Re: [tlug] Job opportunity

[Jason Stubbs <jstubbs@example.com>]

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On Saturday 19 June 2004 07:42, Viktor Pavlenko wrote:
> >>>>> "CM" == Charles Muller <acmuller@example.com> writes:
>
>     CM> From: "Abe, Rena" <Rena.Abe@example.com>
>     CM> Subject: question
>     CM> Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:50:14 +1000
>
>     >> [...] I have been having a difficult time to locate one with
>     >> 10+ yrs of experience in Linux OS/C programming.
>
> How long does it take for a smart person to become proficient in a
> technology? Definitely not that long. When I was on the job hunt in
> 2001 I saw ads asking for 10+ years of C++.
>
> Looks like the job market is really tough in Japan now...

It's just that the recruiter is pulling figures out of his... imagination. A 
quick google showed that Linux 0.01 came out September 1991, which makes it 
12 years 9 months old. About two years after Java came out, there were 
recruiters asking for people with 5+ years experience - same thing here.

Regards,
Jason Stubbs
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