I think all my emails might fall under the fishing classification. Sadly bubblers around the lake I'm on mean we can't ice fish while working anymore!
On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 11:56 AM Chris Hoelscher <choelsc...@humana.com> wrote: > Was this a "fishing" email? > > Chris Hoelscher > Lead Sys DBA > IBM Global Technical Services on assignmemt to Humana Inc. > T 502.476.2538 or 502.407.7266 > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > Of Bfishing > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2021 11:44 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Recruiters are looking for mainframers > > [External Email: Use caution with links and attachments] > > > I created and reply to them with a resume for services offered by us at > here at SNA: > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sinenomine.net/__;!!IfVdvpvC!A_c81gDsTjMqBexV9Pdibq56JV9l6Cnakyoanx2YSD0erT7UvoFikVssVBDf8Y7s$ > What has surprised me the most? How many firms with outsourced or cloud > strategies still seem to want more direct mainframe skills kept in house. > The great side of that is a feeling that the real importance these skills > bring to an org has not been completely lost to lure of commodity mindsets! > > I for one am not convinced that real competitive advantages come from > following a pack. > Competitive advantages come from those that really understand and exploit > the niche services that they created. > > All that said, nice work Bob. > Looks like you found a niche helping others and that is a great thing! > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 10:50 AM Bob Bridges <robhbrid...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Not too long ago on the RACF-L listserv someone mentioned a dearth of > > mainframe jobs, and I opened my mouth and put my foot in it: I said I > > get emails from recruiters pretty frequently and I could pass along > > some of them if anyone was interested. I immediately became the > > possessor of a short distribution list of folks from RACF-L who were > > interested in seeing any interesting-looking reqs I got. > > > > Just about that time the COVID problem became real (I guess it was > > longer ago than I realized), so nowadays instead of half a dozen in a > > week I get only two or three tops. I'm still passing them > > along...but it occurs to me maybe the handful of people on my list > > aren't the only ones out there interested in finding mainframe work. > > > > The reqs I get are usually (but not always) for contract work, almost > > always (with only a few exceptions) for the mainframe, about half for > > security and half for development of some kind. I'm not getting > > anything for this, nor asking anything; all I do is create a new > > email, attach a few emails to it and send it to the list. So if > > anyone here is looking around, let me know and I'll add you to my list. > > > > --- > > Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 > > > > /* from "A Pilgrim's Way" by Rudyard Kipling: > > Deliver me from every pride - the Middle, High and Low That bars me > > from a brother's side, whatever pride he show */ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > > -- > > ><((((º>`·.¸¸´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸>(((º> > .·´¯`·.><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> > > <>< Go fishing ><> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed > and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. 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