[FRIAM] A million tech jobs unfilled

[Frank Wimberly]

Agreed.

For many of us on (in?) Friam age discrimination is another issue.  I have
received emails from recruiters and even principals that say that they've
seen my profile on LinkedIn and that I am a perfect match for a position
they have.  They ask for my full resume (I have a CV) and, more often than
not I don't hear back.  I have dates on the CV because I don't want to work
where I'm not wanted.  In fact, lately when I get such a contact my reply
begins, "First of all, you should know that I'm 73...". This avoids wasting
time.  I have talked to a number of recruiters about these issues. Most
agree that the problem is not that they don't think I'll be there long
since neither will the 28 year-olds.  There is also a cultural problem. A
few years ago I got a contract position in Albuquerque (remunerative) and I
worked with several millennial or genXY software engineers. I got along
well with them in general but one of the young women was constantly saying,
"What the f*** is this s***?". That didn't really bother me but it seemed
odd.  Actually, I'm somewhat ambivalent about this since, as my wife says,
"Frank, if you get a job, you'll have to work.". I don't mind work but
commuting etc...

In the meantime, Hywel and are are enjoying learning de Rahm cohomology,
etc with applications to gauge fields, gravity, etc.

Frank

Frank Wimberly
Phone (505) 670-9918

On Mar 4, 2017 3:36 PM, "Marcus Daniels" <marcus at snoutfarm.com> wrote:

> *Owen writes:*
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> *“*When I was hired breadth of knowledge, and ability to adapt was key.
> Now it's sorta a form of impatience. I suppose it is because technology has
> matured so much that you *can* search for more specific skills?”
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> IMO that impatience is a lack of interest in the work itself.
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> How do we (middle managers or HR) delegate this problem away, so we have a
> simple pattern matching procedure instead of having to think and know
> things about the problem domain.    A good reason to not hire someone is
> because they are shallow and dumb, not because they don’t have some narrow
> skill they could pick up in a week.
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> Marcus
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