[SHARING] Why are there very few WebFOCUS Developers out looking for work?
I am a Technical Recruiter and Kathleen & Kerry were nice enough to allow me to join this forum. I have 3 contract to hire openings in Atlanta. Can anyone make suggestions on where to network with experienced WebFOCUS folks who might be interested? 3 months contract to hire, rate has flexibility around $65/hr depending on experience; perm salary can go up to about $110K depending on my client's interest level, some relo may also be provided at permanent conversion, also depending on their interest in the candidate. No sponsorship available. Here is my contact information if anyone would like to pass it along. Thank you so much for reading this post. Sheila Robinson Agile 678-679-4812 / srobinson@gotoagile.comThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Kerry,
WebFOCUS 7.6 Windows, All Outputs
June 09, 2011, 11:54 AM
Francis Mariani
quote:
Why are there very few WebFOCUS Developers out looking for work?
- Hopefully this is because we're so good at what we do that our contracts keep getting renewed!
Francis
Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991
Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
June 09, 2011, 12:01 PM
rfbowley
And there is the issue that I will NOT accept a contract - to - hire position. Being "semi" retired, I only take short term contract work (3 months MAX). The rest of the time I enjoy watching my grand children grow up :-)
I guess you could call me a "gun for hire" :-)
Robert F. Bowley Jr. Owner TaRa Solutions, LLC
In WebFOCUS since 2001
June 09, 2011, 12:23 PM
Prarie
Do you know if there is a Local Atlanta WebFocus User Group? That would be a good place to find people. IBI headquarters in Atlanta could probably answer that.
June 09, 2011, 04:16 PM
linus
Maybe people are just happy where they are.
WF 7.7.05 HP-UX - Reporting Server, Windows 2008 - Client, MSSQL 2008, FOCUS Databases, Flat Files HTML, Excel, PDF
June 09, 2011, 05:49 PM
Waz
I think that one of the main reasons is that a WebFOCUS programmer needs to be so multiskilled, they are become invaluable in many areas in the organisation.
FOCUS HTML Javascript Networking & Comms Excel OS (Windows/Unix/MF) Etc.
And I guess a lot have multiple languages under there belts.
Cobol VB SQL Java etc.
Waz...
Prod:
WebFOCUS 7.6.10/8.1.04
Upgrade:
WebFOCUS 8.2.07
OS:
Linux
Outputs:
HTML, PDF, Excel, PPT
In Focus since 1984
Pity the lost knowledge of an old programmer!
June 10, 2011, 02:26 AM
GamP
Or, maybe there are some webfocus specialists available, only just not inthe States. I know of some that would love to switch employer but they can't work in the states...
GamP
- Using AS 8.2.01 on Windows 10 - IE11.
in Focus since 1988
June 10, 2011, 09:29 AM
George Patton
$110K ?? If that's the going rate I deserve a BIG raise! And like Waz, I'm sort of multi-talented and have to be, since I'm the entire IT department in my small company....
Thanks for the comments, everyone. I did join a Webfocus group on Linkedin and so far it hasn't yielded a lot of interested candidates. I suppose many of your comments are true, WebFOCUS developers are very good, invaluable and happy where they are. If someone insisted on being a contractor and not going perm, I suppose my client would consider that. Thanks again!
