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I wonder if you can help us out at CRS. Due to
increasing business and internal restructuring, we need to recruit a Secretary/
Receptionist.
This is a junior position but there is opportunity to
grow and develop as we do. The successful recruit must have a good
knowledge of MS Word and have an excellent telephone manner and a flexible "can
do" attitude. If you know anyone who might like to work with a small,
friendly team, then tell them to email their resume to Amelia at
resume@crsitjobs.com.
Thanks for any help you can give.
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I love that expression "Mainframe Mamas and Papas". It refers to those,
presumably aging, I.T. people who still work on mainframe as opposed to client
server technology (though these people are quite young here in the Caribbean
J).
In the Caribbean, it is mainly the banks and insurance
companies as well as the public service that have the huge number crunching
requirements that rely on mainframes. Until these systems are replaced by
modern distributed platforms, organisations have a constant headache
in finding skilled resources to work on their computer systems.
The problem is that Cobol and RPG, the most common
programming languages used on mainframes, are considered old-fashioned and are
no longer taught at UWI and other institutions. Note that IBM still teaches
RPG to support their many customers using their mid-range AS/400 machines.
Cobol and RPG programmers are now quite rare as client
server technologies have proven to be much more attractive to software
developers over the last couple of decades. Cobol has been described as a
dying language for more than 20 years now, even though there's no sign of it
going away!
Companies are rarely prepared to train entry-level Cobol
and RPG programmers so the supply is going to run out one day. Eventually, It will be
a race between how soon their current programmers retire or leave and how soon their organisations can
transfer their legacy systems to other platforms.
So, what can be done to address this supply and demand
problem? Training is an obvious answer but there must be an
incentive to persuade a Computer Science graduate to focus his/her career on
mainframe skills rather than more modern technologies.
One attraction could be higher than average salary
packages, coupled with the opportunity to cross-train to the latest technology
should a new platform be introduced. There are also terrific opportunities
abroad for people with a couple of years' experience as a Cobol/RPG programmer,
as this shortage is world-wide. There is little competition to get these
jobs!
Here in Trinidad & Tobago, RPG consultant software
developers
charge some of the highest rates for the industry, and enjoy lucrative contracts
because they have capitalised on their rare skills.
So, if you are a software developer looking to get an
edge on the market, why not consider something different - Cobol and RPG - the
latest, in-demand rare skills, to boost your income and your career. Keep
checking our jobs list to see the opportunities available now! |
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