I understand where your coming from sudialsvc4. From a general job search perspective, I think you are right in many ways. However, I am going to stick with what I said. The last thing that o2bwise asks about is:

My question is, is just the above thing I love to do marketable? I honestly do not know, but I sure hope so.

This is clearly important to him. And I think with his length of experience, he has a shot at something close.

My experience in job searching has been a bit different than yours I think, thus the different approach. Could be location, job types we have pursued... any number of things I guess. Doesn't much matter. In actuality, the contrast between our views might be a good thing for o2bwise to consider. The broader the spread in the points of view, the better to consider. There is no real formula for getting a particular job in my experience. One

... regardless of the job description.

One other point: several of the jobs I have had in the last 15 years have come to me because some recruiter skimmed my resume and found specific words which triggered them to contact me and submit my information. What you are saying is really good at the interview level, but getting to that stage can be a bit of a curvy path.

Ain't saying your wrong, just sticking with what I know....

Glad you tossed that out there!

...the majority is always wrong, and always the last to know about it...

Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results...

A solution is nothing more than a clearly stated problem...otherwise, the problem is not a problem, it is a facct

wjw

In reply to Re^3: Perl Job Marketability Question - very important for me! by wjw
in thread Perl Job Marketability Question - very important for me! by o2bwise

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