>I met with a recruiter today. Some of my current projects are winding down and I'm not particularly inclined towards "marketing"; so I'm having someone else do the footwork ...
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>I asked her: if the ideal candidate walked in the door, what would his/her skill set be ?
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>She said there is no pat answer: the client requirements are so diverse, that there is no "standard" skill set.
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>We both agreed that "flexibility" (in terms of being able to adopt/learn a particular technology) is one of the most important characteristics that one can manifest.
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Couldn't agree more.

I remember when MS announced Access and when Access became the first database application to surpass one million copies in sales. The application made "black boxes" out of the repetitive database tasks that we faced daily. My pitch to the SIG was "transferable skills". Business analysis, database design, implementation of business logic -- the need will never go away.

Jay