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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (350)	4/7/1998 5:16:00 PM
From: Joel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 446

I think this issue is not black and white. It is a combination of companies being picky about skills (I am when I interview) and unwillingness to invest in proper training. So this will fuel INSS growth (demand) and people will flock to INSS because of its emphasis on training and diverse expertise. I don't think 25 years of experience is necessarily good for a network engineer because most of the standards for internetworking were created (finalized) in the last 10 years. Even FDDI, an "ancient" technology, has only been standardized for about 10-12 years. Therefore, 7 - 8 years of relevant experience is almost as good as 20 years of experience (in many cases) and much cheaper. That is what there is a shortage of in networking. Wanting to up the Visas is just a way to get those skills for the price of 5 to 7 years of experience. JMHO

To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (350)	4/10/1998 6:10:00 PM
From: Trevor Goodchild	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 446

I agree with you and Joel. In-house training is dead at most companies. Unless networking or systems development is part of their core business (like with INSS), companies handle such functions with homogenous, commoditized workers. Paying $150-$200 an hour for a four month network implementation project is much more cost effective than carrying a person at say $70k for a whole year. No offense to anybody intended, but most HR types couldn't even begin to gauge the differences between a good I.S. pro and a poor one, by resume or by interview. As the gatekeepers to corporate jobs, they are as much at fault for the inbalances in supply and demand as the Universities who continually spew graduates with no commercially marketable skills.