paucity
While I was out of work for 18 months, I used MONSTER, HOTJOBS, and
Careerbuilder. I applied to all the positions I thought I qualified for,
but employers either never got back to me, had me out on an interview and
never got back to me, or said my skill set was too old (my last os at the
time was
On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:07:57 -0400, Alan Altmark [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
My suspicion: because they are
unwilling or unable to relocate to where the jobs are, or they want moving
living expenses paid by an unwilling prospective employer.
I would ask this of the group. Is there anyone
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler
While I was out of work for 18 months, I used MONSTER,
HOTJOBS, and Careerbuilder. I applied to all the positions I
thought I qualified for, but employers either never got back
to me, had me out
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And they want YOU to pay THEM for the privilege
Case in point. Recruiting firm tried
to lure me by calling my wife since it was close to her hometown.
Company offer: $15k paycut, a check
for $5k to move my house from one state to another.
Nope
Daniel McLaughlin
Z-Series Systems
.
Eric Bielefeld
Sr. z/OS Systems Programmer
Milwaukee Wisconsin
414-475-7434
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Eric N. Bielefeld wrote:
I apply to almost every real systems programmer job posted on Monster,
careerbuilder, and Dice, which on average is about 3 jobs a week.
Most places, you never hear from. So far I've had one out of town
Well,
it used to be an exclusive profession until something happened...
today, we can enjoy the company of the clickers / twitchers and the
tamagotchis.
I have not seen an advertisement in Europe for a classic z/OS - z/VM -
z/Linux - CICS systems person without Websphere / Java / Tamagotchi
On 18 Oct 2006 06:37:09 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lizette Koehler)
wrote:
It seemed to me that employers had no idea what they wanted and therefore
passed over individuals that did not meet their buzz words.
That is the case for virtually any technical job.
I once got turned down for a job
I suspect that most, if not all, HR staffs are woefully ignorant of
the vast variety of titles used to describe mainframe-related positions.
Its been a long time since I had to interview (I've been with Innovation
22 years) but I recall a few cases where I interviewed with a HR wonk
who just
I was unemployed for six months and I did use Monster, Dice and others.
I used HOTJOBS (YAHOO [.ca]).
But, what got me the job was saving my resumé as a web page (through HOTJOBS)
and putting the URL in my e-mail sig.
I never made reference to it, nor did I state in the sig that it was a
Another codeword one might encounter is overqualified, especially if one
is beyond a certain age
Except in the case where you are willing to take a large cut and may bail if
something better come along, I have not found that to be the case in the
mainframe world.
As a matter of fact my
How can I get your job
I had to move to South Carolina to get this gig. They will not even consider
work at a distance.
I asked my last boss if I could do full time work at home for the same salary I
got here and they said no.
So where is this wonderous, intellegent organization you work
How can I get your job
Right place! Right time!
I had to be down-sized and available at the right time.
I had to move to South Carolina to get this gig.
The main reason for the tele-commuting (from the office) is because I'm a
Canadian working in their Canadian office.
And, even with
As we monitor the health of the mainframe marketplace, there's continued
good news. The earnings call highlighted mainframes, with strong growth in
all geographies. (The strongest was in Europe for the record.) IBM's
earnings per share rose to $1.45, beating Wall Street consensus by 10
cents.
So why are there so mainframe types unemployed?
When in doubt.
PANIC!!
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