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Dibakar · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 6:29 am Post subject: Mainframe on Indian West Coast

Hi,

Could anyone let me know of mainframe opputunities in West Coast. I couldn't find any in Goa but if somebody knows any other place ...

Manas Biswal · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 11:03 am Post subject:

Ha..ha...Dibakar - Goa is a nice place to live in but I guess the major industries there are fishing and tourism...You can of course look at Mumbai for opportunities....Mumbai is a city that has got something for everyone...

Regards,
Manas

Dibakar · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 12:52 am Post subject:

Few years ago I was looking for Hawaii (I beleive there are main frames apart from big tides) but nothing worked out as I came back to India.

Any idea about Mangalore? What is Infosys doing there?

Mumbai actually I am a bit scared, would like to go there for a short job b4 moving in.

Problem is Delhi is too far from shore areas and I got fedup roaming in himalayas.

Diba.

Manas Biswal · Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 10:21 am Post subject:

How about Pune. I just love that place. The city is good and the weather is wonderful.

Regards,
Manas

manojagrawal · Beginner Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Posts: 124 Topics: 29

Pune is a great city - and im missing it now Sad

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Dibakar · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 3:37 am Post subject:

Sorry I missed the post.

Yes, Pune (and Hyderabad and Bangalore) I have been thinking about but couldn't clear any interviews yet

Evil or Very Mad

tidda · Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 10:54 pm Post subject:

relaxing · Beginner Joined: 25 Aug 2003 Posts: 73 Topics: 29

Hey Dibakar
You should try www.naukri.com. Looks like there is lot of requirement in Pune, Blore, Hyd and Mumbai.
Cheers

Dibakar · Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 12:46 am Post subject:

Sorry I was on leave (in Goa).

Tidda! Am scared of Mumbai because of problem with accomodation and travel. In Delhi my first job was within walking distance. From my second job also I could walk, if I seriously follow my docs advice to loose 10 kilograms. I think I will miss these kind of comfirts if I go to Mumbai.

But I also feel that I am probably missing something by not going to Mumbai.

Relaxing! When I saw you name I thought you must be from Goa, that was what I did when I went on leave.

I have my stuff in naukri and I appeared in lots of interviews but having tough time in clearing them Embarassed

relaxing · Beginner Joined: 25 Aug 2003 Posts: 73 Topics: 29

Hey Dibakar

Hope you don't mind answering this. I was lucky to get into a big company just after college. It is 5 years now.
I am looking for a change. I have not really attended any interviews.
(So to say I was relaxing.. Smile

)

I would be grateful to you if could tell me some of your interview experiences. What was your employer looking for. Was it just technical skills? Or are they truly interested in real time experience. What difficulties did you face in clearing interivews. Did you have to haggle too much w.r.t to salary etc. What is the contracting scene in India? Is it better to be employed with a company or be a free-lancer? (Just incase I am billed by the hour people would be happy to see me leave by 5:00 PM unlike now)

Guess I can find answers on the net but then we can get a lively useful discussion here.

Everybody with some experience please put your inputs.

Relaxing (not anymore I guess)..

Dibakar · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 7:51 am Post subject:

Relaxing,

I feel that interviewer is generally intersted in file handlings and production supports. I don't have any of them. Knowledge of CICS and DB2 is welcome. Nobody is interested in REXX. Programming strenghts are generally not tested.

And they would like you to join immediately, whereas your current company will not let you go in less than a month. In one place I got a review that I don't try to bluff in the interviews to hide my mistakes, to them it was lack of interest. And its true, my approach to interviews are very casual, probably due Y2K days, when anybody with any attitude was accepted.

Another interviewer commented that I have not been studying. If you know the answers to common interview questions then it will take you through.

Flunked another because I went there in casuals.

Though salary negotiation is not a problem in many companies, free-lancer job is not popular yet and there is less money in it.

People will probably be interested in real time experience if your domain matches their requirement, otherwise I guess it will be technical.

Bye.

Cogito-Ergo-Sum · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 1:38 pm Post subject:

Bas kya, Dibakar bhai!!

I was there in Mumbai for two years. Trust me, it is the city meant for working. Business, entrepreneurship is only thing that counts there. The local trains are perhaps the best example. They "rest" for not more than 2-3 hrs per day. Mumbai by default, enforces a discipline on you. Here, in Banglore, life is pretty laid back. I miss Mumbai sometime.

Yes, commuting is a problem. People spend 4 hrs daily in commuting easily; assuming they have the luxury of using only one mode of transport.

Accommodation in Navi Mumbai is cheaper. A decent 3BHK should come in around 6k per month at Vashi.

Plus, the probability of seeing a Sachin Tendulkar (at Hotel Taj Mumbai) or Priety Zinta (at Shopper's stop, Bandra) or a Lisa Ray (at Juhu beach) is much more! Very Happy

(Sadly, I never got to see anyone of them in those 2 years. My roommates saw them. Sad

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Dibakar · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:41 pm Post subject:

Hey Cogito,

I didn't knew you moved out of Mumbai. You may ask how did I know you were in Mumbai ... well, it's a small world.

Well I am origianally from Kolkata, it has much more laid back attitude than Bang. Now you will inderstand my reluctance in moving to Mumbai.

How is Bangalore? Guess it's kind of small and new, not much to explore.

Manas Biswal · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 3:38 pm Post subject:

Cogito is right. Alhough I have never been what you call a resident of Mumbai but I have been there enough number of times to realize how it is like to work and live there. Well, it may not be the best place for retired people or if you are struggling with 4 kids at home, but otherwise and especially for (read) bachelors, it is the place to be in. Its vibrant and fun. I have spent all my work life at Calcutta when I was in India and I always used to get starstruck when I used to go to Mumbai.

Regards,
Manas

Cogito-Ergo-Sum · Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2003 12:52 pm Post subject:

Dibakar,
I think, I know what you mean by "small world". Wink

Your name is enough for me to guess (correctly) that you are a Bengali bhadrolok.

Banglore is small. That is right. Actually, in my opinion, I do not think Mumbai is comparable. It is simply HUGE. But, Banglore has its own advantages. Almost everyone responds in English (I mean everyone. The autodriver or the street side vendor too!)

Out of the two years I spent in Mumbai (Navi Mumbai, actually), only TWO days were actually cold. The kind of cold that makes you lazy to wake up. Whereas, Banglore is an "air-conditioned" city. No kidding!

The pros and cons can go on and on. I did not shift from location point of view. I have some other plans. Wink

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