RE: IBM a personal comment

[MWalter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

They're advertising to the highest common denominator, when in reality they
know that they'll settle for much less. No-one can be that diverse and
still be at all competent in any one area and have the education
background. In all honesty, the few people that I know that have any where
near those qualifications, would never get an interview because the don't
have the proper degree. I personally know two folks that could possibly
qualify, both were trained in the military. No formal college degree.

These are the same two guys that wrote extensions to MVS back in the early
'80s on a System/360 to get it doing what they wanted. They also tell each
other jokes in bit strings, as to not offend us mere mortals.

Thanks,

Mark

Mark D. Walter
Senior Programmer/Analyst
CCX, Inc.
mwalter@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.ccxinc.com


                                                                           
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Wow...that one sounds like it's tailored for a specific person to hire.

Certainly points out that one should diversify in today's market.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: RE: IBM a personal comment
> From: "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, January 31, 2005 11:30 am
> To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> > From: michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Quick search on Monster...iSeries OR AS/400 - 14 hits; Java - 182
> hits;
> > java and (iseries or AS/400) - 0 hits.
>
> Just for the fun of it, search results for my area (Chicago Northwest):
>
> 35 - RPG or iSeries or AS/400
> 91 - Java
>  5 - Java and (RPG or iSeries or AS/400)
> 48 - (.NET or C#)
>  2 - (.NET or C#) and (RPG or iSeries or AS/400)
>
> Interesting - .NET is closer to RPG than Java for available positions.
> The requirements for some of these jobs are laughable, though.  Here's a
> good one:
> ---------
>
> The client is a $300 MM Corporation, which is based in a Chicago
> northwest suburb. It's a consumer product manufacturer, which sells
> product and services through company owned stores and franchises. The
> Senior Programmer/Analyst:
>
> . Is responsible for application development and support in an AS400,
> .Net intranet, POS Integration, and SQL Server environment.
> . Provides technical expertise and leadership in the design, development
> and delivery of applications, while adhering to strict timelines,
> deliverables, and quality.
> . Develops and documents functional and technical requirements.
> . Develops solutions that are efficient, re-usable, open, and
> maintainable.
> . Defines business processes and find ways to streamline and automate
> these processes in order to provide business value.
>
> REQUIREMENTS:
>
> . BS or MS degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
> . 7+ years of business and technical experience in AS400 environment.
> . 3+ years experience .Net, SQL Server environment.
> . Possess a wide range of experience in various sizes and types of
> projects.
> . Solid understanding and practical experience in object-oriented design
> and development (OOA/OOD)
>
> SKILLSET:
> . .Net Web Development (VB.net, ASP.net, ADO.net, IIS, Visual Studio,
> VB6)
> . HTML
> . SQL Server (database design, development, TSQL)
> . Integration tools (XML, FTP, SQL DTS, AS400 MQ and Data Queues)
> . AS400 tools (RPG III, RPG IV, RPG free format, CL, PDM tools, DBU,
> SQL)
> . AS400 and Windows based change management tools
>
> PLUSES:
> . Experience with AS400 JDA MMS and JDE manufacturing applications
> . Java, JSP, Javascript
> . AS400 LPAR familiarity
> . AS400 POS integration experience
> . MKS Implementer and Source Integrity Manager change management tools
> . Familiarity with enterprise reporting and analysis tools, NGS
> IQ/Qport, Business Objects, Actuate, SQL Server Reporting Engine,
> Cognos, Crystal Reports
> ---------
>
> Uh huh.  Over seven years in AS/400, over three in .NET.  OOA/OOD.  .NET
> web development AND Java/JSP/JavaScript.  XML and data queues and RPG
> free format.  LPAR and POS would be nice.
>
> Who comes up with these requirements?
>
> Joe
>
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