Re: COBOL job in the U.S. ??
From: James J. Gavan (jjgavan_at_shaw.ca)
Date: 08/31/04
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 05:31:16 GMT
1dmark2 wrote:
>I am a 43 year old american that has been living and working
>in France as a COBOL IBM mainframe programmer since May of
>1998.
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Nothing specific, but I'm zeroing in on your time in France. I hope to
God you weren't one of those 'Anglos' who ignored French. Are you pretty
passable in spoken and written French ?
Taking N. America as a whole, can you think of any software houses/sites
which might have a need for somebody who is bi-lingual. The US Feds in
Washington DC - any requirement there for French.
Long shot, because it isn't exactly 'home', depending upon where you
*really* wanted to live in the States. Quebec - I'd guess they would
love you being bi-lingual, rather than 'perfide Albion'. Longer shot -
Canadian Federal Government in Ottawa - it's a must to be bi-lingual to
be a civil servant, and assuming security wise there's no problem on
your nationality.
As regards Quebec, chances are the big outfits are in Montreal. However,
associated with the offshore oil/gas on our Eastern Coast - fair chance
Quebec computer companies provide services to support the East Coast
exploration, although possibly most of that support comes from here in
Calgary..
Try and play the card you have in US or Canada - *French* if you are
passably bi-lingual.
and, bon chance !
Jimmy, Calgary AB
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