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Re: Looking for a job

From: <robertboyle_at_my-deja.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 10:45:41 GMT
Message-ID: <95okkk$pgu$1@nnrp1.deja.com>

In article <3A7FBDDE.9F3208EE_at_lucent.com>,   "Isaac J.Liu" <liujian_at_lucent.com> wrote:
> "Daniel A. Morgan" wrote:
>
> > > Where could I find an offer of a Senior Software Developer with
 Java, C ,
> > > Oracle, Web design, EJB, XML, etc, etc, etc skills. I have no
 H1B visa to
> > > work in the USA, but I want to work in the States anyway. I would
 very much
> > > appreciate your suggestions on how I could find such a job.
> >
> > Without the visa I can not imagine any reputable company wanting
 anything to do
> > with you.
> >
> > But with a laundry list of programs such as the one above I
 wouldn't hire you
> > if you were a US Citizen by birth. No one is a Senior developer
 with all of the
> > above. In my experience, no one can possibly be an expert at all of
 the above.
> > I see resumes like this all the time. And I don't call them for an
 interview.
> >
>
> You may miss a real expert if you do not give them a chance. Indeed,
 it is
> possible for a experienced developer master some related programing
 languages and
> techniques.
>
> >
> > Daniel A. Morgan
>
>

That's true. I don't think I have met anyone who is an expert in only one area. These days you need to have skills in several areas and most projects demand a learning of new and different skills. Otherwise you have a very good chance of specialising yourself out of a job.

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