From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,54c513170bafd693 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Gary Scott Subject: Re: Desirability of C++ Date: 2000/04/17 Message-ID: <38FB1C86.AA6D4630@lmtas.lmco.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 612245908 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <01HW.B4BFC2820005B06B08A24140@news.pacbell.net> <20000204073443.24976.00001288@ng-ci1.aol.com> <87euk0$c93$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <01HW.B4C1346100072D2408A24140@news.pacbell.net> <949867976.281549@the-rowan.albatross.co.nz> <8766v93w66.fsf@deneb.cygnus.argh.org> <38E8C81A.AA62CF4C@HiWAAY.net> <7EA1B852F5D4D8C6.26EEE9181C80F0DF.0161EA2D9C353253@lp.airnews.net> <01HW.B51C1B6E00F41C2D04BB51B0@news.pacbell.net> <38F796B2.A99A206A@ftw.rsc.raytheon.com> <38F7A27A.4F7729FA@raytheon.com> <38F7DA95.A9E1F5@quadruscorp.com> <38FAF49D.6C750356@icn.siemens.de> <38FB41A5.6CCD318E@quadruscorp.com> X-Accept-Language: en Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: LMTAS Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: 2000-04-17T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Try Lockheed Martin at http://www.lmco.com There are lots of Ada jobs (entry level and above, in fact there are a lot of jobs period). I assure you that being 39 years old with long hair and a penchant for jeans is not a problem. "Marin D. Condic" wrote: > > Alfred Hilscher wrote: > > A short view from the other side: When I started work in 1986 I've got > > an Ada job (in compiler development). But when our company dropped Ada I > > had to look for a new job. Since then I work with CHILL. Every try to > > get a new Ada job fails. When I asked for a job where Ada knowledge is > > wanted, I always get the answer: "Sorry, but you does not fit our > > needs". What needs ? I'm 39 years old, maybe this is the problem ? I > > have long hair and wear jeans, is this the problem ? > > I think one should not say "we don't find Ada people" if in fact he does > > not want them either. > > Situations may vary. I know that we have security clearance issues and > we have to present someone to the prime contractor that they will find > acceptable. Locations can be an issue. Maybe there are plenty of Ada > people available in, say Maryland, but not necessarily that many in > Idaho. If you're filling slots in Idaho, it can be tough. Geography, > problem domain, levels of experience required, etc. can all add up to > making placement difficult. > > MDC > -- > ====================================================================== > Marin David Condic - Quadrus Corporation - http://www.quadruscorp.com/ > Send Replies To: m c o n d i c @ q u a d r u s c o r p . c o m > Visit my web site at: http://www.mcondic.com/ > > "I'd trade it all for just a little more" > -- Charles Montgomery Burns, [4F10] > ======================================================================