Posted on 10/17/2003 9:00:29 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 17, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As the economy continues its recovery, the demand for top-quality Linux/Unix software developers seems to be on its way back to levels not seen since the late-90s. With its focus on providing the best Linux/Unix-based C++, Java, and Perl application developers to Fortune 500 companies, PerlUSA is seeing growth well ahead of the general economy. This growth is about to accelerate even faster, as PerlUSA gears up to help IBM and others find top talent in 2004.
"IBM's announcement about needing 10,000 skilled technology workers in 2004 is obviously great news for everyone," says Lance Walley, President of PerlUSA, "We're seeing increasing growth this year, especially with our work helping Amazon.com find top talent. IBM's plans are a great thing for us and for the U.S. economy in general."
PerlUSA started in the late 1990s as a Linux-focused consulting firm, but has rapidly lead the charge to provide top-quality Linux staffing and recruiting services to Fortune 500 customers. As Linux enters more large enterprises, this market is expected to grow rapidly.
"At the end of the day, our goal is to help top clients find top talent, and thus create positive change for everyone," says Walley, "One of our recent placements is moving from an okay job in Tampa to a fantastic job in Seattle. He's happy, his wife is happy, and our customer is happy. The human element makes this most enjoyable job I've ever had."
Contact Information:
Loren Hale, Resource Manager
PerlUSA
230 Dolores Street, #209
San Francisco, CA 94103
www.perlusa.com 800-880-4040 lhale@perlusa.com
SOURCE PerlUSA
Loren Hale, Resource Manager of PerlUSA, +800-880-4040, or lhale@perlusa.com
http://www.perlusa.com
More good news! Don'tcha just love it!
By the way, I got my first recruiting call in about 2 years last week. A SURE sign the economy is picking up. The recruiter told me he had over 30 positions to fill if he could find people to do the work...
So9
"We delivered another good quarter despite the challenging economy and continued to gain share across our strategic businesses," said Palmisano. "We are beginning to see signs that the economy has stabilized. As we look to 2004, more customers are expected to increase their investments in information technology. While demand is not yet across the board, it is strongest in the areas where we have positioned the company and strengthened our capabilities. Next year, in fact, we see the need for approximately 10,000 new positions in key skill areas, including high-value services, middleware technologies, Linux and open standards-based hardware and software. And we are committing $200 million of our $700 million in training and learning to equip more than 100,000 existing employees with the skills that are highest in demand.
"Although it is too early to say that a rebound is at hand, we are confident that we will benefit from both a pick up in IT spending and an economic recovery."
Actually the company I work for just interviewed for a couple of AS400 programmers, and the client location I'm at is haveing 3 cobol programmers retiring in the next 8-10 months. They already have replacements picked though...
Dice had the following cobol postings for 314 area code Keywords: cobol
Sr. Programmer/Analyst - Kendall Placement Group, Inc. St. Louis, MO (10-17-2003)
Programmer Analyst - S2Tech St. Louis, MO (10-17-2003)
TPL-Programmer Analyst - S2Tech St. Louis, MO (10-17-2003)
Consultant - Nextgen Information Services St. Louis, MO (10-15-2003)
Programmer Analyst - MARS (MMIS) - S2Tech St.Louis, MO (10-17-2003)
Sr. JAVA/ CORBA/ SOAP Developer - Virtelligence, Inc St. Louis, MO (10-16-2003)
Microfocus/Lawson Software Developer - Yoh Company St. Louis, MO (10-17-2003)
SMS (Medical Software) Senior Consultant - Yoh Company St. Louis, MO (10-17-2003)
SMS (Medical Software) Senior Consultant - Yoh Company St. Louis, MO (10-17-2003)
Senior Developer - Citigroup St Louis, MO (10-15-2003)
SAS / MICS PROGRAMMER (Active Secret Clearance) - Yoh Company St. Louis, MO (10-17-2003)
Far better than the usual celebrating increases in temp agencies' business and a slower rate of job losses as "signs that a recovery is under way."
I'm actually flying up to IBM in 2 weeks for some consulting/training with IBM architects.
So I guess I'm one of the 100,000 who'll get training.
This is interesting news.
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