Tech job market remains bleak, survey finds

Post #100,341 by lincoln 5/5/03 10:41:28 AM Reply	Tech job market remains bleak, survey finds [link\|http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5789242.htm\|story] Technology job hunters will find slim pickings for at least another year, according to a new survey released Monday. Demand for information technology positions ranging from software programmers to network engineers will hold steady or decline in the next 12 months, according to a telephone poll of 400 hiring managers by the Arlington, Va.-based Information Technology Association of America. ``The fact that firms have dramatically scaled back ... may indicate that they are properly staffed to handle existing and new business,'' ITAA President Harris N. Miller said. The survey found there are about 493,000 unfilled technology jobs in the United States, down from 1.6 million open positions at the start of 2000. The United States has about 10.3 million technology jobs. The tight market for technology jobs comes as hundreds of American companies outsource positions to smaller engineering and programming firms in India, China, Russia and other countries with inexpensive labor forces. lincoln "Four score and seven years ago, I had a better sig" [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/resume.htm\|VB/SQL resume] [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/tandem_resume.htm\|Tandem resume] [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #100,407 by tuberculosis 5/5/03 7:10:25 PM 8/21/07 6:34:45 AM Reply	Do you do tandem? I forget - all computers bigger than a microvax look alike to me. Kforce is looking for a SR. Tandem Lead Analyst for a 6 month contract opportunity here in the Denver area. Start date is 05/05/03. SKILLSETS: all skills are of expert level with 5+ years , and required: \tTandem Guardian , \tGuardian Operating System experience \tTAL expert is required \tEnform \tPathway \tInspect \tBase 24 POS \tEnscribe experience required at a beginner level Please send all resumes to jstanley@kforce.com Thank you, Micro Credo: \tNever trust a computer bigger than you can lift. Minicomputer: \tA computer that can be afforded on the budget of a middle-level manager. Information Center, n.: \tA room staffed by professional computer people whose job it is to \ttell you why you cannot have the information you require. Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 06:34:45 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #100,547 by lincoln 5/6/03 12:58:57 PM Reply	Yes - for 19 years I've seen that ad, and a few others like it, for companies in the Denver area. The "gotcha" for me is that they want Base24, an EFT system by a company called ACI out of Omaha, Nebraska. It runs on the Tandem platform, but I've never worked anywhere that used it. ACI only trains people if their company has purchased their software. Recently I've learned that they've stopped doing even that. I called them to inquire about taking their educational courses so that I can become a contractor with knowledge of their product - no go. Wouldn't even give me the time of day. I have been submitted to Visa and Fedex in the Denver area weeks ago. As of today, neither recruiter has heard back from either shop. lincoln "Four score and seven years ago, I had a better sig" [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/resume.htm\|VB/SQL resume] [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/tandem_resume.htm\|Tandem resume] [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #100,557 by deSitter 5/6/03 1:21:47 PM Reply	Re: Yes - for 19 years I seem to remember AT&T in St. Louis has a large Tandem installation for their Worldcom installation. Were they "Himalayas"? Do I have that wrong? -drl
Post #100,630 by lincoln 5/6/03 6:45:53 PM Reply	Nope; you've got that right though by now they've upgraded to the newer "Sierra" class (also called the "S series") line that has been out for 2 - 3 years now. Performance runs around 33 to 50% better than the Himalaya line. A recruiter presented my resume to SBC in St. Louis 2 months ago, but he has yet to hear back from them. lincoln "Four score and seven years ago, I had a better sig" [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/resume.htm\|VB/SQL resume] [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/tandem_resume.htm\|Tandem resume] [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]

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