Re: maintaining skills

["Vinod P" <pvinodr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

in case any one is venturing into new skills/platforms/languages...would 
suggest to look into ERP...SAP / Orac Apps...the learning curve isn't any 
difficult than .Net/Java...after the initial struggle...the payoff is good 
enough.

my 2Cs...
rgds,
Vinod

"We don't inherit the earth from our parent, we borrow it from our 
children."

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From: jns <JNS@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: Alex Montalvo <AlexMRPG@xxxxxxx>
CC: MIDRANGE-JOBS@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: maintaining skills
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 10:50:27 -0800 (PST)

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Alex,

I would advise that you find another  career or transition to something non 
AS/400 like network analyst. The salary is much lower than it used to be, & 
I am not optimistic that things will improve much there. Secondly, there are 
more such people looking for what jobs there are, so the company will be 
very picky, and will invariably select someone who has all the skills you 
mentioned and also worked in the industry at a larger competitor.
I was able yet to get an operators job, this may be an avenue for you, but 
the bottom line as well is that what is your income picture like, are you in 
need of a paycheck, and if so, do you have a comfortable job alternative?
My advice would be to look into training for a different career avenue. 
There are in fact hot areas where there are jobs. Generally, these are the 
Health admin, the networking, and the Accounting.
Should you wish to be a programmer then you can always take a course of 
study, but it should be .net, Java, etc...

I wish there was reason for a better assessment. Know that there are many 
who are in this quagmire w/ you.



> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005, 10:35 AM
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> Hello All,
>
> I am an AS/400 programmer specializing in RPG ILE in desperate need of a 
foot
> in the door. I have been out of work since 10/2004. I have 3 years 
experience
> which is possibly part of the problem; lot's of people with more years 
in.
> I would like to know also is there any place (website), where I could 
practice
> coding Ex: (RPG, DDS, CL) to keep my skills fresh while I am looking?
>
> Regards,
>
> Alex M.
>
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