On 2/19/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Steve Harvey</b> <<a href="mailto:sgh-Ja3L+HSX0kI@public.gmane.org">sgh-Ja3L+HSX0kI@public.gmane.org</a>> wrote:<div><span class="gmail_quote"></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Sun, Feb 18, 2007 at 12:39:38PM -0500, Paul King wrote:<br>> I am forwarding this job posting to anyone interested. This is a<br>> programmer/analyst position with the Ontario College of Teachers. ...<br>> ------- Forwarded message follows -------
<br>> > From: <a href="mailto:hr-a7/XJQx/cRc@public.gmane.org">hr-a7/XJQx/cRc@public.gmane.org</a><br>> ><br>> > Posting 07-07<br>> > Programmer Analyst<br>> > Information Technology Unit, Executive Department<br>> ><br>> >
<br>> > Education, Skills, and Experience:<br>> > College diploma or university degree in the field of computer<br>> > science, information systems, or software engineering, and three<br>> > to five years work experience in the field
<br><br> Why did they specify an upper limit on years of experience? Should I<br>take it as a filter to remove folks who only have legacy skills, or is<br>evidence of a the re-emergence of a social fad that I need to be
<br>concerned about?</blockquote><div><br></div></div>I didn't read that as an upper limit .. rather I read it as 'at least three to five years work experience ..', something that I haven't worried in quite a while. ;)
<br><br>And in fact, if there was a limit to the amount of experience, that could be interpreted as age discrimination, something that any organization (and especially the government) wants to avoid.<br><br>-- <br>Alex Beamish
<br>Toronto, Ontario<br>aka talexb