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srufolo1
srufolo1
8/31/2017 9:53:04 PM
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Re: Lack of Skilled Employees
@elizabethv Did you mean to say he couldn't get his job back at Facebook? And I agree, it must be wonderful to be so confident about getting a job somewhere. He must be young. I don't think they hire "older" people.

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faryl
faryl
8/31/2017 7:45:30 PM
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Re: Learning skills in a short period of time
Good point! I'll have to check it out next time I see the ad. (Of course I haven't seen it since I left this comment!)

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faryl
faryl
8/31/2017 6:14:16 PM
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Re: Where are they?
IMHO, it's not just budget - it's reputation. The CFAA serves as a pretty strong deterrent for even white or grey hat hackers to be open about any self-taught skills. And I get the sense that a lot of those who have the interest & skills don't want to be putting that kind of control/power in the hands of the government, since it could mean compromising the privacy of citizens.

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elizabethv
elizabethv
8/31/2017 8:03:16 AM
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Re: Lack of Skilled Employees
@srufolo1 - It's funny that you should mention people wanting to work for Facebook or Google. The husband of a friend of mine previously worked for Google, and then quit when their baby was born so he could stay home (she makes more money than him.) Now that the baby is older, they are going to send him to day care, and he can go back to work. He can't get his job back at Facebook, so he's trying for Google and has said he doesn't want to get a job anywhere else. Sometimes I think it must be nice to be so stubborn about employment.

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elizabethv
elizabethv
8/31/2017 7:56:46 AM
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Re: Lack of Skilled Employees
@srufolo1 - Lol! Maybe a possible perceived ambilvance on just what telecommunications really is, is part of the problem! The general population doesn't really know what to expect from a career in telecommunications, so they'd rather just avoid it. Lol. 

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elizabethv
elizabethv
8/31/2017 7:53:52 AM
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Re: Where are they?
@ms. akkineni - I sure hope you're right about that! Only time will tell. There's a lot of emphasis on training younger kids in coding right now. Maybe some kids have a natural talent for coding, so it might be a good way to find the people more naturally pre-disposed for the field. But with all the emphasis at such a young age I can't help but worry about saturation. I don't remember any kind of career field being pitched to me until I was much older. 

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srufolo1
srufolo1
8/30/2017 4:29:32 PM
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Re: Lack of Skilled Employees
@dcawrey You're probably right. They have their eyes set on jobs at places like Google or Facebook. That's where training comes in. They need to understand the connection telecommunications as to apps, social networks, etc ... But when you're young, you have a lot of choices.

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srufolo1
srufolo1
8/30/2017 4:29:31 PM
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Re: Lack of Skilled Employees
@dcawrey You're probably right. They have their eyes set on jobs at places like Google or Facebook. That's where training comes in. They need to understand the connection telecommunications has to apps, social networks, etc ... But when you're young, you have a lot of choices.

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dcawrey
dcawrey
8/30/2017 10:08:08 AM
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Re: Lack of Skilled Employees
@srufolo1 Telecommunication is not interesting to students. What's interesting is mobile apps, social networks, video and VR. Telecommunications companies are indeed a very big part of this but often I don't think that connection is clear. 

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srufolo1
srufolo1
8/30/2017 10:03:09 AM
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Re: Lack of Skilled Employees
@elizabethv  That's so funny because digging holes and running cable wasn't the first thing that came to mind for a telecommunications job. I imagined developers finding new ways to improve things for customers. More of a corporate thing  ... with decent pay.

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