Employment

If you are available for employment or contracting work, there are a few things you should do:

• Create a compelling CV or résumé.
• Contact the DBMS providers with which you are most familiar. For many end-users, the only resource they know of for employees or services is their DBMS provider. DBMS-specific pages are provided here (please add more if there are any). These include jobs which may be at the DBMS companies themselves as well as jobs listed by the DBMS companies for their user base:
  • Revelation Software Developer Network OpenInsight
  • Tiger Logic (D3, mvBase, mvEnterprise)
  • jBase International Corporate opportunities
• If you can do consulting/contractor work, post a brief summary about yourself on the MultiValueConsultants page.
• Attend a meeting at one of the MV UserGroups.
• Post a note to a forum listed on the Community page.
• See the International Spectrum Jobs page : http://www.intl-spectrum.com/MultiValue_Jobs.aspx
• Post your availability at PickJobs.net
• If you're in the UK, see Twitter @MultiValueJobs

If you are an employer or you need short-term assistance, visit the above resources.

If you offer or require services, the most common mistakes people seem to make in this market are as follows:

• Not enough information: specify your requirements and your skills, the platforms you use, and the kind of work you do or that needs to be done.
• Employer looking for a superhero: If you need someone with experience in MV, Oracle, Java, .NET, security, GUI, accounting, and thermodynamics, you should consider hiring/contracting more than one person.
• Rates: If your rate or salary requirement is high, you need to justify it. If you are an employer offering US$20k for a superhero you're wasting your time. The economy is bad but appropriate value must be placed on the experience you require.
• Employers frequently aren't I.T. savvy, or simply don't know what questions to ask an MV professional. It's hard to determine if someone is qualified if you can't ask the right questions. Seek help. Get a neutral opinion before hiring. Check the above resources.
• Employees - this is a small market and there are some end-user shops that turnover Pick people as fast as they can burn them out. Ask around, ask employers if you can talk to some of their people or former contractors. You're entitled to gather opinions on employers too.

Anyone can post a note to the categories below:

Looking for a full-time employee

Posted for Jeff Caspari, http://www.labhealth.com We have an opening for an experienced Pick (D3) programmer who can learn DesignBAIS very quickly and help us with our backlog of software development projects. This can be done remotely from your location. The most important aspects will be your ability to become productive and proficient with DesignBAIS quickly and your ability to communicate directly and positively with our customers. Our company has been producing laboratory software for over 25 years. If you are interested in hearing more, please send your resume directly to me with your contact information. Thank you, [email protected]

Looking for full-time employment

Gary Gowans:

Experienced Pick Databasic programmer analyst - all flavours. IBM 'certified'! Financial Systems, Logistice, Manufacturing, Health and Local Government experience. Trouble shooting, migration and 'help!' support a specialty. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Also general Business Analysis, systems and application support, testing, etc. Experience with web-based applications, HTML, Javascript, etc.

Permanent work within reach of Edinburgh sought (but not expected!)

email gfg.it(remove)@btinternet.com

See GFG IT Services for contract work...

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Looking for development assistance or consulting

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Available for development and consulting

GFG IT Services Ltd. Experienced Pick Databasic programmer analyst - all flavours. IBM 'certified'! Financial Systems, Logistice, Manufacturing, Health and Local Government experience.

Trouble shooting, migration and 'help!' support a specialty. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Have suitcase, will travel...

email gfg.it(remove)@btinternet.com ...