Companies may be looking for System Programmer Gods..., but they only seem willing to pay for newbies.
An associate has been looking to move on for some time now. If, IF, he gets to speak with someone at the hiring company (3 out of 14) they either reject him out of hand because, he believes, they can determine his age or probable starting salary, or they think they can get someone younger at a more reasonable salary. He is NOT asking for the world, just a good place he can spend the next 20 years or so. (he says he has no intention of retiring). He makes these assumptions because each resume submitted is targeted to the hiring requirements so that alone should garner at least an exploratory telephone call from the HR department. One interview back in September called for a very senior systems programmer with some IMS knowledge, which he does not have, but they did agree to interview him. During the interview, he reiterated his lack of deep IMS knowledge (only installed it once a few years ago), but said he could be walking within a couple of weeks and running within a month. They never even returned his follow-up telephone calls. The company is STILL looking... At least that is what he told me over the weekend. On Tue Feb 12 9:40 , Frank Alequin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: >Here is my opinion on Z/OS system programer staffing. > >When I decided to start looking for a new JOB in the mainframe world, I found >that many companies were looking for System Programmer Gods that knew >about everything. This surprised me because I had enough work only working >with implementation of OPC Scheduler, now known as TWS and other products >installations. > >After that I started getting also the responsibility of OS390 - Z/OS >installations, SMS, DFHSM implementation and Disaster Recovery Planing and >execution. > >Right know I am one of the youngest System Programmer in my actual job. I >decided to stay in the mainframe world even thou people said that mainframe >was dying, but it has been difficult for me to find an attractive job in the >US. >Everything is contracts and that is not paying as much as it used to. The >people that have been in this field a long time know what I am talking about. >Besides when people see in my resume that I am currently living and working >in Puerto Rico don't pay that much attention. > >A lot of people that gratuated with me are just foucused and oriented to open >systems. > >Now I am just wondering if I should have decided to work in Open Systems. > >Anyway I could keep on writing but I'll start bouring people. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
