IT Job Flexibillity - Josh Barr

Mr. Barr writes a great article about the current IT Jobs and how we handle them as IT folks. It’s an interesting read, please take some time, you  might find yourself in the article.

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“The IT community is a bit different from others — not just because IT workers are sun-deprived and physically pale, but because many IT workers are rarely, truly off duty. When they’re not in the office, they’re still on call. Glitches, bugs, and crashes happen. Tweaking on time and under budget requires long hours.

“The biggest issue with IT arrangements is the hours,” says William DiMase, a computer support analyst who works for a company with more than 100 locations in the New York City metro area. DiMase reports that when he was an intern using the System i platform, “the need for support was on an on-call basis for network, server, and AS/400 issues.”"

IT Jungle - They System i is gone so how are we going to all find work?

I know the title is rather scary and not “real” but the truth of the matter is this. The companies that run the i are slowly moving away and the people knowing the i are getting older, hence those two factors are driving companies away from the platform. The next big problem is how do you get job on what is considered an “old” platform, even though UNIX is harder to use, more expensive to own and a pain at times, it still has 93 times more job postings. It’s hard to understand and will make your head explode if you try to think about it to long.

IT Jungle has written a great article on the matter and I wanted to share it with y’all.

“Anyway, just for kicks, I ran some queries against these three job sites looking for the number of times specific hardware platforms or operating systems were mentioned, and I did not try every possible operating system and every possible platform name.”

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Article - System i Resume Building 101 - Search400.com

Hello, and happy Friday. Just wanted to post a little bit here and let you all know I wrote a little article on Search400.com that summarizes my 20 years of looking for employment. It says System i but really can be applied to anyone looking for a solid IT job.

System i Resume Building 101

“When I was most recently job prospecting, the first thing I did was gather a group of my peers together whom I called my “Board of Directors.” I asked them to give an honest assessment of my resume package.This may sound a bit silly, but . . .”

Hope you all enjoy the read and if you have any questions please post them here on to Search400.com I will be happy to help you out if I can.

How do you retain your young talent?

I just found an article that was interesting and I am starting to hear stories from people I know around the industry that are saying the same things. It’s the younger generation “sense of entitlement” I think that is making them what I would call, unmotivated to work hard and unable to realize that the 30 - 50 somethings have been at this for almost as long as they have been alive. They don’t get any large perks unless they are superstars, and while I knew I was not super star when I started IT I secretly wanted all those things, like an office and high pay but knew the only way to get them was through hard work, not whining.

I am interested in your experiences with it and your comments?

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