Re: Trouble Filling Java Jobs

Don Brady wrote:
> I have posted two positions to the Jug job list ... 

> I am a little puzzled that we have got relatively few applicants.
> 
> Is there a shortage of such skills in the Triangle?

I would not be surprised if there is such a shortage because in my 
experience there is definitely a shortage of ways to gain such skills, 
in the Triangle and perhaps elsewhere as well.  Junior or entry-level 
jobs seem almost nonexistent.  The catch seems to be you can't get a job 
without experience and can't get experience without a job.

Almost all employers who say "Java" in job descriptions are looking for 
mid-level or higher experience.  They usually expect experience in a 
list of subjects beyond basic Java, such as J2EE, Oracle, EJB, struts, 
CVS, Hibernate, Websphere, UML, and team development.

Most of these technologies beyond Java are difficult to learn without 
having a job in a mid-sized or larger organization, because the problems 
which motivated development of these technologies exist only in such 
enterprises.  Or at least that is my theory.  There has to be some way 
to forgive the architects of EJB and struts.  I hope someday to gain 
experience which will make forgiveness easier for me.  But first it 
would help if I could get a job where I walked a mile in the shoes of 
those architects.

Rich Hammer
Sun certified as Programmer and Developer for the Java 2 platform, 
Masters-level education in CS, with much experience except in: Oracle, 
EJB, struts, CVS, Hibernate, Websphere, UML, and team development