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At 08:59 PM 11/8/99 -0500, Paul E Musselman wrote: >No, if you know COBOL, you're obviously old, well, almost 30 years of "having been, done that....." only means that you are not old, but you are terribly "overqualified". I have had quite a few interviews, ranging from downright obnoxious to plain stupid.... Not that long ago I have been interviewed to take charge of a huge mainframe to midrange conversion job that included migration from COBOL'74 to RPG IV/ILE, etc.. and count: have been interviewed by *12* persons belonging to IT. Around 4 pm I got fed up with the show and asked young lady if they always did this kind of screening or whatever, and she said, no, but there were looking to an "elegant way to tell me that I am too old ; TO BE A TEAM PLAYER??" If you are over 40, I would say don't waste your time trying to get back to IT...... So, I ended up teaching Database Technology and Compilers at the Computer Science Dept. of a local University Cheers EndreE can't program in 'modern' >languages, and will just take up space until you either retire or die in >the saddle. > +--- | 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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