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(Job) Web / COBOL developer position in Texas - Immediate Need!

Katherine Jacobs

2005-03-19, 8:55 pm

I have an immediate need for a consultant for a programming job in
Texas. I was wondering if anyone might be interested, or if you know of
anyone that might be.

Required skills are ASP, VBScript, HTML, COBOL, IMS, and DB2. US
Citizenship required.

If so, will you please send me an email at kjacobs@onpointsoftware.com
or give me a phone call at my office 512-320-8989.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Katherine Jacobs
On Point Software

Katherine Jacobs

2005-03-20, 3:55 pm

First, this is a legitimate job with our direct client, the Department
of Defense, which closes on Tuesday, March 22.

The challenge has not been finding candidates with COBOL experience, but
rather finding ASP programmers that also have COBOL, with the additional
requirements that they be US citizens that can pass a background check.
That has caused us to take the step of posting to USENET.

In regards to your financial analysis, I did not say that they have not
established an overall budget. What I said was that they have not
established a preset range for THIS particular position, due to the
rariety of experienced COBOL programmers with ASP.

Posting openings is specifically allowed in the FAQ, and would seem to
be a service to those looking for employment.

Bottom line, if you're interested, apply. If not, DON'T. It seems to
me you would have something better to do with your time!!

docdwarf@panix.com

2005-03-20, 8:55 pm

In article <sv0r31tqcq0v43ej26gv3os4fvva8pj78i@4ax.com>,
Binyamin Dissen <postingid@dissensoftware.com> wrote:
>On 20 Mar 2005 09:05:22 -0500 docdwarf@panix.com wrote:
>
>:>In article <6m6%d.33563$8D.24278@tornado.texas.rr.com>,
>:>Katherine Jacobs <careers@onpointsoftware.com> wrote:
>:>>In this case, the rate really is DOE, and we will just present the
>:>>resumes we receive with the rate requested by the respective candidate.
>
>:>You mean to say that this organisation is s

ing to fulfull a need
>:>without first establishing a budget that will be available for the task?
>
>You mean that you didn't realize that "Katherine Jacobs" is a borker?

Thought that might be a possibility... but I am willing to keep an open
mind about things.

DD

Richard

2005-03-21, 3:55 am

> (I haven't passed through a US airport for several years now...)

> Death to imperialist melican pigs! (Ooops sorry... it just slipped
out...)
> Me luvulongtime...(Oops! that too...)

I trust you are not planning on going through a US airport for several
more years.

... wanders off humming 'Peace Train' ...

Pete Dashwood

2005-03-21, 8:55 am

"Richard" <riplin@Azonic.co.nz> wrote in message
news:1111377040.730518.297590@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
>
> out...)
>
> I trust you are not planning on going through a US airport for several
> more years.
>
> ... wanders off humming 'Peace Train' ...
>
>
Ah, Cat Stevens...They wouldn't even let him in, would they? I considered
that was definitely their loss...

You don't seriously think this last bastion of Free Speech is being
monitored do you Richard?

They wouldn't... would they?

(Guess I'll find out next time I try to visit friends in L.A.... :-))

Pete.

docdwarf@panix.com

2005-03-25, 8:55 am

In article <dzg%d.23562$Ux.7217@tornado.texas.rr.com>,
Katherine Jacobs <careers@onpointsoftware.com> wrote:
>First, this is a legitimate job with our direct client, the Department
>of Defense, which closes on Tuesday, March 22.

The DoD? Once again, it is my experience that they do not requisition
personnel without first allocating budget for the position... but if this
is not the case I am sure the GAO will be *very* interested in learning
about their new practise.

[snip]

>In regards to your financial analysis, I did not say that they have not
>established an overall budget. What I said was that they have not
>established a preset range for THIS particular position, due to the
>rariety of experienced COBOL programmers with ASP.

Oh, I see... so they have an overall budget but not a 'preset range for
THIS particular position'. A logical conclusion is that it could cost
more to fill the position than is allocated for the overall budget...
because that would not be outside of the preset range.

>
>Posting openings is specifically allowed in the FAQ, and would seem to
>be a service to those looking for employment.

Anyone can post an opening, certainly... and anyone can respond to a
posting with '... please include a rate, or range of rates, associated
with the position(s) offered.'

This bit of advice is something I give for free... which means, of course,
that it is worth at least double what I've asked to be paid for it. The
people who use this newsgroup whom you'd most like to see respond have
been around the block a few times... perhaps more than you have. A few of
them, rightly or wrongly, have concluded that a rateless posting is, most
frequently, either a troll for resumes or a way to determine rates.

>
>Bottom line, if you're interested, apply. If not, DON'T. It seems to
>me you would have something better to do with your time!!

What seems to you might not appear similarly to others... after all, it
seemed a good idea to post without including a rate, or range of rates.

DD

docdwarf@panix.com

2005-03-25, 8:55 am

Pete Dashwood

2005-03-27, 8:55 am

ROFL! Good one, Leuko. I never noticed that until you pointed it out...

Pete
TOP POST no more.
"Lueko Willms" <l.willms@jpberlin.de> wrote in message
news:9TFegYQ9flB@jpberlin-l.willms.jpberlin.de...
> . On 20.03.05
> wrote careers@onpointsoftware.com (Katherine Jacobs)
> on /COMP/LANG/COBOL
> in dzg%d.23562$Ux.7217@tornado.texas.rr.com
> about Re: (Job) Web / COBOL developer position in Texas - Immediate
Need!
>
>
> KJ> First, this is a legitimate job with our direct client, the
> KJ> Department of Defense, which closes on Tuesday, March 22.
>
> Forever?
>
> That's great! I always wanted the US military to close down
> forever.
>
>
> Thanks for the good news!
> Lüko Willms http://www.willms-edv.de
> /--------- L.WILLMS@jpberlin.de -- Alle Rechte vorbehalten --
>
> Das ganze Zeitungs-All. -G.C.Lichtenberg
>

Richard

2005-03-27, 8:55 am

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