longevity

well dave, the five year "gut " of the i/t industry from 01-06 has scared
enough "stable" i/t workers, almost to the point that recruiters are having
difficulty in getting "employed" folks to change, and yet there are still
thousands sitting at home trying to get back into i/t and to no avail.

i already see the shortage of as400 developers , most of my placements are
taking three/four months to fill. the old days of hearing the "ninety day
probation" period to see if both the employer/employee like each other may be
long over, cause i'm finding the "employed employee "
will no long take that risk to see if each are happy with the other. mainly
because of the mass layoff for such a long time So , with very few new
"trainees " brought in these last five years,
things are going to get real interesting....probably more ammo for clients to
"outsource"
i see company ads in the papers/job boards longer and longer now...lots of
frustration out there now...

i know of one cobol insurance firm up north that has had five offers rejected
these last sixty days

"As the world turns...........in the I/T industry,,,

regards, frank thomas

best regards,
frank thomas
dir/mis recruiting
hms company
412-531-7494
hmsco@xxxxxxx
serving the mis industry thirty five years