Re: FW: Re: Getting Young People into IBM i

When I was at Fortra, they brought on a couple of interns just out of
school.
They had a little bit of IBM i exposure at their school I believe.
They turned out to be phenomenal.

There is a lot of competition and dog eat dog on the other platforms, for
entry level talent...
I'd think anyone serious about making a career out of software engineering
would find an opportunity on the IBM i appealing, as long as it was
presented to them the correct way.

Shops should really look at interns, in-house schooling and shadowing, if
they plan on staying with the system.

Jay

On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 9:25 AM Michael Mayer <michael.mayer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Couple of thoughts on this:
My firm hired an intern who is now developing in RPGLE / SQL and working
with 2
senior IBM i developers.
I try and impart as much as I can from the operational / system admin side
to him
when the opportunity presents itself or when he asks questions.
Here are 2 articles worth a read:

https://www.itjungle.com/2023/05/01/ibm-looks-to-grow-new-power-college-program-from-the-ground-up/

https://www.itjungle.com/2023/05/08/virtual-student-meet-and-greets-are-building-momentum-and-futures/


Respectfully,
Michael Mayer
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