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Re:New Jersey needs COBOL programmers for their unemployment... by tuesday20 on Sunday April 05, 2020 @09:11AM (#22785403)
So what if they don’t know how to hire programmers? All they have to do is hire someone who has had engineering leadership role/experience and let them hire programmers, isn’t it?

Isn’t it easier to verify someone’s leadership credentials than COBOL skills?

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Re:New Jersey needs COBOL programmers for their unemployment... by giaour on Sunday April 05, 2020 @09:35AM (#22785475)
Most government hiring does not work like that. "HR Specialists" decide if incoming applicants are qualified, and the hiring manager has little or nothing to do with it.
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Re:New Jersey needs COBOL programmers for their unemployment... by jeromegv on Sunday April 05, 2020 @10:31AM (#22785739)
Lots of people are giving up before even trying.
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Re:New Jersey needs COBOL programmers for their unemployment... by antonvs on Saturday April 11, 2020 @11:08PM (#22845780)
States have done this to themselves. They can't expect people not to treat them warily just because they've suddenly discovered that their inattention to their own problems has consequences.
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