Re: IBM a personal comment -- MIDRANGE-L

My thoughts exactly!  If they ever found this "purple squirrel", they probably
want to pay only $60k !  

Just like some of the requirements I see in the IEEE Spectrum... Masters Degree
or better, published, latest and greatest technologies, $45k/yr!  

Ha!

William


> date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 11:32:49 -0600
> from: "Steve Landess" <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: IBM a personal comment
> 
> Joe -
> In many cases, particulary with MNC's (multi-national companies), they write 
> it up this way so that they can say that they can't find a qualified 
> American, then they go hire a non-immigrant on an H-1B visa (that, by the 
> way, doesn't have all of these qualifications anyway!).
> 
> You have to follow the money - the H-1B's will work for significantly lower 
> wages...
> 
> Regards,
> Steve
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 10:30 AM
> Subject: RE: IBM a personal comment
> 
> 
> >> 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