Job Responsibilities
currently unemployed
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Job Requirements
there is a marketing need to learn new technologies constantly. To
get a job you need experience, not just classes. Now
certifications are what everyone wants. In the real world - my
opinion - there is little correlation between certifications and
the ability to get a job done.
There is a need to teach how to learn a new language, the logics,
and how to find ansers, not just try to teach memorized & tested
piecemeal like I've found in most academic and online classes.
Workload seems to have gone back to the work 55+ hours a week for
40 hours pay attitude, when you can get a job that is.
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Uppers
I've enjoyed the travel, meeting and working with a wide variety of people and
learning new technologies.
I'm geeky enough that I get really excited when I accomplish something
successfully and save a client time and money.
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Downers
-It has gotten harder to find contract
-the better and faster I do, the faster I have to look for another
contract
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Lifestyle
My advice for job seekers is that I'm totally discouraged. I
enjoyed the constant change over the years, but now I'm paying for
it because I don't have seniority any place. I'm telling younger
consultants and tech pros - if they have a job keep it. I'd tell
job seekers to try to specialize in a business analyst type of
position with techie on the side or as a hobby.
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Compensation
It's been going down steadily since 2002.
I've gone from 6 figure incomes with full benefits from 1997 to
2002 to barely making 20,000 a year with no benefits.
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Advice to Jobseekers
My advice for job seekers is that I'm totally discouraged. I
enjoyed the constant change over the years, but now I'm paying for
it because I don't have seniority any place. I'm telling younger
consultants and tech pros - if they have a job keep it. I'd tell
job seekers to try to specialize in a business analyst type of
position with techie on the side or as a hobby.
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