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11-22-2006 Data Convergence and wide rapid acceptance of new programming capabilities creates significant demand for ETL experts. Extract, Transform & Load processing requires the ability to move data from disparate sources, manipulate the data into more useful format, and integrate it into a master database. Typically, candidates need to be familiar with a variety of legacy data repositories including db2, MS Access, SQL, pl/sql, excel etc. see the wikipedia listing for a list of common ETL tools http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extract,_transform,_load

11-15-06 Update on .Net demand outstrips supply Responses from businesses, to our 11-05-06 post about the increasing shortage of .net programmers indicate that there are some "primary" additional skills that they are looking for in .net programmers. These include

  • Any ERP/hrms – SAP, Peoplesoft, Ultipro, Best, MS Dynamics, etc.

  • Some Oracle experience

  • Some Linux experience

  • Mercury code tester (SQA)

  • Mercury Load runner (SQA)

  • Any other SQA

  • .Net 2.0

  • Ajax/Atlas

Another significant mention from businesses is the need for programmers to Document your code and to have experience in Creating Help files from Code documentation.

Conclusion: Coders who remain complacent in their current skill sets do so at the peril of becoming second class programmers unable to compete in the arena of the most challenging and most lucrative programming opportunities

Additional conclusion: Candidates with previous experience in SQA, Oracle and Linux who acquire new .net skills now will be able to secure greater than entry level positions. As previously noted, If you have  these skills, call us, if not call your nearest IT school and get into classes! see our Links page for schools we recommend.

 

11-05-06 .Net demand outstrips supply. Anecdotal information coming in from a variety of sources all over the country indicate that the demand for .net programmers continues to increase and that the number of programmers available is not increasing significantly. This does not necessarily transfer into a significant increase in opportunity for entry level coders. Business needs experienced analysts, coders and database professionals who have added .net programming to their skill sets. Entry level coders simply do not have the other skills necessary to get the job done.

Despite this rapidly growing dilemma, an informal survey of several Information Technology schools reports that the demand for .net training classes remains very low.

Conclusion: This situation will continue until industry realizes that it must "grow its own .net programmers" by promoting and sponsoring  training classes for employees and prospective employees. At the same time "offshoring" and outsourcing will continue to increase.

 

 

Urgent Alert PROGRAMMERS

If you have experience in Atlas, Ajax, C# or VB.Net, ERP, java, and MS SQL, Pl/SQL or MySQL, opportunities are rising dramatically, even for entry level candidates! If you have  these skills, call us, if not call your nearest IT school and get into classes!

Urgent Alert ALL SKILLS

Application Development, ERP, Project Management- both IT and Construction, Technical Support, Business Analysis, Data Warehousing, Database Administration, . NET Web Development, Network Infrastructure, Network Engineers, Systems Administrators, Call us today. If you have MCSE 2003, MCSD.NET, MCTS, MCITP, MCPD, MCDBA, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, call us today!

Urgent Alert PROGRAMMERS

Demand for web portal experience is skyrocketing. Industry is embracing internal and external web portal applications at unforeseen rates. If you are a .net programmer looking for BIG opportunity, get into web portals as fast as you can. Build one at home, volunteer to work on a charities portal, collaborate with your friends, or go to school, but get it NOW! and you will prosper. Crossover skills from HR, finance, logistics, ecommerce and the entire ERP spectrum are highly sought after.

Urgent Alert ALL SKILLS

Generalist vs Specilist - Big corporations are not looking for one man band IT guys who can program, run networks and databases, plan, design, implement and manage the entire infrastructure. Higher level opportunities are focused on specialists with well defined skillsets in specific areas.