[LA.pm] jobs available, going unfulfilled

[Jordan Schwartz]

> Now, I'm really curious.  Why is this?

The demand is for more than just perl slots.  i have seen
recruiters at the LA Java UG, and at a PHP meetups for months.

Also the demand is for more then just programmer / developer types,
the UNIX User Association of Socal jobs list , uuasc.org, has been
seeing a steady flow of Sysadmin postions, and recruiters at the meetings.

Additionally the well attended SoCal Devops meetups are a driven
by recruiting.

I think its that business need to have an internet presence if they have any
chance of being successfull and L.A. is fairly diverse with Aerospace,
entertainment,
Misc. Tech, etc.

There may have been some pent up demand after the financial services /
home loan meltdown
a few year back that put me on the market and there is enough new
business and upgrades to
keep the demand for skilled labor where it should be.

Jordan

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 11:18 AM, Randal L. Schwartz
<merlyn at stonehenge.com> wrote:
>
> Twice in the last two days, two different organizations in the greater
> LA area approached me to help them find folks to fill mid-level Perl
> hacking slots (varying between IT and webdev).  They both said "it's
> getting *very* hard to find people."
>
> Now, I'm really curious.  Why is this?
>
> Is it a supply problem, or a demand problem, or both?
>
> As in, are there fewer Perl programmers here but the same demand?
>
> Or the same (or more) Perl programmers here, but even more demand?
>
> Or something else entirely?
>
> By the way... I'm not trying to make a buck out of this.  I'm just
> trying to help people who ask me to help, and I'm also genuinely curious
> about the state of hiring in the Perl community, particulary in LA since
> I'm also working here for a while.
>
> (I'll also be sending this message to the other local PM groups, so if
> you see it multiple times, I'm sorry.)
>
>
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