[wplug] Contract Job Opportunity...way [OT]

[Matthew J. Hughes]

Chris Ott wrote:

>
> Zach wrote:
>
>>
>> I feel your pain too Matt. I am looking for an entry-level 
>> foot-in-door type of position and all I see advertized are the 
>> "Wanted: Senior <foo>", "Experienced Candidate - 5-7 years experience 
>> in <foo>", type IT positions :-(
>
>
> I don't know... It doesn't seem like there are too many senior-level 
> positions out there, either, though I suppose I could *too* senior (25 
> years). I've been sending out resumes fairly regularly for about 6 
> months and the only call-back I've received is from someone who used 
> to be a co-worker.

I consider it to be a good sign when a exco-worker calls you.  (unless 
there was some sort of office pool involved about what ever happened to him)

> Even more off-topic: one of the things that concerns me is the number 
> of jobs asking for database experience - one of the areas where I'm 
> fairly weak. I always wanted to get into databases a little more, but 
> a primer would really help. To that end, I'd like to request Dave O. 
> to do a real database presentation for our meeting in December, since 
> we haven't chosen a topic, yet. :-)

I second that!

>
> Chris
>
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