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no pets =
one-bedroom = .
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pref. = preferably
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spac. = spacious, , .
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max = maximum
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med = media , ; medical
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Benefits package -- dental, drug prescr., semi-private hospital
accommodation, long term disability, vision care ,
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Capable individual with an aptitude for figures -- good at math,
reliable
Challenging, fast-paced environment -- busy days; decisions to be made;
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CMA 1/2 -- half way through the Certified Managing Accountant program
Company is growing by leaps and bounds -- business is doing very well,
expanding, room for advancement, but taking a risk ,
Computer exposure -- a general idea of what a computer is and what it
can do
A lot of experience NOT required
Congenial - friendly
Credit collection -- to collect loans, firm, calm, "tough" personality
required ,
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estate brokerage, etc. , ,
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Enjoy a variety of challenging assignments -- not willing to stay put,
have to stretch, work hard , ,
Excellent people skills -- friendly, reliable, helpful, cheerful
Excellent remuneration potential -- possibility for good pay
.
Exposure to Lotus 1,2,3 -- basic knowledge Lotus 1,2,3
Flextime -- can start earlier or later than others, but still put in a
full day ,
.
Good interpersonal skills -- get along well with people
Good typing combined with a winning personality -- a "winning smile"
,
High volume -- a lot is expected in terms of speed and accuracy
Liasing with customers -- dealing with customers
Mature -- in age; probably several years of work experience;
independent , ,
Minimum supervision -- working by oneself
No gimmicks -- no false promises, faire and square
Outgoing personality - friendly, extraverted, comfortable
Paying top dollar -- a good salary compared to other companies for the
same
position
Pitch-in attitude -- willing to help without being asked; will do a
little extra ,
Opening - vacant job position
telemarketer -- sell something over the phone, using phone directory,
or lists of (potential) clients - ,
call centre -- selling over the phone; consulting on the sold products
over the phone ,
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IBM 10 4
(job offers). ,
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Code-freeze stop of development for the purpose of testing, QA
and passing into production.
Outsourcing - using third-party company or providing
consulting/development services to other companies
Production - software that is already passed to clients, no
changes are possible, only logs and tickets
Ticket (Log) - detailed description of a flaw in a software
product, that was passed into production, provided by clients or in QA and
are registered in a special database. Each ticket (log) is assigned to a
certain programmer and has to be closed (solved).
Roll-Out - installation of some system on the spot, usually with
elements of training, support, maintenance.
QA (Quality Assurance) - polite term for testing.
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1. Turn-key (consulting) solutions provider
2. Specialised software development company
3 Job search agency
4 Actual employer - small company
5 Actual employer - large company ().
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SUPPORT => DEVELOPMENT.
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65.
(programmers FAQ):
Frequently Asked Questions on
How to Find a Job for a Programmer in Canada.
I can say the following summarizing experience of about 40-50 people
that I kept contact with:
You may explore several different options of the most demanded skill
sets on the market:
1). Cobol/JCL/MVS + good to have skills: CICS, SQL, DB2. (Toronto is a
city of banks and large wholesale companies), which traditionally use
mainframes and will continue to do so in a foreseeable future.)
1.1 QA package (testing specialist), nice to have: MVS/ESA.
1.2
2). Oracle,SQL, Stored Procedures - the most popular database. Good to
have skills: Unix, Powerbuilder.
3). MS SQL Server, (second most popular database), StoredProcedures,
Transact-SQL, nice to have: Crystal Reports, Win NT 4.0. Nice to have: data
conversion experience.
4). MS Access, MS SQL (Sequel/Sybase) Server, nice to have: VBA, VB
5.0. with OLE, COM, DCOM, Active X.
4.1 VB 5.0/6.0, OLE, nice to have: SQL, ODBC MS Access/SQL Server/DB2.
5). Web development: IIS 3.0/4.0, nice to have: graphics, PERL, latest
vogue: Java Script, J++, Active X, Corba.
6). C/C++, nice to have: WIN 9x, Unix or Win NT development experience.
7) Oracle system administrator.
8). Win NT system administrator/roll out specialist. A must: MSCE
certification.
9). AS 400, must to have: RGP, CL - huge demand!
10). Lotus Notes developer/Administrator - huge demand!
The highest paid: (everything in Canadian dollars/year) (starting from
top paid): (CND 70,000)(7-> 6 -> 1 -> 9 ($45,000)
The least paid: (starting from least paid): ($25,000) 1.1, -> 5 -> 4 ->
4.1 ->8 ($45,000).
The easiest to study (starting from shortest learning curve): (3
months) 1.1 -> 1 -> 4 -> 3 (half a year).
The hardest to study: (from top): (1.5 years) 7 -> 6 ->9 -> 8 (1 year).
The cheapest to study: ($3.500 courses) 1.1 -> 1 - > 4.1 - > 4 ($10.000
courses, $500-700 Seneca).
The most expensive to study: ($15,000) 7 -> 6.
Professions that are slowly declining (comparatively, not absolutely):
1 -> 7.
The demand is increasing (i.e. in absolute numbers): (starting from
fastest) 8 -> 3 -5
Average entry level salary is about 40,000 (with benefits) for
permanent, which translates into 2,900/ month/net or $30/hour (contract)
(you pay your taxes and insurance).
Average number of HR/job search agencies level interviews for a
professional with 4+ years of development and good English: 20, technical
interviews: 5, average time of finding job - 20-30 days.
For a person with no computer background, bad resume, suspicious
references these numbers are correspondingly 50-HR/Job Search and 10
technical level interviews, average time of finding job: 1.5-2 years.
Average number of resumes sent: 400, written refusals received: 50.
Average response time from a large company (like Northern Telecom) that
is willing to accept you (from receiving of resume to last technical level
interview): 4-5 weeks, average number of interviews: 4.
Sequence of interviews: (0) (Job Search Agency) -> (1) HR clerk -> (2)
Head of department/technical specialist -> (3) Vice/President (Marketing or
HR). Most important is (2), others are rather filters.
For a small company: corresponding time 1 week, interviews-2.
Oral references are being checked in 80% of the cases for large
companies.
Percent of large companies that