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 interview.
There are systems progammer jobs out there, but there must be a lot of
people applying for each job. I am willing to move almost anywhere in the
US, and if I have to I would pay my own moving expenses. I've been off work
for almost 6 months now. By the way, the vast majority of jobs when
searching for Systems Programmer are not what we think of as systems
programmers.
Eric Bielefeld
Sr. z/OS Systems Programmer
Milwaukee Wisconsin
414-475-7434
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From: "Alan Altmark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 8:07 AM
Subject: Re: IBM 3Q2006 Earnings: Mainframes Strong (Again)
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 an unwilling prospective employer.
I hope it's not because they don't use online services like monster.com
where 328 "mainframe system programmer" jobs are listed (some of which are
not really sysprog jobs). Add the results of "mainframe system
administrator" and the number rises. Unfortunately the employers don't
consistently use the same phrase for the same job.
Alan Altmark
z/VM Development
IBM Endicott
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