RE: interesting contradiction about needing H1B workers

["John Brandt Sr." <pgmr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI.
They have 56 job listings. I'm assuming since they are pretty close to the
valley, and they are a non-profit that they aren't offering much money, but
you never know. I did find it interesting that the description and
qualifications for a Jr. Programmer is a typewritten page (below).
I guess the only way we would know is to actually call them or apply for a
job.

John Brandt
iStudio400.com




http://www.bestjobsusa.com/sections/CAN-jobsearch/DYjobview.asp?ID=1143307&I
temNum=1&Count=56
SGMF-IT-Developer I* - 0402914
 

Job Description
                
        
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Description
Sutter Gould Medical Foundation (SGMF)is a non-profit, multi-specialty
health care organization affiliated with Sutter Health. Based in Modesto,
SGMF provides quality medical care, health education and research activities
in a five-county Central Valley area. SGMF's medical staff includes family
practitioners, internists and pediatricians, as well as a range of
specialist physicians. Services include imaging, nuclear medicine, a health
library, health education programs, occupational medicine, cardiac
rehabilitation, diabetes education, nutrition counseling, infertility
counseling, and weight management. The Developer I assist in the analysis,
definition, design, programming, development, initial testing, and
implementation of interface, database, application, and/or web-related
projects.  Additionally, the Developer I assist's in the evaluation,
implementation, upgrade, and support of changes to existing interfaces,
databases, applications, systems, and/or web-related projects.  The
Developer I modifies and creates systems procedures, and develops and
maintains the necessary documentation, ensuring that all projects are
developed according to established standards, procedures, and
specifications.  The Developer I is responsible for performing technical
problem determination, resolution and support for interfaces, databases,
applications or web related projects within development, test and production
environments.  The Developer I work closely with other IT department and
affiliate groups in the technical aspects of product design, development,
and support.

Qualifications
A Bachelor Degree in Information Management, Computer Science, Healthcare
Administration, Business, the specialized Application, or related field is
preferred. For applicants with degrees not related to Computer Science,
significant specialized course work or experience in software development is
required. The equivalent combination of education, training,
application/hardware support, hardware/software installation projects, and
hospital/clinic operation experience may be substituted.One to three years
experience in databases, data analysis or web development. Hospital and/or
other health care application experience preferred. Knowledge in data
warehousing is desired. Must have problem and issue resolution experience.
Must be able to be involved in multiple projects at the same time. Should
have good organization skills, be able to prioritize multiple activities and
objectives in a rapidly changing environment and deliver quality service.
Must be committed to providing exceptional customer service.

        Profile         
        Organization            Sutter Gould Medical Foundation          
        Shift           Day Job          

        Additional Information  
        Posting Date            March 09, 2004   

Accepted Applications           All Candidates Accepted
Schedule                Full Time
Employee Referral Bonus                 No
Union Affiliation               None
Employee Status                 Regular
Position Status                 Exempt
Campus          SGMF-Sutter Gould Main Bldg
Employment Incentive            No
Hours Per 2wk Pay Period                80
Weekend Requirements            Other
Days of the Week Scheduled              Monday-Friday
Benefits                Yes

-----Original Message-----
From: rick.baird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rick.baird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 2:42 PM
To: Non-Technical Discussion about the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: interesting contradiction about needing H1B workers



Scott,

I don't find this a contradiction at all.

This guy wants full time hires, not consultants.  In my experience, the use
of consultants is for short term gain, not long term pain.  If you can only
get the short termers, why go for the pain too?

I'm not trying to defend this guy, because I don't know how hard he
actually looked for qualified permanent hires.  But I won't condemn him
either based solely on the comments below

Rick

----------original message-----------
I thought this article raises an interesting contradiction:

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17800189

The quote:

 "Hummel says he's had some jobs open for two years looking for qualified
people, and, if he can't hire someone to do a job, he has to pay
consultants three or four times the salary rate."

to me says he *can* find qualified workers (the consultants), he just
doesn't  want to pay the going rate.  So he looks for H1B workers instead.

Scott


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