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In the New York City area, the market for RPG developers as consultants is atrocious, it's a little better for Admins and network support, but only a little. I feel that this is due to the fact that more and more companies are not doing development work on the AS/400 platform anymore, but are using the AS/400 as a server. This is the case where I work, a major media giant. Several new PC based systems are being developed and implemented that interface w/ the J.D. Edwards database, but are written in Powerbuilder/Sybase on an RS/6000. Also keep in mind, that as more companies went to software packages like J.D. Edwards, BPCS, JDA, etc..., the need for additional consultants is reduced, as the vendor handles most of the mods and support. As to the future, it is hard to say, but I see more and more AS/400 shops going to SAP and/or Oracle. I would suggest to consultants to strongly consider and get Full-time employment. This brings up an additional difficulty for the consultant whose resume shows primarily consulting assignments, because many managers don't care to hire someone like that, as they may be concerned that if the market improves, the individual will return to consulting. A friend of mine is going through this predicament currently. One thing to do there, is to downplay the consulting arena as lacking excitement, training, stability, and advancement. MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com wrote: > A few months ago, there was a thread that discussed the lack of work in the AS/400 consulting marketplace. I've noticed this since last summer. As consultants came off of contracts, fewer and fewer were being placed again. This got really bad in the 4th quarter. There were many reports of consultants leaving the consulting business or even being laif off. So far January doesn't seem to be reversing this trend. I think it's due, at least in part, because of the former consultants taking full time positions, thus reducing the need for consultants. I'd be interested in hearing from others on thier thoughts, concerns and expectations on this. Joe Teff +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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