[gameprogrammer] Re: job field security

At 08:57 AM 26-08-04 -0500, you wrote:
>On Wed, 2004-08-25 at 23:15, tristan drago wrote:
>> is it true that most jobs now in programming is going over seas? is the
job market safe for a new entry level programmer out of college?.
>> 
>
>Well, it all depends on which side of the seas you are on? If you are in
>the US, then yes, many are currently going to India, other Asian
>countries, several eastern European countries, and even to Canada.
>Anywhere the cost of a programmer is less than in the US. Countries that
>speak English are preferred.
>
>My last full time job moved to India, then the contracts jobs moved to
>India. My old boss moved to Canada. I know that enrollment in computer
>programming classes has collapsed. People don't believe they can get a
>job with those skills. I know that because I teach programming at the
>local community college. 
>
>I have seen downturns in the programming market before, but never so
>bad, never so deep, never so long. New graduates do seem to be getting
>jobs, but at much lower pay levels than before. And, it is taking them
>longer to find them.
>
>Here is the thing, the job market is never safe. If you are looking for
>a "safe" field to study you are just out of luck. Everything changes.
>Every job is at risk. When you stop looking for a safe harbor and learn
>to embrace the storm you will be much happier.
>
>                       Bob Pendleton

...happier in the sense that "wet, battered and seasick" is happy, yes
indeed :) Good advice anyway, Bob - altho it's a tougher world for software
developers than 30 years ago, still if you're good, one hopes $ will follow.

grant



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