is the U.S.A the best place to look for a job as a computer programmer or a cobol programmer?
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I will tell you about my limited experience.\n\nI am a Canadian citizen and resident. Canada is a HORRIBLE place to work as a programmer. The pay is extremely low in comparison to the United States, particularly if you have an advanced degree (Ph.D. in my case).\n\nI took a job in the U.S. that paid roughly 5 times the salary that I could expect in Canada.\n\nSo my limited experience tells me that the US is WAAAAAY better than Canada. I could not possibly accurately tell you how it fares relative to the rest of the world, but I would suspect that it would fare well.\n\nAgreed with the above, COBOL limits yourself far too much. It is a small and shrinking field - it was great coming up to Y2K, but has been downhill since then.\n\nYou are far better to learn highly language-independent skills, such as taking courses on algorithms (searching, sorting, determining complexity and such), digital signal processing (DSP), signal processing and mathematics.
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As I went looking I found this link -\n\nhttp://www.usajobs.opm.gov/featured_job/article.asp\n\nThat would be the best place to start find out.
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The best thing is to live in Canada and work in the U.S.There are many Canadian boarder cities and thousands of Canadians commute every day to work in the U.S.\nCanada is safer and provides great social and health programs.Job opportunities are much better in the U.S.By living in Canada and working in the U.S you get the best of the two worlds.
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I think that opportunities in computer technology in the US are still pretty great.  Pay in the US would obviously be more, but I imagine the cost of living would go up as well.  I think those who are skilled in your field can make a good living.
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I think that monster.com is better. It is much easier to find jobs around a certain area, even in a certain place! Just scroll down in the little menu to tell them what kind of job "you" are searching for and it will give you a long list of wanted jobs. Find the jobs in the area which you want,
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The jobs you see advertised are not real.  If you had exactly the right amount of experience you still wouldn't be hired.  There are very few jobs in the US for computer people.  With over half a million experienced unemployed computer people out there, you're chances are slim to none at finding a CS job.\n\nCompanies routinely post fake jobs in order to claim to congress that "No American is Willing to do the Job."  The get thousands of resumes, but nobody actually gets hired.  Then they petition congress to raise the H-1B cap so that they can get CS work done for less than minimum wage.\n\nSomebody should have told you this before you got through college.  Its simply not fair to you.
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Another site I like for Jobs Across the great land of America is\nAmerica's Job Bank -- http://www.ajb.org
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Don't forget that your question is open to a world wide forum!\nA computer programmer may know any number of programming languages.  You would be better to specify which language you require.\n\nAre you willing to pay costs if someone can travel to the Bay Area?\nHow long will you require the services of a programmer?
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Wow, this is a big question.  I'm sorry but there cannot be a straight answer for such a question.\nI did wanted to answer you, as I felt you're probably considering starting a formal education in this area and wondering if eventually you'll have jobs to apply to, and I think it is a good question to answer before that.  If I were you I would search through several job posting sites like the ones I attached below (there are many others!), and make sure you find enough jobs in the area you intend to live in, that require information systems people.  I do not know what are your alternatives, but while looking for job openings, please look not just for what you've mentioned, but for what the market is looking for, and you might find other optional directions for you in there.
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A lot of multinational businesses have their headquarters in the U.S. Let your friend try to inquire or post a resume online.
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I would consider them comparable in terms of the things you mention, "presteige" and "class."  Go for the best pay, or whatever will help you get ahead.  If you want to be a carpenter, landscaper, etc., go for Lowe's.  If you are more interested in electronics/computers, etc. go for Radio Shack.  Whatever you choose, do something that makes you happy.
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All the US jobs are listed here:\nhttp://careers.yahoo.com/
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try jobserve it's a great place for UK jobs especially SAP.
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Mainframe COBOL is still VERY widely used in large business environments.\n\nDue to the huge existing COBOL code base in legacy applications, COBOL will  have a significant presence in mainframe shops for at least the next decade or two.\n\nI suppose another way to ask this question would be "will more new coding be done in J2EE or in COBOL?".  \n\nI work for a large North American bank and at my company the majority of new code development is still in COBOL.\n\nHope this helps.
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The best way can vary from place to place, but I can tell you how I did it after 20 years as an aircraft mechanic in the Navy, I went to work as a computer machine operator.  Loading tapes, putting paper in the printers, and learned console operations on the mainframe.  While doing that, I studied Unix, and when the company had an opening for a Unix tech, i applied for it.  they sent me to school on each of the systems we worked with.  \nIn other words, get any job you can in a company that uses Unix, and then watch for an opening and go for it.
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You can always look for a job in California, most of the good IT jobs are there. Make sure you let the company know you are open to gaining experience and certificates. They will most likely sponsor you if they see you want to learn.
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there are better places than here to look for a job