Re: Qualified MAPICS people

Thank you for the input.  I just am trying to find anyone who has experience
and if I don't put those items in the requirements, I get no experience at
all.





On 4/10/06, Greg Wenzloff <GWenzloff@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Jason,
>
> The reason you are having trouble is that you are looking for a "Purple
> Squirrel".  I've worked with MAPICS for 16 years and have a Master's
> degree in Computer Science yet I don't meet all of your requirements.
>
> And I bet you probably want to pay this Squirrel entry level pay.
>
> In the next 5 years there will be a significant number of AS400/MAPICS
> people retiring (including me) and we will all be looking for these
> Squirrels.   We need to start training people now to be tomorrow's
> Admins.
>
> Just my opinion,
> Greg
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mapics-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jason White
> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2006 7:07 PM
> To: mapics-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [MAPICS-L] Qualified MAPICS people
>
> I hate using this list address for this purpose, but I'm desperately
> trying
> to find a qualified MAPICS Admin.  I keep getting resumes for people who
> worked on a PC a few times with MS Word.
>
> I need help from anyone who has input.  This is a permanent, full-time
> position I am seeking.
>
> Please email me back if interested or if you know folks who might be
> interested.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jason
>
> SKILLS NEEDED:
>
>
> RECENT (now) MAPICS XA6 experience with Administration, Troubleshooting,
> Flow of the process of the modules, particularly Inventory,
> Manufacturing
> Orders, Repetitive and the COM Module.
>
> AP/AR/GL and FA experience
>
> MAPICS XA6 Client/Server Graphical browser experience in setup,
> configuration and troubleshooting
>
> Iseries Administration experience
>
> Database query experience on DB2/400
>
> EDI configuration and setup experience
>
> Ability to analyze process and eliminate waste within processes
>
> A plus would be experience with Bar-coding systems or RFID systems
>
> A plus would be Microsoft Active Directory Experience with additional
> LDAP
> experience on the Iseries platform
>
> Another plus would be advanced Iseries sytems usage such as LPAR's and
> Webfacing experience
>
> Don't care about a degree..only care about these skill-sets to improve
> our
> utilization of the system we have...MAPICS.
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