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Howdy,

Does anybody know if people in Chicago are hiring for Internet positions
and if so, what qualifications are expected? I see articles all the time
which give conflicting information about the state of business in the
Internet community. Some articles say that there are no real experts in
the field while others say that experts do exist. I also see articles 
which report that many companies are hiring "full phalanxes of
programmers, artists and other experts..." (Chicago Tribune -7/23/95)
while others say that this whole thing is a flash in the pan into which
companies are not buying. What exactly is the truth to the matter? Does
anybody know?

From what I have seen, I'd say that 50% - 75% of the people at the CAIS
(Chicago Area Internet Society) meetings are people like me who have
certain skills and would like to implement them into Internet
communications but who fall short of having the whole package (if there is
such a thing). For example, I come from a background in video, know every
format known to man and  work with all kinds of digitized media (audio,
video, graphics, etc.) but although I can write HTML, I'm not a UNIX guru
and don't know everything in the world about configuring my own server
site. Is there hope for people like me or have the programmers gotten a
lock on the field? 

The reason that I got interested in the Internet was because it appeared
to be the new Wild West; it was new to just about everyone and people and
ideas were encouraged to cross-pollinate. As a result, the dreariness that
accompanies specialization was largely dispelled because the Internet
wasn't a buttoned down, hermetically sealed environment. In short, the net
was fun and exciting. So I guess that my question is, is there still room
for people of various backgrounds or are there new breeds of Internet
"specialists" who have everything crammed into one tight little package?
Alternatively, do these "specialists" really know what they're doing or
are they just extreemly good at BSing and consequently, getting a job in
the feild is just a matter of good salesmanship? 

Any help would be appreciated.



Later,
-Chris

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