[Info-vax] Free Pascal for VMS ?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 5/10/2018 9:59 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 05/09/2018 08:11 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> I have always put most trust in job ads as it shows actual business
>> need and is not impacted by what students learn.
> 
> Not wise.  Job ads contain more boilerplate than real information.
> 
> I once (not all that long ago) took a job as a Unix Administrator.
> I was there for about 30 days.  After going thru orientation and
> having my security clearance validated I went to work.  Turned out
> they had one Unix System and it was scheduled for departure in six
> months.  I asked what they planned for me to do and was informed I
> would be put in with the Windows people.  So much for the job ad.
> 
> I can show others.  Jobs containing the keywords COBOL and Fortran
> that are actually just PC tech jobs.

Job ads are not always accurate.

But as long as the errors are unbiased then it is not a problem
for the analysis.

And if there is a consistent pattern over time and across
countries and across sites, then I find it by far more likely
that it is an actual trend and not a systematic error done
everywhere.

Arne