[ajug-members] Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

[Enrique Pineda]

I wonder if the supposed lack of US CS graduates is the knee-jerk reaction 
of students being dissuaded from entering into those programs, during the 
the dot-bomb era.

Personally, I wonder if any of the 2200+ jobs reported by
ComputerJobs.com<http://ComputerJobs.com>are duplicates, as many
competing recruiting services will advertise the
same employment opportunity.

All I can say from my personal experience is that 2200 jobs doesn't mean 
much to me, as I doubt there are 2200 available IT jobs in my local market 
(Atlanta). At least, it sure hasn't felt like it everytime I had to look for 
one. The job I have now is the most stable I'd had since 1998 (in terms of 
longevity). I consider myself a middle-of-the-road employee -- not poor in 
quality but not a genius, either. I was on the bench between jobs for 
anywhere from six months to well over a year. I can't tell if the market 
conditions are any better now or not.

epp

On 4/29/05, Burr Sutter <sutter at bravepoint.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm curious about something and I'd like the community (you) to respond.
> Bill Gates was recently quoted (I also heard his interview on NPR this
> morning) that the US must raise the headcount for H1B Visas and find ways 
> of
> graduating more computer science graduates due to an acute labor shortage.
> Many IT jobs just can't be filled.
> 
> In contrast this testimony by Bill Gates the AJC recently had an article
> about local experienced IT workers taking 20+ months to find another job 
> if
> they can find one at all.
> 
> ComputerJobs.com <http://ComputerJobs.com> says there are 2200+ positions 
> available.
> AJUG Jobs show that the number of open positions is climbing.
> www.ajug.org/jobs <http://www.ajug.org/jobs>
> 
>
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