Re: not enough real programmers? (was Re: Byte Magazine: 18 Vintage issues, 1985-1986)

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Donald Gillies wrote in message <7of2b2$ka2$1@cascade.cs.ubc.ca>...
>"jsnyder" <jsnyder@trelis.com> writes:
>
>>This has been my experience over the last six months that I have been
>>looking for a job;  25 years in the industry, h/w and s/w design.  But I
>>don't fit neatly into the skill sheet that the HR droids use.  I even had
>>one tell me that I didn't have the required qualification of writing
>>'firmware' even though my resume lists 10 years of embedded work.
>
>I think that as you grow older you can no longer compete for the
>entry-level jobs.  If you are looking for an entry-level job at age
>50, people look at you as if there must be something wrong with you,
>why hasn't your career made progress ??


So what valid reason would you have for why your career has not progressed
further?

Ian