[ale] Job requirements

[Stephen Touset]

A job listing I saw earlier listed as one of its requirements, and I quote:

"5+ years experience with Exchange 2000/ 2003 design, implementation, 
and migration planning"

These people have lost all touch with reality.

Stephen Touset

Jonathan Rickman wrote:

>On Saturday 26 July 2003 02:26, Stephen Touset wrote:
>
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>
>>Then again, I also may be overestimating my capabilities. I wonder which
>>is more likely.
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>
>Unlikely. I'm shopping around for a new gig myself, and have noticed the 
>same thing. I think it's just another indicator of how far the IT job 
>market has slipped. It's a buyers market. Salaries are down drastically for 
>all but the most senior positions, most of which now require the applicant 
>to have 29+ years experience, your own helicopter, own health insurance, 
>willing to relocate anywhere on 4 minutes notice, live 2 minutes from the 
>office, phd from MIT, Johns Hopkins, or GaTech (no exceptions), and must 
>possess all of the following certifications: 
>
>CCIE
>CCEA
>MCSE
>MCNE
>RHCE
>CISSP
>CISA
>QRSTUV
>ISCCA
>NASCAR
>WXYZ
>
>...and a partridge in a pear tree.
>
>So if anyone out there is looking for a pretty good techie who has a well 
>rounded background and generally knows how to do stuff, feel free to drop 
>me a line. Not concerned with salary as much as fun and flexible working 
>hours.
>
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>


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