Re: Euphoria jobs?
On Tuesday 19 June 2001 00:51, Lewis Townsend wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am quite aware of the UNLIKELINESS of finding a Euphoria job that's why
> I've been looking for a VB job. I don't need any discouraging comments
> right now. I know there ar a lot more VB jobs out there but most of them
> require a lot of experience and more in additional technologies that can be
> used with vb. I have aproximately 2 years vb experience but more than 4 in
> Eu I think.
Hi Lewis:
If someone came to me and asked "Do you have any hammer jobs?",
that would worry me. If instead that person asked "Got any work for a good
carpenter?", then he or she would have a much better chance of
getting hired. And I wouldn't feel the need to wade thru an almost
endless list of possibilities: "Can you run a skilsaw, too?", "How about
a level - ever used one of those?" :)
If you're specifically looking for a job with a company that has a large
staff of programmers, then you'll obviously need to be able to work within
the 'system', that's why _some_ jobs specify VB, or COBOL, or C++, whatever
is commonly used at that shop.
Often, however, such things are specified because a clueless HR
person has found those buzz words in a book and thinks they will
somehow weed out incompetent people, or because the CEO's
nephew uses VB and creates snazzy demos.
Either way, programming jobs with large companies are becoming
harder to get. There are lots of high-tech businesses failing right
now. And frankly, these jobs never offered much except good
pay which barely made up for the aggravation, anyway.
I suggest a different approach: instead of looking for someone
who needs a hammer operator, look for someone who needs
a problem solved, and suggest that you, yourself, are just the person
who can solve that problem. That's what I have been doing for the
past 20 years.
I rarely have a client express any interest in what software I am using to
solve their computing problems. Most don't know or care at all, as long
as the software does what they need and doesn't crash.
It is easier and more productive if you begin in familiar territory;
some type of business that you are already familiar with. What kind
of *non-programming* work have you done in the past?
It also helps to concentrate on smaller businesses, those
who can't justify a full-time programming staff. They'll
appreciate your efforts more, and there won't be an
entrenched bureaucracy to get in the way of you doing
your job. Besides, it's much harder to lay off their 'only'
programmer.
One final point - never, not once in the past 40 years, have I gotten a
good job from a want-ad or by using a placement service.
If you rely on those to get work, you're in for a disappointment.
I'll elaborate on the methods that _do_ work, if anyone is interested.
Regards,
Irv
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